My now-husband Jon and I used to live in Washington, D.C., and it was there that we met via a mutual friend who organized a group outing one night. Jon had never said "I love you" to anyone before, but earlier that evening, he happened to tell his friends, half-jokingly: "Guys, I'm going to fall in love tonight, I know it." Oddly enough, he was right!
Later, we both admitted that we had it bad for each other since day one. When Jon moved all the way across the country to California for school, we were both ready to take on the challenge of a long-distance relationship...but what made it a lot easier was that he proposed during my first visit out to see him!
We quickly decided that we wanted to celebrate with two weddings: an Indian ceremony and reception, and a traditional Christian ceremony with a separate reception as well. So we kicked off the wedding planning while being engaged long-distance for six months before I moved to California myself. In March, we had wedding #1, which took place in Seattle. In late September of this year, we'll celebrate our six-month anniversary with a second wedding in Columbus, Ohio! Here's what I learned from planning not one, but two different cultural celebrations.
There are many ways that couples from different cultural backgrounds can choose to celebrate their union. For us, it just made sense to have two separate weddings in order to do justice to each. Being born and raised in Ohio but having come from an Indian cultural background, I knew that I wanted to have both a Christian ceremony in a white wedding dress, as well as a ceremonially traditional Indian one in a saree (or sari) -- and I was really excited to plan both! The customs are so vastly different (and beautiful) that we didn’t want to attempt to merge them together.
But this is by no means the only way to do it. Often, I’ve seen couples hold an Indian ceremony just prior to (or after) a Christian ceremony on the same day and throw one joint reception. I’ve also seen couples fuse different elements of their cultural heritage or religion to come up with their own unique ceremony. The decision may depend on a matter of logistics -- timing, cost, location, etc. -- more than anything else.
Cost: From my experience, blending two different cultures together is always more expensive, no matter how you slice it. Depending on who's paying for what, money can be a significant factor when deciding how your wedding will play out. If you get an amazing deal with a venue that you've fallen in love with, it might make more sense to go ahead and hold two ceremonies there on the same day. Or if your funds are limited, and you'd rather get the best possible vendors for the money that you're spending, it might just make more sense to concentrate finances on one wedding.
Location: Considering that Jon’s family is based in Seattle, all the way across the country from Ohio, we agreed that hosting two separate events was the best option for us. That way, we wouldn’t feel as if we were excluding friends and family by picking one location over the other. If the bride and groom have families in closer proximity, if one side has a much larger guest list than the other, or if a destination wedding is the right fit, it might be easier to just throw one multicultural wedding.
If you’re thinking about planning two separate wedding celebrations, I'd recommend hosting them six months apart. It’s not too long that it seems strange to have your second wedding and not too short that you end up planning both simultaneously (and possibly losing your mind!).
Even if you're hosting just one event, still leave enough time to incorporate everything from both cultures. While this option might seem easier at first, it still requires a lot of careful planning and tricky logistics.
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Mother Dolores Hart
When the artist formerly known as Dolores Hart attended the Academy Awards in 2012, it was her third time on the red carpet and the first time she didn't fret about what to wear. She wore black - her nun's habit, a crisp white wimple framing her radiant face. On a recent sultry July afternoon in Philadelphia, she demonstrates the garment's versatility. It has built-in ventilation, says Mother Dolores, 74, gentling her hem to circulate cool air.
Over her headpiece she sports a jaunty black beret. She talks about her twin vocations, acting and the church. As she tells it, they have more in common than you might think. In 1963 she left a promising Hollywood career for the Benedictine monastery, now abbey, of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn. She was at the Oscars because a film about her, "God Is the Bigger Elvis," was up for best documentary short. Hart, a contemporary of Jane Fonda and Natalie Wood, made two films with Elvis Presley and gave him one of his first screen kisses. The documentary takes its title from Mother Dolores' explanation of her move from Hollywood to holy vows. It is also the subtitle of her memoir, The Ear of the Heart, published in May by Ignatius Press, which describes her journey with plainspoken grace. "Star Driven Into Nunnery by Her Love for Elvis!" read the headline in the National Enquirer in 1963.
It wasn't like that at all, she says with a laugh. When the 19-year-old ingenue was cast in Loving You, producer Hal Wallis excitedly told Hart her costar would be Elvis Presley. "What does he do?" she politely inquired. She came to faith not by birth but by choice. Her parents were teenagers when she was born, and their volatile relationship was marked by abuse and alcoholism. They left Chicago for Hollywood for her father to pursue an acting career, and Dolores' grandmother cared for her in Chicago. "She didn't want me to cross the railroad tracks to get to the public school," she recalls. St. Gregory's, the nearby parish school, didn't involve street or railroad crossings. She was enrolled there. Since Dolores wasn't Catholic, she did not receive Holy Communion at morning Mass. The children who did got chocolate milk and doughnuts.
"This really rankled," Mother Dolores recalls. When she told a nun that she wanted to eat with the other students, "she thought I wanted to receive the Eucharist and asked if I wanted to become a Catholic." "That's how they got me, chocolate milk and doughnuts," she says with a laugh. When she moved to Los Angeles, her parents had divorced and her mother was remarried to Al Gordon, a deli owner with a 9-year-old son, Martin. The Gordons were Jewish. Still, Dolores was persuasive enough to get her stepbrother to give up watching I Love Lucy for Lent.
In L.A. Dolores grew close to her new uncle, Freddy Cocozza, a Philadelphia-born tenor better known by his stage name, Mario Lanza. In high school Dolores auditioned for Otto Preminger for the role of the Maid of Orleans in Saint Joan (1957). Jean Seberg got the part, but the audition scene earned her a scholarship to Marymount College. There she played the lead in Joan of Lorraine (Bob Denver, later Gilligan on Gilligan's Island, was the Dauphin) and was scouted by Hollywood. Soon after, she was kissing Elvis on screen and then Montgomery Clift (in the 1958 film Lonelyhearts). In 1958 she made her Broadway debut in The Pleasure of His Company. She starred in the generation-defining Where the Boys Are (1960), the original spring-break movie. Hollywood scribes dubbed her "the new Grace Kelly." During her Broadway run, on the recommendation of a friend she visited Regina Laudis to renew and regroup. "What I was finding at Regina Laudis," she writes, "was the peace that had first attracted me to the Catholic Church, and when I went away I carried it with me." When she was cast as Clare in Francis of Assisi, she was invited to a papal audience.
Told her name, Pope John XXIII greeted her as "Chiara" (Clare). She was too preoccupied preparing her role to recognize this as a sign. Years later, asked if any scene in Francis of Assisi influenced her to enter religious life, she thought of the scene in which Clare has her hair shorn during her investiture. With hindsight, she recognized that "an actress, like a religious, is a servant." She was a vivacious young woman to whom men were drawn. After a date Peter Sellers dropped her off at her hotel room. She thought he had left and was startled to find him in her bedroom, stark naked. "It was a scene in a farce and I couldn't help laughing," she writes. She asked him to leave. When Dolores accepted the marriage proposal of Don Robinson, her longtime beau, her grandmother told her, "Don't marry a man because you want to live with him - marry him because you can't live without him." It turned out that the man she couldn't live without was Jesus. The wedding invitations were printed. Edith Head was preparing a wedding dress from a bolt of antique Spanish lace. At an engagement party given by Don's parents, her fiance said, "Your heart isn't here." He told her to go back to Regina Laudis and figure it out. "Next day, I did go, and in a blinding snowstorm I took a walk up the hill where the founder had put a cross and an altar.
When I found the altar, I knew I had to talk to the Abbess." Dolores wanted the Abbess to affirm her feeling. Instead, she asked, "What is it that you want?" The answer didn't come in a lightning bolt. Recalls Mother Dolores: "When I walked into Regina Laudis, I was walking to God - to find communion with him. I had no inkling what the matter and substance of that experience would be." For the first three years, she cried herself to sleep every night. The Benedectines are one of the oldest orders. "We care for the land, our work is living by the sustenance of our own hand," she explains. The sisters prayed. They worked. They did not speak of personal problems. Looking back on that first year, Mother Dolores says, "I was afraid to leave the film business. It was the thing that gave me an identity and self-worth." She felt bereft.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Over her headpiece she sports a jaunty black beret. She talks about her twin vocations, acting and the church. As she tells it, they have more in common than you might think. In 1963 she left a promising Hollywood career for the Benedictine monastery, now abbey, of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn. She was at the Oscars because a film about her, "God Is the Bigger Elvis," was up for best documentary short. Hart, a contemporary of Jane Fonda and Natalie Wood, made two films with Elvis Presley and gave him one of his first screen kisses. The documentary takes its title from Mother Dolores' explanation of her move from Hollywood to holy vows. It is also the subtitle of her memoir, The Ear of the Heart, published in May by Ignatius Press, which describes her journey with plainspoken grace. "Star Driven Into Nunnery by Her Love for Elvis!" read the headline in the National Enquirer in 1963.
It wasn't like that at all, she says with a laugh. When the 19-year-old ingenue was cast in Loving You, producer Hal Wallis excitedly told Hart her costar would be Elvis Presley. "What does he do?" she politely inquired. She came to faith not by birth but by choice. Her parents were teenagers when she was born, and their volatile relationship was marked by abuse and alcoholism. They left Chicago for Hollywood for her father to pursue an acting career, and Dolores' grandmother cared for her in Chicago. "She didn't want me to cross the railroad tracks to get to the public school," she recalls. St. Gregory's, the nearby parish school, didn't involve street or railroad crossings. She was enrolled there. Since Dolores wasn't Catholic, she did not receive Holy Communion at morning Mass. The children who did got chocolate milk and doughnuts.
"This really rankled," Mother Dolores recalls. When she told a nun that she wanted to eat with the other students, "she thought I wanted to receive the Eucharist and asked if I wanted to become a Catholic." "That's how they got me, chocolate milk and doughnuts," she says with a laugh. When she moved to Los Angeles, her parents had divorced and her mother was remarried to Al Gordon, a deli owner with a 9-year-old son, Martin. The Gordons were Jewish. Still, Dolores was persuasive enough to get her stepbrother to give up watching I Love Lucy for Lent.
In L.A. Dolores grew close to her new uncle, Freddy Cocozza, a Philadelphia-born tenor better known by his stage name, Mario Lanza. In high school Dolores auditioned for Otto Preminger for the role of the Maid of Orleans in Saint Joan (1957). Jean Seberg got the part, but the audition scene earned her a scholarship to Marymount College. There she played the lead in Joan of Lorraine (Bob Denver, later Gilligan on Gilligan's Island, was the Dauphin) and was scouted by Hollywood. Soon after, she was kissing Elvis on screen and then Montgomery Clift (in the 1958 film Lonelyhearts). In 1958 she made her Broadway debut in The Pleasure of His Company. She starred in the generation-defining Where the Boys Are (1960), the original spring-break movie. Hollywood scribes dubbed her "the new Grace Kelly." During her Broadway run, on the recommendation of a friend she visited Regina Laudis to renew and regroup. "What I was finding at Regina Laudis," she writes, "was the peace that had first attracted me to the Catholic Church, and when I went away I carried it with me." When she was cast as Clare in Francis of Assisi, she was invited to a papal audience.
Told her name, Pope John XXIII greeted her as "Chiara" (Clare). She was too preoccupied preparing her role to recognize this as a sign. Years later, asked if any scene in Francis of Assisi influenced her to enter religious life, she thought of the scene in which Clare has her hair shorn during her investiture. With hindsight, she recognized that "an actress, like a religious, is a servant." She was a vivacious young woman to whom men were drawn. After a date Peter Sellers dropped her off at her hotel room. She thought he had left and was startled to find him in her bedroom, stark naked. "It was a scene in a farce and I couldn't help laughing," she writes. She asked him to leave. When Dolores accepted the marriage proposal of Don Robinson, her longtime beau, her grandmother told her, "Don't marry a man because you want to live with him - marry him because you can't live without him." It turned out that the man she couldn't live without was Jesus. The wedding invitations were printed. Edith Head was preparing a wedding dress from a bolt of antique Spanish lace. At an engagement party given by Don's parents, her fiance said, "Your heart isn't here." He told her to go back to Regina Laudis and figure it out. "Next day, I did go, and in a blinding snowstorm I took a walk up the hill where the founder had put a cross and an altar.
When I found the altar, I knew I had to talk to the Abbess." Dolores wanted the Abbess to affirm her feeling. Instead, she asked, "What is it that you want?" The answer didn't come in a lightning bolt. Recalls Mother Dolores: "When I walked into Regina Laudis, I was walking to God - to find communion with him. I had no inkling what the matter and substance of that experience would be." For the first three years, she cried herself to sleep every night. The Benedectines are one of the oldest orders. "We care for the land, our work is living by the sustenance of our own hand," she explains. The sisters prayed. They worked. They did not speak of personal problems. Looking back on that first year, Mother Dolores says, "I was afraid to leave the film business. It was the thing that gave me an identity and self-worth." She felt bereft.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Singer Margo Rey and Comedian Ron White
Brides Against Breast Cancer(BABC) today announced a $5 million fundraising campaign called "Say I Do!" that will be led by singer/songwriter Margo Rey, a two time breast cancer survivor, and her fiance and partner of the last five years, comedian Ron White.
"By saying 'I Do!' to our campaign, you can help us build and sustain a nationwide delivery of free programs and services to patients, caregivers and families impacted by cancer," said Carl Ritter, chief executive officer for the nonprofit organization, which is operated by Sarasota-based Center for Building Hope. "It is a vital step in our national mission to ensure that no one has to face cancer alone."
The "Say I Do!" campaign will raise funds to support a national online network of more than 100 affiliates, including programming and training for affiliate organizations to enhance online cancer-related educational and support services. Funds will also be used to produce "self-care" videos and other programs for free national distribution to anyone impacted by cancer. To make a $10 donation to the campaign, text 'BRIDES' to 85944.
"People everywhere will be able to learn vital skills to increase hope, as well as their chances for recovery, while being connected to others who are undergoing a similar experience," said Ritter.
Margo Rey has been named National Ambassador for BABC, and will co-chair the new campaign with Ron White, as they finalize their plans for their own fall wedding. "As a breast cancer survivor who has undergone several surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, I believe that education and personal and holistic support are just as critical as prompt medical treatment," said Rey, whose hit song, "LET THE RAIN" – co-written with the legendary John Oates – will be the theme for the campaign. "Through BABC, we can raise awareness and help provide support to millions of people whose lives have been affected by cancer."
As National Ambassador, Rey will visit select cities where Brides Against Breast Cancer holds its "Nationwide Tour of Gowns" bridal shows, featuring all brands of new designer and gently worn wedding gowns, with an average offering of nearly 1,000 dresses at each show. The monies raised support free programs and services for those impacted by cancer. Much like their honorary chair people, BABC tours over 120 cities a year.
"Cancer is damned tough, and there are so many folks out there who don't have the kind of support we do," said White. "That is why we're throwing our support behind BABC and the Center for Building Hope – so they can take their mission to cancer patients and their families all over the country and even around the world. Let's make life better for those who are going through cancer by saying 'I Do!' and then actually doing it."
Recently, my partner and I celebrated our five-year anniversary. We're not married, but we're fortunate enough to live in a state that would allow us to stand up in front of our loved ones and exchange vows. If we wanted to.
I was conflicted about getting married when it first became legal for us. In my mind, I was already fully committed to my partner; I wasn't sure that I suddenly needed a certificate or a ceremony to prove it. Besides, having a wedding -- my wedding -- still seemed like a strange and foreign concept. I had stopped considering it a possibility in middle school, when I realized I was gay.
But maybe that's a good reason to have one: to normalize it.
My brother and sister are both married now, and they both have kids. I keep picturing my nieces and nephews at my wedding. If one of them happens to be gay, I want them to experience the joy and optimism that an 8-year-old felt when walking like an Egyptian, instead of the shame and embarrassment that a 22-year-old suffered after smacking his sister with the London Bridge.
Regardless of their sexual orientation, I want my nieces and nephews to grow up thinking that it isn't impossible for two men to get married; it's normal. That's why I don't want to be their uncle who lives with his partner; I want to be their uncle who lives with his husband -- whom he will love and cherish until death do them part.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
"By saying 'I Do!' to our campaign, you can help us build and sustain a nationwide delivery of free programs and services to patients, caregivers and families impacted by cancer," said Carl Ritter, chief executive officer for the nonprofit organization, which is operated by Sarasota-based Center for Building Hope. "It is a vital step in our national mission to ensure that no one has to face cancer alone."
The "Say I Do!" campaign will raise funds to support a national online network of more than 100 affiliates, including programming and training for affiliate organizations to enhance online cancer-related educational and support services. Funds will also be used to produce "self-care" videos and other programs for free national distribution to anyone impacted by cancer. To make a $10 donation to the campaign, text 'BRIDES' to 85944.
"People everywhere will be able to learn vital skills to increase hope, as well as their chances for recovery, while being connected to others who are undergoing a similar experience," said Ritter.
Margo Rey has been named National Ambassador for BABC, and will co-chair the new campaign with Ron White, as they finalize their plans for their own fall wedding. "As a breast cancer survivor who has undergone several surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, I believe that education and personal and holistic support are just as critical as prompt medical treatment," said Rey, whose hit song, "LET THE RAIN" – co-written with the legendary John Oates – will be the theme for the campaign. "Through BABC, we can raise awareness and help provide support to millions of people whose lives have been affected by cancer."
As National Ambassador, Rey will visit select cities where Brides Against Breast Cancer holds its "Nationwide Tour of Gowns" bridal shows, featuring all brands of new designer and gently worn wedding gowns, with an average offering of nearly 1,000 dresses at each show. The monies raised support free programs and services for those impacted by cancer. Much like their honorary chair people, BABC tours over 120 cities a year.
"Cancer is damned tough, and there are so many folks out there who don't have the kind of support we do," said White. "That is why we're throwing our support behind BABC and the Center for Building Hope – so they can take their mission to cancer patients and their families all over the country and even around the world. Let's make life better for those who are going through cancer by saying 'I Do!' and then actually doing it."
Recently, my partner and I celebrated our five-year anniversary. We're not married, but we're fortunate enough to live in a state that would allow us to stand up in front of our loved ones and exchange vows. If we wanted to.
I was conflicted about getting married when it first became legal for us. In my mind, I was already fully committed to my partner; I wasn't sure that I suddenly needed a certificate or a ceremony to prove it. Besides, having a wedding -- my wedding -- still seemed like a strange and foreign concept. I had stopped considering it a possibility in middle school, when I realized I was gay.
But maybe that's a good reason to have one: to normalize it.
My brother and sister are both married now, and they both have kids. I keep picturing my nieces and nephews at my wedding. If one of them happens to be gay, I want them to experience the joy and optimism that an 8-year-old felt when walking like an Egyptian, instead of the shame and embarrassment that a 22-year-old suffered after smacking his sister with the London Bridge.
Regardless of their sexual orientation, I want my nieces and nephews to grow up thinking that it isn't impossible for two men to get married; it's normal. That's why I don't want to be their uncle who lives with his partner; I want to be their uncle who lives with his husband -- whom he will love and cherish until death do them part.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
What's happening in town this week
New interim Thoreau principal named
Nancy Peterson has been named interim principal at Thoreau School starting in early August. Superintendent Diana Rigby announced that Peterson will replace Kelly Clough, who resigned at the end of the school year. The search for a new principal will begin in January 2014. Peterson recently worked as interim principal at the Davis Elementary School in Bedford for two years. Rigby said the public will have a chance to meet Peterson in the near future. No date was announced.
From the library
Phil Rossoni, author of Build and Pilot Your Own Walkalong Gliders, will give a talk and workshop at our Fowler Branch Library on Monday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
Wednesday, July 31: Learn Origami with Michael LaFosse. Participants will fold several shapes as you learn this Japanese art form. 7 to 8:30 p.m. No registration required. Just come and have fun. At main library, 129 Main St.
From the Council on Aging
Ice Cream Social! Thursday, July 25th at 2:30 p.m. Come join us on the patio at the HWCC for our annual Ice Cream Social. We will have plenty of ice cream and toppings to “Make your own Sundae.” A jazz band from Wayland High School will perform a variety of music including swing, ballads, and bebop. Thank you to the Concord Friends of the Aging for providing the delicious treats - this event is FREE OF CHARGE to Concord seniors. Please call to reserve a spot.
COA Summer Barbeque! Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 5 p.m. Join us for our annual summer barbeque at the HWCC on Wednesday, August 21st at 5:00 PM. As always there will be delicious food and wonderful entertainment. Just like last year, we will have the Concord Rotary Club grilling our hamburgers and hotdogs, and there will be salads and yummy desserts. We will also have a band on hand to spice up the evening. This event will cost just $5 (cash) per person due to the generosity of the Concord Friends of the Aging who will be picking up the rest of the tab. Please note that due to this event, lunch will not be served on Wednesday, August 21. A van will be available to take people to the barbeque in the evening. Please call to sign up.
Free Concord River Pontoon Boat Rides Wednesdays, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Martha Rohan has generously offered to take Concord seniors on a scenic ride on the Concord River in her pontoon boat. Three rides are scheduled - one each in July, August and September. Each ride will take one hour and Martha will provide lemonade and a cookie to each senior. The meeting place is the South Bridge Boat House at 502 Main Street in Concord. Each boat ride is limited to 20 people each, so please call the COA to reserve your spot. There is no charge and the ride will be cancelled in the case of rain. Please note there will be no COA staff on these boat rides.
COA Cinema, Fridays at 2 p.m.
July 26 – Les Miserables
Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically-acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert, after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.
Aug. 9 – Pitch Perfect
This music-steeped comedy draws on the world of a-cappella groups to tell the story of an intense competition between three ensembles. Anna Kendrick stars in this airy look at an age-old art form that's steadily gaining modern popularity.
Aug. 23 – Anna Karenina
Oscar winner Tom Stoppard penned this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel about a vibrant and beautiful 19th-century Russian aristocrat who enters into a passionate and forbidden love affair with the well-heeled Count Vronsky. The film stars Keira Knightley and Jude Law.
COA trips
Essex River Cruise and Lunch at Shea’s Riverside Restaurant Tuesday, July 30th Leaving HWCC at 9 a.m. Discover the beauty and heritage of Essex and the Great Marsh, cruising the pristine sheltered waters of the Essex River. After the cruise, we will have lunch nearby at Shea’s Riverside restaurant. The cost of the cruise is $22, the van is $3, and lunch is on your own. Limited to 14 people. Please bring cash on the day of the trip. Call to reserve your spot.
American Textile History Museum “Brides and their Dresses” Exhibit, Friday, Aug. 2 Leaving HWCC at 10 a.m. We will travel by van to Lowell to the American Textile Museum for a guided Art and Textile tour, and to see the “Brides and Their Dresses” Exhibit. The exhibit explores how brides, over more than 100 years, have chosen their wedding dresses, and how their decisions have been shaped by fashion, family and finances. Concord’s own Judy Clark has her wedding dress on display. Lunch will be on your own at the Family Affair Café at the museum. The cost is $9 per person, and the van is $3. Please bring cash on the day of the trip. Please call to reserve a spot, limited to 14 people.
Town-wide Summer Sidewalk Sale
In Concord Center, Thoreau Street and West Concord. Sponsored by the Concord Chamber of Commerce. Aug. 3 Saturday 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Join your neighbors and friends for a day of bargains, sales, music, fun activities and entertainment, food and fun! Over 45 participating businesses - two music stages - events for children - and more. Walden Street will be closed from Main Street to Hubbard Street.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Nancy Peterson has been named interim principal at Thoreau School starting in early August. Superintendent Diana Rigby announced that Peterson will replace Kelly Clough, who resigned at the end of the school year. The search for a new principal will begin in January 2014. Peterson recently worked as interim principal at the Davis Elementary School in Bedford for two years. Rigby said the public will have a chance to meet Peterson in the near future. No date was announced.
From the library
Phil Rossoni, author of Build and Pilot Your Own Walkalong Gliders, will give a talk and workshop at our Fowler Branch Library on Monday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library.
Wednesday, July 31: Learn Origami with Michael LaFosse. Participants will fold several shapes as you learn this Japanese art form. 7 to 8:30 p.m. No registration required. Just come and have fun. At main library, 129 Main St.
From the Council on Aging
Ice Cream Social! Thursday, July 25th at 2:30 p.m. Come join us on the patio at the HWCC for our annual Ice Cream Social. We will have plenty of ice cream and toppings to “Make your own Sundae.” A jazz band from Wayland High School will perform a variety of music including swing, ballads, and bebop. Thank you to the Concord Friends of the Aging for providing the delicious treats - this event is FREE OF CHARGE to Concord seniors. Please call to reserve a spot.
COA Summer Barbeque! Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 5 p.m. Join us for our annual summer barbeque at the HWCC on Wednesday, August 21st at 5:00 PM. As always there will be delicious food and wonderful entertainment. Just like last year, we will have the Concord Rotary Club grilling our hamburgers and hotdogs, and there will be salads and yummy desserts. We will also have a band on hand to spice up the evening. This event will cost just $5 (cash) per person due to the generosity of the Concord Friends of the Aging who will be picking up the rest of the tab. Please note that due to this event, lunch will not be served on Wednesday, August 21. A van will be available to take people to the barbeque in the evening. Please call to sign up.
Free Concord River Pontoon Boat Rides Wednesdays, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Martha Rohan has generously offered to take Concord seniors on a scenic ride on the Concord River in her pontoon boat. Three rides are scheduled - one each in July, August and September. Each ride will take one hour and Martha will provide lemonade and a cookie to each senior. The meeting place is the South Bridge Boat House at 502 Main Street in Concord. Each boat ride is limited to 20 people each, so please call the COA to reserve your spot. There is no charge and the ride will be cancelled in the case of rain. Please note there will be no COA staff on these boat rides.
COA Cinema, Fridays at 2 p.m.
July 26 – Les Miserables
Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically-acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert, after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.
Aug. 9 – Pitch Perfect
This music-steeped comedy draws on the world of a-cappella groups to tell the story of an intense competition between three ensembles. Anna Kendrick stars in this airy look at an age-old art form that's steadily gaining modern popularity.
Aug. 23 – Anna Karenina
Oscar winner Tom Stoppard penned this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel about a vibrant and beautiful 19th-century Russian aristocrat who enters into a passionate and forbidden love affair with the well-heeled Count Vronsky. The film stars Keira Knightley and Jude Law.
COA trips
Essex River Cruise and Lunch at Shea’s Riverside Restaurant Tuesday, July 30th Leaving HWCC at 9 a.m. Discover the beauty and heritage of Essex and the Great Marsh, cruising the pristine sheltered waters of the Essex River. After the cruise, we will have lunch nearby at Shea’s Riverside restaurant. The cost of the cruise is $22, the van is $3, and lunch is on your own. Limited to 14 people. Please bring cash on the day of the trip. Call to reserve your spot.
American Textile History Museum “Brides and their Dresses” Exhibit, Friday, Aug. 2 Leaving HWCC at 10 a.m. We will travel by van to Lowell to the American Textile Museum for a guided Art and Textile tour, and to see the “Brides and Their Dresses” Exhibit. The exhibit explores how brides, over more than 100 years, have chosen their wedding dresses, and how their decisions have been shaped by fashion, family and finances. Concord’s own Judy Clark has her wedding dress on display. Lunch will be on your own at the Family Affair Café at the museum. The cost is $9 per person, and the van is $3. Please bring cash on the day of the trip. Please call to reserve a spot, limited to 14 people.
Town-wide Summer Sidewalk Sale
In Concord Center, Thoreau Street and West Concord. Sponsored by the Concord Chamber of Commerce. Aug. 3 Saturday 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Join your neighbors and friends for a day of bargains, sales, music, fun activities and entertainment, food and fun! Over 45 participating businesses - two music stages - events for children - and more. Walden Street will be closed from Main Street to Hubbard Street.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Downtown Cadillac might not be Manhattan
Downtown Cadillac might not be Manhattan. But bridal consultant Nicole Sherburne of Bridal Expressions believes that gowns available in their local shop are just as beautiful as the ones featured on the popular TV show, "Say Yes to the Dress," filmed at an exclusive shop in Manhattan.
And what brides want in Manhattan is that different from what brides ask for in the Midwest.
According to the website for "Say Yes to the Dress," the number one fashion trend in bridal gowns is a dropped waist.
Sherburne agreed.
"A lot of girls are looking for the fit and flare," she stated. "Basically, it's a dress fitted down to the hip area and flaring out."
Other popular trends are sweetheart necklines, lighter fabrics, and draping/ruched fabrics.
Sherburne added that lace is very popular right now, and keyhole back dresses.
Even though bridal gown trends and designs might be the same from coast to coast, there is one big difference, price.
Brides on the popular television series often have budgets in the thousands of dollars.
The average price of a wedding gown purchased at Bridal Expressions ranges from $750 to $900.
"The designers we carry, the dresses we carry, they are gorgeous," Sherburne said. "The most expensive dress we might sell is about $1,200. And we think they are are just as beautiful."
Sherburne and her assistant Hannah Amlott then pulled their favorite dresses from the racks and talked about the joy of helping brides prepare for their special day.
"You get excited for them," Sherburne said. "You help them through the process because it can be overwhelming."
Color trends for bridesmaids include corals, pool blue and aqua, grape and eggplant. Brides often pick the color and let the attendants chose a style that fits their own figure. So the dresses might all be a different style but in the same color.
A trend for area grooms is to chose formal wear without a jacket, wearing sleeves rolled up with a vest.
But in the end, both women agreed that brides need to choose what looks best on them.
"Women may come in with an idea of what they want but rarely do they end up with what they had in mind at first," explained Sherburne. "I think the world has a stereotypical view of what looks good, there's a certain image. And it's not what they end up choosing. It's not the look they like on themselves."
In the end, a bride has to decide what makes her look beautiful on her wedding day, whether it's a hot, trendy dress or one more suited to her own figure and personality.
Fancyladies "Today's Deal" promotion limited 14days, so there is enough time for you to make your best choice, about 400 items offer wide selection. If you are Fancyladies old customers, concerned about some dresses for a long time, but they are a little expensive, if they are in discount, then you can hurry to buy, and will save a lot of money for yourself, or not, you also can find some other style dresses you like.
About FancyLadies:
Our goal and commitment to our customers is to find the most desired, fresh, fancy stuffs from your dreaming mind at the best prices. Our purpose for doing business is quite simple and can be articulated without the need for jargon. We just want to be the nicest company in the world. That's right.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Downtown Cadillac might not be Manhattan. But bridal consultant Nicole Sherburne of Bridal Expressions believes that gowns available in their local shop are just as beautiful as the ones featured on the popular TV show, "Say Yes to the Dress," filmed at an exclusive shop in Manhattan.
And what brides want in Manhattan is that different from what brides ask for in the Midwest.
According to the website for "Say Yes to the Dress," the number one fashion trend in bridal gowns is a dropped waist.
Sherburne agreed.
"A lot of girls are looking for the fit and flare," she stated. "Basically, it's a dress fitted down to the hip area and flaring out."
Other popular trends are sweetheart necklines, lighter fabrics, and draping/ruched fabrics.
Sherburne added that lace is very popular right now, and keyhole back dresses.
Even though bridal gown trends and designs might be the same from coast to coast, there is one big difference, price.
Brides on the popular television series often have budgets in the thousands of dollars.
The average price of a wedding gown purchased at Bridal Expressions ranges from $750 to $900.
"The designers we carry, the dresses we carry, they are gorgeous," Sherburne said. "The most expensive dress we might sell is about $1,200. And we think they are are just as beautiful."
Sherburne and her assistant Hannah Amlott then pulled their favorite dresses from the racks and talked about the joy of helping brides prepare for their special day.
"You get excited for them," Sherburne said. "You help them through the process because it can be overwhelming."
Color trends for bridesmaids include corals, pool blue and aqua, grape and eggplant. Brides often pick the color and let the attendants chose a style that fits their own figure. So the dresses might all be a different style but in the same color.
A trend for area grooms is to chose formal wear without a jacket, wearing sleeves rolled up with a vest.
But in the end, both women agreed that brides need to choose what looks best on them.
"Women may come in with an idea of what they want but rarely do they end up with what they had in mind at first," explained Sherburne. "I think the world has a stereotypical view of what looks good, there's a certain image. And it's not what they end up choosing. It's not the look they like on themselves."
In the end, a bride has to decide what makes her look beautiful on her wedding day, whether it's a hot, trendy dress or one more suited to her own figure and personality.
Fancyladies "Today's Deal" promotion limited 14days, so there is enough time for you to make your best choice, about 400 items offer wide selection. If you are Fancyladies old customers, concerned about some dresses for a long time, but they are a little expensive, if they are in discount, then you can hurry to buy, and will save a lot of money for yourself, or not, you also can find some other style dresses you like.
About FancyLadies:
Our goal and commitment to our customers is to find the most desired, fresh, fancy stuffs from your dreaming mind at the best prices. Our purpose for doing business is quite simple and can be articulated without the need for jargon. We just want to be the nicest company in the world. That's right.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Petty 1st Anniversary
Catherine Annemarie Smith and Chad Michael Petty were united in marriage July 21, 2012 at The Inn of Brookeville Farms, a historical venue in Olney, MD. Happy first anniversary today.
Catherine is the daughter of Carol and Patrick Smith of Laytonsville, MD. She is the granddaughter of Mary Smith, of York, PA. and the late Marie and Peter Scholar of Smithstown, Long Island, NY., and the late Charles Smith of Baltimore, MD.
Chad, who completed his tour of duty as an Army medic in Afghanistan prior to the wedding, is the son of Sandra and Jim Petty of Bryan. He is the grandson of the late Helen and Charlie Meadows, and the late Kathryn and J.L. Petty, all of Waco.
The eve of the wedding was celebrated Texas Hoe-down Style at the home of the bride's parents with food prepared by the groom’s parents. Chad's God-Mother, Nancy Carpenter of Hot Springs Village, AK., and the groom's sister, Melissa Bordelon, of Spring, TX, also assisted with the celebration.
Attending the bride as her Maid of Honor, was her friend, Cathryn Calantonio of Rockville, MD. Catherine's Bridesmaid, also a friend, was Yekaterina Pidgurskaya, of Olney, MD.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father. As she entered the drawing room, she was greeted by the groom and his two sons, James and John Petty, who served as his best men. Also serving the groom was the bride's brother Michael P.C. Smith, of Laytonsville, MD.
Junior attendants were the nephew and niece of the bride, Duncan Poler and Lindsay Poler, of Baltimore, MD., as well as Kendall, Caitlyn and Madelyn Smith of Clarksburg, MD., also the bride's nieces.
The bride looked beautiful in a white satin, a-line princess dress with a beaded bodice, sweetheart neckline and cathedral train designed by a local Maryland designer. She carried a bouquet of white roses, hydrangeas and peonies with stems braided with white silk ribbon. Her attendants wore navy blue boatneck, tea-length dresses and carried blue, purple and white hydrangea bouquets. Her flower girls wore white dresses with navy trim and carried assorted white flower bouquets.
After the ceremony, the candle-lit ballroom, in an area originating from the early 1800’s, that over looked the rolling hills of Maryland, provided a picturesque setting for a cocktail reception, followed by an elegant seated dinner and dance, graciously hosted by the bride's parents
The couple honeymooned in Myrtle Beach, SC. and then relocated to Bryan, where Catherine is the manager of Willa Boutique, and Chad is currently a supervisor at the Bryan Target.It's better to you to consider best formal office dresses for women.
“In politics, it’s a battle, and you have to be a fighter.”
That’s the message from conservative stalwart and luminary Phyllis Schlafly. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller’s Special Correspondent Ginni Thomas, Schlafly, 88, voiced her doubts that the current Republican leadership is up to the job of combating their Democrat opponents.
“I’m afraid that some of them don’t want to be a fighter,” Schlafly said. “They want to have some kind of bi-partisan consensus and that’s not what we want. We want some significant changes… You have to have fighters, and I think they are not.”New Spring 2013 high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns,book your in-store appointment now.
Speaking about the RNC’s road map after the 2012 electoral defeat — which was often called an “autopsy” — Schlafly’s condemnation was swift: “I thought an autopsy was how you carve up a dead person to find out why he died. And I do not think the Republicans or conservatives are dead.”
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Catherine is the daughter of Carol and Patrick Smith of Laytonsville, MD. She is the granddaughter of Mary Smith, of York, PA. and the late Marie and Peter Scholar of Smithstown, Long Island, NY., and the late Charles Smith of Baltimore, MD.
Chad, who completed his tour of duty as an Army medic in Afghanistan prior to the wedding, is the son of Sandra and Jim Petty of Bryan. He is the grandson of the late Helen and Charlie Meadows, and the late Kathryn and J.L. Petty, all of Waco.
The eve of the wedding was celebrated Texas Hoe-down Style at the home of the bride's parents with food prepared by the groom’s parents. Chad's God-Mother, Nancy Carpenter of Hot Springs Village, AK., and the groom's sister, Melissa Bordelon, of Spring, TX, also assisted with the celebration.
Attending the bride as her Maid of Honor, was her friend, Cathryn Calantonio of Rockville, MD. Catherine's Bridesmaid, also a friend, was Yekaterina Pidgurskaya, of Olney, MD.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father. As she entered the drawing room, she was greeted by the groom and his two sons, James and John Petty, who served as his best men. Also serving the groom was the bride's brother Michael P.C. Smith, of Laytonsville, MD.
Junior attendants were the nephew and niece of the bride, Duncan Poler and Lindsay Poler, of Baltimore, MD., as well as Kendall, Caitlyn and Madelyn Smith of Clarksburg, MD., also the bride's nieces.
The bride looked beautiful in a white satin, a-line princess dress with a beaded bodice, sweetheart neckline and cathedral train designed by a local Maryland designer. She carried a bouquet of white roses, hydrangeas and peonies with stems braided with white silk ribbon. Her attendants wore navy blue boatneck, tea-length dresses and carried blue, purple and white hydrangea bouquets. Her flower girls wore white dresses with navy trim and carried assorted white flower bouquets.
After the ceremony, the candle-lit ballroom, in an area originating from the early 1800’s, that over looked the rolling hills of Maryland, provided a picturesque setting for a cocktail reception, followed by an elegant seated dinner and dance, graciously hosted by the bride's parents
The couple honeymooned in Myrtle Beach, SC. and then relocated to Bryan, where Catherine is the manager of Willa Boutique, and Chad is currently a supervisor at the Bryan Target.It's better to you to consider best formal office dresses for women.
“In politics, it’s a battle, and you have to be a fighter.”
That’s the message from conservative stalwart and luminary Phyllis Schlafly. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller’s Special Correspondent Ginni Thomas, Schlafly, 88, voiced her doubts that the current Republican leadership is up to the job of combating their Democrat opponents.
“I’m afraid that some of them don’t want to be a fighter,” Schlafly said. “They want to have some kind of bi-partisan consensus and that’s not what we want. We want some significant changes… You have to have fighters, and I think they are not.”New Spring 2013 high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns,book your in-store appointment now.
Speaking about the RNC’s road map after the 2012 electoral defeat — which was often called an “autopsy” — Schlafly’s condemnation was swift: “I thought an autopsy was how you carve up a dead person to find out why he died. And I do not think the Republicans or conservatives are dead.”
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Friday, July 19, 2013
The event will provide a stage for a number of artists
Abigail Vona, a 28-year-old New Milford artist, is something of an alchemist. She checks thrift shops and tag sales for the rich material for her work -- dresses that are old, stained or just sadly unwanted. Satin and silk dresses are her favorites, although she'll consider cotton and linen. Vona rescues them and painstakingly gives them a second chance, turning them into one-of-a-kind works of wearable art.
To Vona, the dresses are a way for people to interact with her art, and those attending the second annual Garden Party hosted by the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council on Saturday, July 27, will be able to do just that, as the artist's dresses will be modeled throughout the event. The fundraiser at the historic Harwinton home and gardens of Victoria Elliot and Marvin McMillen supports the arts council and gives artists a venue for promoting their work.
The event will provide a stage for a number of artists, including some plein air painters who will be creating art in the gardens, but Vona's "fashion runway through the gardens" is a first. Her spectacular dresses will be modeled by council volunteers and staff members and will include a gown worn by a model on stilts. Vona explained the 10-foot-long dress was once a wedding gown with a gathered train that she has transformed for the performance.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Vona also will discuss her art, her process and her story. "I rethink fabric and use it as a canvas," she said. "Art is meant to be shared. So much is collected and hidden away from us in people's homes, but I like being able to display art in daily life. Painting a dress that someone will wear is more personal."
Her favorite subject matter includes bettas (Siamese fighting fish) and peacocks, and though they seem disparate, there is a link. Aside from being brilliantly colored (like her dresses), the two animals share another characteristic.
"When bettas fight, that's when they look the most beautiful," said Vona, referring to the postures of the fish when they are in attack mode, which is also how they look during courtship. "Peacocks are the same way. It's like a dance. Love and hate can be so intermingled; it's a kind of balance that I find interesting."Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Although Vona first exhibited at 17 -- it was a show of her free-style stained glass in Litchfield -- and also attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City for interior design, she is completely self-taught in fashion art, which she has been working on for two years. "It is very new and very fresh. I don't like putting myself in a box."
Using a batik method of hot wax and ordinary Rit dye, she works on each dress as a canvas. She blocks out chambers using wax and then dyes the different sections separately. The process can take anywhere from a day for a simple sundress to three days for a gown. She often works on wedding dresses that can be very elaborate and, by painting them, she breathes new life into them. Dresses at the party will be for sale and cost anywhere from $100 to $1,500.
The arts council discovered Vona through a word-of-mouth recommendation. Amy Wynn, executive director of the arts council, is enthusiastic about having her as one of the artists.
"Our goal is to celebrate the creativity in the region, make sure guests have a great time and raise money for the arts council," said Wynn, who will be wearing a Vona dress. "This younger group of makers are presenting themselves in wonderful, nontraditional ways, and Vona is part of the young creative community that doesn't fit into traditional labels. They are re-purposing things and bringing their own flavor to it. People are beginning to value this a bit more."
Vona is on Facebook at Vona Batik, and she does custom dresses, in case your favorite dress has been in the back of your closet because it has a stain.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
To Vona, the dresses are a way for people to interact with her art, and those attending the second annual Garden Party hosted by the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council on Saturday, July 27, will be able to do just that, as the artist's dresses will be modeled throughout the event. The fundraiser at the historic Harwinton home and gardens of Victoria Elliot and Marvin McMillen supports the arts council and gives artists a venue for promoting their work.
The event will provide a stage for a number of artists, including some plein air painters who will be creating art in the gardens, but Vona's "fashion runway through the gardens" is a first. Her spectacular dresses will be modeled by council volunteers and staff members and will include a gown worn by a model on stilts. Vona explained the 10-foot-long dress was once a wedding gown with a gathered train that she has transformed for the performance.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Vona also will discuss her art, her process and her story. "I rethink fabric and use it as a canvas," she said. "Art is meant to be shared. So much is collected and hidden away from us in people's homes, but I like being able to display art in daily life. Painting a dress that someone will wear is more personal."
Her favorite subject matter includes bettas (Siamese fighting fish) and peacocks, and though they seem disparate, there is a link. Aside from being brilliantly colored (like her dresses), the two animals share another characteristic.
"When bettas fight, that's when they look the most beautiful," said Vona, referring to the postures of the fish when they are in attack mode, which is also how they look during courtship. "Peacocks are the same way. It's like a dance. Love and hate can be so intermingled; it's a kind of balance that I find interesting."Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Although Vona first exhibited at 17 -- it was a show of her free-style stained glass in Litchfield -- and also attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City for interior design, she is completely self-taught in fashion art, which she has been working on for two years. "It is very new and very fresh. I don't like putting myself in a box."
Using a batik method of hot wax and ordinary Rit dye, she works on each dress as a canvas. She blocks out chambers using wax and then dyes the different sections separately. The process can take anywhere from a day for a simple sundress to three days for a gown. She often works on wedding dresses that can be very elaborate and, by painting them, she breathes new life into them. Dresses at the party will be for sale and cost anywhere from $100 to $1,500.
The arts council discovered Vona through a word-of-mouth recommendation. Amy Wynn, executive director of the arts council, is enthusiastic about having her as one of the artists.
"Our goal is to celebrate the creativity in the region, make sure guests have a great time and raise money for the arts council," said Wynn, who will be wearing a Vona dress. "This younger group of makers are presenting themselves in wonderful, nontraditional ways, and Vona is part of the young creative community that doesn't fit into traditional labels. They are re-purposing things and bringing their own flavor to it. People are beginning to value this a bit more."
Vona is on Facebook at Vona Batik, and she does custom dresses, in case your favorite dress has been in the back of your closet because it has a stain.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Beat the Heat with Dazzling Short Dresses
Jovani has long been known for glamorous evening wear, prom dresses and red carpet-ready dresses – just ask Jovani wearers like Kelly Bensimon, Ariana Grande and Ashanti. However, in the midst of sweltering summer heat, the most stylish dress is always the one that allows a young lady to show off her feminine figure while remaining cool and comfortable. It should come as no surprise, then, that the expert designers at Jovani have created a fantastically diverse selection of short, sexy cocktail dresses, pageant gowns and party dresses that allow a girl to hit the dance floor all summer long while looking and feeling great doing it.
Though summer always provides plenty of opportunities for making memories that last long after the green leaves have turned an autumnal red and orange, there is perhaps no event that more perfectly mixes fun with glamour than a summer wedding. The Jovani style for couture wedding dresses has always blended fun and sparkle with elegant sophistication, providing an unforgettably dazzling effect. Browse their collection and you'll soon discover that the trendsetting wedding dress designer has styled a number of dresses that combine summer sex-appeal with breathtaking, upscale elegance.
Celebs like Keyshia Cole, Carrie Underwood and Danielle Jonas as well as fun-loving girls around the globe know that the talented Jovani designer team is always a step ahead in predicting upcoming trends, and this summer is no exception. That's why the world-class designer's collection has brought a contemporary, fresh and funky flourish to even couture and red carpet dresses. If you're looking to make an unforgettable impression at your next gala event, say goodbye to stuffy, puffy ballroom gowns and welcome Jovani's collection of jaw-dropping, short dresses that still glitter with sparkling jewels to leave on-lookers breathless.
When a long, flowing couture gown is deemed necessary for the occasion, Jovani designers still bring a refreshing splash of summer sizzle with touches like a thigh-high slit that offers excellent comfort for a lady, and a slightly provocative, entirely stunning effect for those who catch sight of her. Despite the meticulous design of these upscale gowns, Jovani still adds fun and flirty flourishes that let every young woman's effervescent personality shine through.
Kleinfeld Bridal, the iconic Manhattan wedding shop, sued a famed designer on July 9 for allegedly undercutting its business by designing discount dresses for sale on cable TV’s QVC.
Kleinfeld says it hired Mark Zunino– who has created custom wedding gowns for everyone from Raquel Welch to Heather Locklear – as “creative design director” last year for exclusive gowns and related apparel.
The hiring required Zunino “not engage in any design activities that would conflict or compete” with Kleinfeld’s busy Flatiron District store featured on the hit reality TV series “Say Yes to the Dress.”
Zunino’s five-year pact promised him $175,000 the first year and $200,000 a year after that, according to court papers.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
But Kleinfeld claims it discovered this year that Zunino “had begun designing bridal apparel for and to be sold by Nolan Miller Inc.” That firm was founded by Zunino’s late mentor, Nolan Miller, who designed dresses for TV’s “Dynasty” and for the home-shopping network QVC, court papers say.
Zunino “cannot devote his full efforts to designing wedding gowns, related bridal apparel and jewelry exclusively for Kleinfeld and, at the same time, perform the same services for Nolan Miller,” says the Manhattan Supreme Court filing.
West Hollywood-based Zunino has threatened to sue Kleinfeld in California to say their deal is over, the suit says.Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Meanwhile, dresses designed by Zunino, which range in price from $6,000 to $15,000, “are still on the floor,” according to Kleinfeld spokeswoman JennetteKruszka.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Though summer always provides plenty of opportunities for making memories that last long after the green leaves have turned an autumnal red and orange, there is perhaps no event that more perfectly mixes fun with glamour than a summer wedding. The Jovani style for couture wedding dresses has always blended fun and sparkle with elegant sophistication, providing an unforgettably dazzling effect. Browse their collection and you'll soon discover that the trendsetting wedding dress designer has styled a number of dresses that combine summer sex-appeal with breathtaking, upscale elegance.
Celebs like Keyshia Cole, Carrie Underwood and Danielle Jonas as well as fun-loving girls around the globe know that the talented Jovani designer team is always a step ahead in predicting upcoming trends, and this summer is no exception. That's why the world-class designer's collection has brought a contemporary, fresh and funky flourish to even couture and red carpet dresses. If you're looking to make an unforgettable impression at your next gala event, say goodbye to stuffy, puffy ballroom gowns and welcome Jovani's collection of jaw-dropping, short dresses that still glitter with sparkling jewels to leave on-lookers breathless.
When a long, flowing couture gown is deemed necessary for the occasion, Jovani designers still bring a refreshing splash of summer sizzle with touches like a thigh-high slit that offers excellent comfort for a lady, and a slightly provocative, entirely stunning effect for those who catch sight of her. Despite the meticulous design of these upscale gowns, Jovani still adds fun and flirty flourishes that let every young woman's effervescent personality shine through.
Kleinfeld Bridal, the iconic Manhattan wedding shop, sued a famed designer on July 9 for allegedly undercutting its business by designing discount dresses for sale on cable TV’s QVC.
Kleinfeld says it hired Mark Zunino– who has created custom wedding gowns for everyone from Raquel Welch to Heather Locklear – as “creative design director” last year for exclusive gowns and related apparel.
The hiring required Zunino “not engage in any design activities that would conflict or compete” with Kleinfeld’s busy Flatiron District store featured on the hit reality TV series “Say Yes to the Dress.”
Zunino’s five-year pact promised him $175,000 the first year and $200,000 a year after that, according to court papers.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
But Kleinfeld claims it discovered this year that Zunino “had begun designing bridal apparel for and to be sold by Nolan Miller Inc.” That firm was founded by Zunino’s late mentor, Nolan Miller, who designed dresses for TV’s “Dynasty” and for the home-shopping network QVC, court papers say.
Zunino “cannot devote his full efforts to designing wedding gowns, related bridal apparel and jewelry exclusively for Kleinfeld and, at the same time, perform the same services for Nolan Miller,” says the Manhattan Supreme Court filing.
West Hollywood-based Zunino has threatened to sue Kleinfeld in California to say their deal is over, the suit says.Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Meanwhile, dresses designed by Zunino, which range in price from $6,000 to $15,000, “are still on the floor,” according to Kleinfeld spokeswoman JennetteKruszka.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Vicki and Lauri Do Battle
Vicki and Lauri Do Battle
Those gals on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County sure know how to leave their mark! Last week, Vicki Gunvalson was finally clued in on the allegations being spread around town former employee and friend Lauri Waring Peterson caught her in a quasi-threesome.
To say Vicki had a nuclear meltdown was an understatement. With as much screaming as she did at Lauri on the slopes, you would’ve thought an avalanche might bury Lauri, Vicki, Tamra Barney, Alexis Bellino, Gretchen Rossi and Lydia McLaughlin.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
After the dust settled, we found out the true reason behind Lauri’s motives: Vicki sided against her. According to Lauri, eight years ago Vicki passed around an e-mail her husband’s ex-mother-in-law sent about him! Vicki took it upon herself not to notify Lauri about the e-mail. Instead, she sent the letter to another former housewife, who in turn circulated the information throughout their neighborhood.
If that’s the reason why Lauri’s gunning for Vicki, isn’t it eight years too little, too late for revenge? Lauri keeps on speaking about wanting to be truthful and expose Vicki for the person she is. Why not do this earlier on? If this doesn’t show Lauri’s true motives for telling Gretchen all about allegedly catching Vicki in bed with another man and woman, while married, then I don’t know what does.
Speaking of truths, Tamra started to wonder if Gretchen was being honest about the acting roles she claimed she snagged on the now defunct Malibu County. Heather Dubrow set Tamra’s antennas on high alert when she informed the ladies, Gretchen never got the role. Tamra and Gretchen had a mini heart-to-heart about the tale Gretchen spun over not attending Tamra’s day of choosing wedding dresses due to an acting gig. Gretchen maintained she got the role, but turned it down since she would just be playing herself. Who rebuffs their chance to be on television? Gretchen, doth protest too much my dear. Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
I’ve witnessed my fair share of wedding faux pas over the years — drunken speeches, lewd dance-floor moves, annoying iPhone ringers that erupt in the middle of the “I do.” But of all the questionable things I’ve seen, none of these blunders are as appallingly premeditated as when a woman who isn’t the bride shows up to the wedding in a long white dress.
You don’t have to be an Emily Post devotee to be familiar with this established piece of etiquette and yet, without fail, there always seems to be at least one guest at every wedding who has the audacity to arrive in her showiest, whitest evening gown. At the last wedding I attended, there were no fewer than three women wearing floor-length frocks in various shades of virginal white. Who are these women and what is running through their brains when they decide to slip into a dramatic dress for someone else’s nuptials?
Having a bit too much to drink at the open bar might be frowned upon, but deliberately competing for attention with the bride is unforgivable. It’s not just taboo, it’s a calculated effort to draw attention to yourself and with every colour of the rainbow at your disposal, there’s really no excuse.
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Those gals on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County sure know how to leave their mark! Last week, Vicki Gunvalson was finally clued in on the allegations being spread around town former employee and friend Lauri Waring Peterson caught her in a quasi-threesome.
To say Vicki had a nuclear meltdown was an understatement. With as much screaming as she did at Lauri on the slopes, you would’ve thought an avalanche might bury Lauri, Vicki, Tamra Barney, Alexis Bellino, Gretchen Rossi and Lydia McLaughlin.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
After the dust settled, we found out the true reason behind Lauri’s motives: Vicki sided against her. According to Lauri, eight years ago Vicki passed around an e-mail her husband’s ex-mother-in-law sent about him! Vicki took it upon herself not to notify Lauri about the e-mail. Instead, she sent the letter to another former housewife, who in turn circulated the information throughout their neighborhood.
If that’s the reason why Lauri’s gunning for Vicki, isn’t it eight years too little, too late for revenge? Lauri keeps on speaking about wanting to be truthful and expose Vicki for the person she is. Why not do this earlier on? If this doesn’t show Lauri’s true motives for telling Gretchen all about allegedly catching Vicki in bed with another man and woman, while married, then I don’t know what does.
Speaking of truths, Tamra started to wonder if Gretchen was being honest about the acting roles she claimed she snagged on the now defunct Malibu County. Heather Dubrow set Tamra’s antennas on high alert when she informed the ladies, Gretchen never got the role. Tamra and Gretchen had a mini heart-to-heart about the tale Gretchen spun over not attending Tamra’s day of choosing wedding dresses due to an acting gig. Gretchen maintained she got the role, but turned it down since she would just be playing herself. Who rebuffs their chance to be on television? Gretchen, doth protest too much my dear. Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
I’ve witnessed my fair share of wedding faux pas over the years — drunken speeches, lewd dance-floor moves, annoying iPhone ringers that erupt in the middle of the “I do.” But of all the questionable things I’ve seen, none of these blunders are as appallingly premeditated as when a woman who isn’t the bride shows up to the wedding in a long white dress.
You don’t have to be an Emily Post devotee to be familiar with this established piece of etiquette and yet, without fail, there always seems to be at least one guest at every wedding who has the audacity to arrive in her showiest, whitest evening gown. At the last wedding I attended, there were no fewer than three women wearing floor-length frocks in various shades of virginal white. Who are these women and what is running through their brains when they decide to slip into a dramatic dress for someone else’s nuptials?
Having a bit too much to drink at the open bar might be frowned upon, but deliberately competing for attention with the bride is unforgivable. It’s not just taboo, it’s a calculated effort to draw attention to yourself and with every colour of the rainbow at your disposal, there’s really no excuse.
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‘Excitement’ about the royal birth
‘Excitement’ about the royal birth
I keep hearing that the world is agog, waiting for the birth of the royal baby. But where are these people? Who’s agog? I haven’t seen anyone who appears to be even remotely interested in the royal baby.
In fact, everywhere I go, no one has even mentioned the royal baby. People seem to be going about their lives, minding their own business, same as ever.
Not that this gulf between what the media say about the Royal Family and what’s really happening out there is anything new. When Will and Kate got married, I kept reading how theirs was a fairy tale romance and how all of us commoners were basking vicariously in their glow. Fairy tale romance? No more so than anyone else’s.
What was so fairy tale-like about it? Was Prince William a frog until Kate kissed him? Or did Kate take a bite of a poisoned apple, fall into a deep sleep and awaken only upon being kissed by William? Did William rush around trying a glass slipper he found lying in the road on the feet of thousands of British girls before he discovered that it fit Kate? How did he get so much time off from his job as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot to try glass slippers on girls’ feet?
Then, it’s not a fairy tale romance. Two people fell in love and got married. Happens all the time.
After that, I began hearing how brides were all running out to have knock-offs of Kate’s wedding dress made for their own weddings. Perhaps my circle is extremely limited, but I didn’t know of any brides behaving like that. I was so not attuned to the details of royal wedding dresses that I planned to attend my own wedding wearing jeans, until my boss averted this major fashion faux pas by declaring in a horrified voice, “You can’t do that!”
After Will and Kate were duly married, there were frequent reports about the outfits Kate wore when she made her public appearances, and how women everywhere were just dying to wear those same outfits. However, I never came across any woman dressed like a British duchess; nor have I heard anyone express aloud a wish to do so. In fact, I would think that those large hats duchesses wear when they are doing duchess-like things, such as attending Wimbledon, would be a significant hazard to one’s fellow passengers on transit.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
The media have simply declared that millions of people believe Kate and Will are living a fairy tale romance. The media want us to believe that there are millions of people whose every atom of consciousness is now supposedly focused on such vital questions as: Will Kate breastfeed the baby? What will the baby be named? What will Kate and Will do when the royal baby gets a royal case of colic?
We only got a respite from this manufactured treacle during Kate’s first trimester, when she was hospitalized due to a really nasty bout of morning sickness. The media broke with tradition then and did not tell us that millions of women wanted to be just as nauseated as Kate was.
As for Kate’s maternity clothes, if any pregnant Calgary women plan to preside at a Trooping the Colour ceremony soon, they should note that when Kate did so last month, she “stepped out in an adorable pink Alexander McQueen coat and matching hat,” according to CBS’s ETOnline.
It is only the media who are whipping up this froth out of empty air. And as a member of the media myself, I can only say with my best royal British accent: “Cor blimey, mates, I feel sorry for you!” Because there is nothing more deadly than covering a big event that is just not happening and gives no indication of when it will occur.
On Saturday, the National Post reported that the journalists who have been staking out the entrance to the hospital wing where Kate is supposed to deliver her baby have gotten so bored after more than a week there, that they are interviewing each other. The accompanying photo shows an army of stepladders, which are used to mark the spots of various media organizations, and in the middle of this aluminum jungle, a man, presumably a journalist, appears absorbed in reading a book.Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
“On Wednesday, they resorted to interviewing each other: the British are interviewing the Americans, the Japanese interviewed the Canadian, and the Canadian interviewed the Germans,” the Post reported.
News media are “spread across three sections of the street, stretching perhaps 200 metres” and “Camera crews and photographers have set up tripods and step-ladders along the curb, using tape to mark off the spots they’ve secured. (They are) anxious not to miss the world’s first glimpse of the royal baby …”
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I keep hearing that the world is agog, waiting for the birth of the royal baby. But where are these people? Who’s agog? I haven’t seen anyone who appears to be even remotely interested in the royal baby.
In fact, everywhere I go, no one has even mentioned the royal baby. People seem to be going about their lives, minding their own business, same as ever.
Not that this gulf between what the media say about the Royal Family and what’s really happening out there is anything new. When Will and Kate got married, I kept reading how theirs was a fairy tale romance and how all of us commoners were basking vicariously in their glow. Fairy tale romance? No more so than anyone else’s.
What was so fairy tale-like about it? Was Prince William a frog until Kate kissed him? Or did Kate take a bite of a poisoned apple, fall into a deep sleep and awaken only upon being kissed by William? Did William rush around trying a glass slipper he found lying in the road on the feet of thousands of British girls before he discovered that it fit Kate? How did he get so much time off from his job as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot to try glass slippers on girls’ feet?
Then, it’s not a fairy tale romance. Two people fell in love and got married. Happens all the time.
After that, I began hearing how brides were all running out to have knock-offs of Kate’s wedding dress made for their own weddings. Perhaps my circle is extremely limited, but I didn’t know of any brides behaving like that. I was so not attuned to the details of royal wedding dresses that I planned to attend my own wedding wearing jeans, until my boss averted this major fashion faux pas by declaring in a horrified voice, “You can’t do that!”
After Will and Kate were duly married, there were frequent reports about the outfits Kate wore when she made her public appearances, and how women everywhere were just dying to wear those same outfits. However, I never came across any woman dressed like a British duchess; nor have I heard anyone express aloud a wish to do so. In fact, I would think that those large hats duchesses wear when they are doing duchess-like things, such as attending Wimbledon, would be a significant hazard to one’s fellow passengers on transit.Show your nature beauty with the best formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
The media have simply declared that millions of people believe Kate and Will are living a fairy tale romance. The media want us to believe that there are millions of people whose every atom of consciousness is now supposedly focused on such vital questions as: Will Kate breastfeed the baby? What will the baby be named? What will Kate and Will do when the royal baby gets a royal case of colic?
We only got a respite from this manufactured treacle during Kate’s first trimester, when she was hospitalized due to a really nasty bout of morning sickness. The media broke with tradition then and did not tell us that millions of women wanted to be just as nauseated as Kate was.
As for Kate’s maternity clothes, if any pregnant Calgary women plan to preside at a Trooping the Colour ceremony soon, they should note that when Kate did so last month, she “stepped out in an adorable pink Alexander McQueen coat and matching hat,” according to CBS’s ETOnline.
It is only the media who are whipping up this froth out of empty air. And as a member of the media myself, I can only say with my best royal British accent: “Cor blimey, mates, I feel sorry for you!” Because there is nothing more deadly than covering a big event that is just not happening and gives no indication of when it will occur.
On Saturday, the National Post reported that the journalists who have been staking out the entrance to the hospital wing where Kate is supposed to deliver her baby have gotten so bored after more than a week there, that they are interviewing each other. The accompanying photo shows an army of stepladders, which are used to mark the spots of various media organizations, and in the middle of this aluminum jungle, a man, presumably a journalist, appears absorbed in reading a book.Lace on Point d'Esprit high quality high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
“On Wednesday, they resorted to interviewing each other: the British are interviewing the Americans, the Japanese interviewed the Canadian, and the Canadian interviewed the Germans,” the Post reported.
News media are “spread across three sections of the street, stretching perhaps 200 metres” and “Camera crews and photographers have set up tripods and step-ladders along the curb, using tape to mark off the spots they’ve secured. (They are) anxious not to miss the world’s first glimpse of the royal baby …”
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Villa Park teen rides to raise money
A girl who grew up playing all kinds of sports, Nicole Kramer of Villa Park was 14 when she began having troubles with her back, coordination, balance and breathing. As doctors conducted tests on myriad potential causes, one mentioned to the girl's mother a worst-case scenario of a rare, unlikely and cruel disease called Friedreich's ataxia with the admonition, "Don't go look it up online."
Of course, Kelly Kramer immediately looked up Friedreich's ataxia and was horrified to learn the genetic, neurodegenerative disorder ravages young bodies, often puts patients in wheelchairs and can kill them by early adulthood. That's the diagnosis her daughter received at age 15.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
"The doctor read it off the paper," Nicole Kramer recalls. "My mom knew more about it."
At an age when a bad hair day can devastate some girls, she was "a 15-year-old girl going through regular 15-year-old girl things" when her disorder forced her to confront life-altering disabilities and the prospect of death, her mom remembers.
"I was mad at the world," admits Nicole Kramer, now 19, who says it didn't take her long to change her outlook on life.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
"I don't want to be a sad person," she says, smiling in anticipation of telling this next part of her story.
At last summer's Ride Ataxia bicycle event through the southern suburbs to raise money for medical research through FARA (the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance), the teen volunteered to help with the setup and man a rest stop. She will not be doing that for next Sunday's ride.
"This year, we're very excited because Nicole now has her bike and can ride with us," says Kelly Kramer, explaining how her daughter wrote an essay, gathered letters of recommendation and won a grant through FARA's Ataxian Athlete Initiative that allowed her to get a specially made three-wheel recumbent cycle.
"I've always been an athlete, and I always wanted to do sports," Nicole Kramer says as she pedals her new cycle back into the driveway after a few trips up and down the sidewalk in front of their home. A pothole blocks her path.
"Need help?" her mom asks gently.
"No, I've got this," the daughter says, before making the extra effort to maneuver around the obstacle. The moment provides an apt metaphor for how Nicole Kramer lives her life. She inspired and won the inaugural Warrior Award given to students at Willowbrook High School, where she and her older brother, Alex, graduated. She recently finished her first year at the College of DuPage but still works 20 hours a week in the school's financial aid office. She talks about a wonderful boyfriend she met at college and adds that she is very pumped about the classes she's taking to learn how to drive a car with hand controls. She's busier than ever.
On Tuesday, she'll attend FARA's "Give Back Night!" fundraiser at Outback Steakhouse, 100-28 E. Roosevelt Road in Villa Park. An official sponsor of FARA, Outback Steakhouse will donate 15 percent of patrons' checks to the charity. Wednesday, the Kramers will head to FA Woodstock, a four-day festival on the Hook Family Ranch in LaPorte, Ind., where families (from locations as diverse as Mississippi and France) affected by Friedreich's ataxia gather for fishing, swimming and fun. Sunday morning, she'll be part of the 2nd Annual Ride Ataxia, which starts in Channahon, about 30 miles south of Naperville, and offers courses catered to riders' abilities.
"I could do 4 miles, but I'm shooting for 12," says Nicole Kramer, noting that her mom rode 12 miles last year and plans to do that route again. Her brother and his college buddies once again will tackle the 52-mile route. About two dozen family and friends are raising money for her Cole's Crew riding team.
Nationally, Ride Ataxia has raised about $2 million in donations to FARA, says the ride's founder and director Kyle Bryant, who was diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia at age 17 and remains an avid biker as he nears his 32nd birthday.
"I wanted to do something big with my life, something significant, and FA gave me that opportunity," says Bryant, who has inspired Nicole and a host of other riders.
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Of course, Kelly Kramer immediately looked up Friedreich's ataxia and was horrified to learn the genetic, neurodegenerative disorder ravages young bodies, often puts patients in wheelchairs and can kill them by early adulthood. That's the diagnosis her daughter received at age 15.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
"The doctor read it off the paper," Nicole Kramer recalls. "My mom knew more about it."
At an age when a bad hair day can devastate some girls, she was "a 15-year-old girl going through regular 15-year-old girl things" when her disorder forced her to confront life-altering disabilities and the prospect of death, her mom remembers.
"I was mad at the world," admits Nicole Kramer, now 19, who says it didn't take her long to change her outlook on life.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
"I don't want to be a sad person," she says, smiling in anticipation of telling this next part of her story.
At last summer's Ride Ataxia bicycle event through the southern suburbs to raise money for medical research through FARA (the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance), the teen volunteered to help with the setup and man a rest stop. She will not be doing that for next Sunday's ride.
"This year, we're very excited because Nicole now has her bike and can ride with us," says Kelly Kramer, explaining how her daughter wrote an essay, gathered letters of recommendation and won a grant through FARA's Ataxian Athlete Initiative that allowed her to get a specially made three-wheel recumbent cycle.
"I've always been an athlete, and I always wanted to do sports," Nicole Kramer says as she pedals her new cycle back into the driveway after a few trips up and down the sidewalk in front of their home. A pothole blocks her path.
"Need help?" her mom asks gently.
"No, I've got this," the daughter says, before making the extra effort to maneuver around the obstacle. The moment provides an apt metaphor for how Nicole Kramer lives her life. She inspired and won the inaugural Warrior Award given to students at Willowbrook High School, where she and her older brother, Alex, graduated. She recently finished her first year at the College of DuPage but still works 20 hours a week in the school's financial aid office. She talks about a wonderful boyfriend she met at college and adds that she is very pumped about the classes she's taking to learn how to drive a car with hand controls. She's busier than ever.
On Tuesday, she'll attend FARA's "Give Back Night!" fundraiser at Outback Steakhouse, 100-28 E. Roosevelt Road in Villa Park. An official sponsor of FARA, Outback Steakhouse will donate 15 percent of patrons' checks to the charity. Wednesday, the Kramers will head to FA Woodstock, a four-day festival on the Hook Family Ranch in LaPorte, Ind., where families (from locations as diverse as Mississippi and France) affected by Friedreich's ataxia gather for fishing, swimming and fun. Sunday morning, she'll be part of the 2nd Annual Ride Ataxia, which starts in Channahon, about 30 miles south of Naperville, and offers courses catered to riders' abilities.
"I could do 4 miles, but I'm shooting for 12," says Nicole Kramer, noting that her mom rode 12 miles last year and plans to do that route again. Her brother and his college buddies once again will tackle the 52-mile route. About two dozen family and friends are raising money for her Cole's Crew riding team.
Nationally, Ride Ataxia has raised about $2 million in donations to FARA, says the ride's founder and director Kyle Bryant, who was diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia at age 17 and remains an avid biker as he nears his 32nd birthday.
"I wanted to do something big with my life, something significant, and FA gave me that opportunity," says Bryant, who has inspired Nicole and a host of other riders.
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Hilgemeier Wedding
Briana Elizabeth Robideau and Adam Thomas Hilgemeier were united in marriage at three o’clock in the afternoon. on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Christ United Methodist Church in College Station.
Pastor Doug Lamb of Fannin Terrace Baptist Church in Midland and Reverend Tommy Myrick Associate Pastor at Christ United Methodist Church, officiated the double ring ceremony. Organist James Faith provided music. A reception followed in the Fellowship Hall.
Briana is the daughter of Rob and Melanie Robideau of College Station, She is the granddaughter of David and JoAnn Daniel of Tyler, and the late Robert and Marie Robideau of Constable, New York.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Adam is the son of Greg and Lisa Hilgemeier of Midland. He is the grandson of Mrs. Carol Kunk Breaux of Silsbee,Texas and the late Charles and Valerie Breaux, and of Mrs. Jane Wherry and the late Henry Clarence Hilgemeier of Beaumont.
Serving as maid of honor was Elena Robideau, sister of the bride from College Station. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Britney Kilbourn and Mrs. Shannon Thomas both of Austin. The flower girl was Sophia Pastusek of Dallas, the niece of the groom.
Serving as best man was Jason Hilgemeier, brother of the groom from Midland. Groomsmen were Brett Sherwood and Omar El-Halwagi, both of Houston, Texas. Ushers were Jon Kilbourn of Austin and John Pastusek,of Dallas, the brother in law of the groom.
The bride wore a fit and flare strapless satin gown in ivory with an embellished satin sash. The back of the gown was adorned with satin buttons, as were her shoes. Her attendants wore satin knee length dresses in royal blue.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Briana is a 2007 graduate of A&M Consolidated High School and a 2011 graduate of Texas A&M University with a BA in English She is also a 2013 graduate of Texas Women’s University with a Master’s of Library Science. Adam is a 2007 graduate of Lee High School in Midland, and a 2013 graduate of the University of North Texas with a BA in Linguistics and Technical Communication.
After a honeymoon cruise to Haiti, Jamaica and Cozumel the couple will reside in Denton.
"A lot of what is frustrating about this disease is a lot of things seem out of our control," says Bryant, who began using a wheelchair three years ago when he no longer could walk but still enjoys the freedom that comes with his frequent 100-mile cycle rides. "The control part is very empowering for people."
Currently living in Pennsylvania and participating in a drug trial, Bryant sees hope for a cure. He notes the gene marker for the disorder wasn't discovered until 1996 and research has exploded since then. He figures the next decade could bring effective treatment and maybe a cure for him and others.
"That's the thing that pushes us harder and harder," says Bryant, who plans to attend Tuesday's fundraiser at Outback Steakhouse and FA Woodstock before the July 21 ride. "What drives everyone is the community we've built."
In addition to her family and treatment at the University of Chicago Ataxia Center, Kramer has a core of "really good friends" who support her.
"When I told my friends, they didn't take it well," she says, remembering the tears and disbelief caused by her announcement freshman year of high school. "That was really hard telling them."
A pretty teen who might be 6 feet tall if not for the scoliosis caused by her disorder, Kramer says she's hit many of the milestones for female teens.
"I don't really like dresses, but I did do some of that," she admits, telling stories about going to her prom, her goddaughter Ally's baptism four years ago and a wedding. No longer able to play softball, volleyball or other sports she once enjoyed, Kramer, who notes she still "swims like a fish," has gotten into biking and kayaking. She added a walker to her daily routine four months ago but wasn't using it when she fell and twisted her ankle on Mother's Day.
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Pastor Doug Lamb of Fannin Terrace Baptist Church in Midland and Reverend Tommy Myrick Associate Pastor at Christ United Methodist Church, officiated the double ring ceremony. Organist James Faith provided music. A reception followed in the Fellowship Hall.
Briana is the daughter of Rob and Melanie Robideau of College Station, She is the granddaughter of David and JoAnn Daniel of Tyler, and the late Robert and Marie Robideau of Constable, New York.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Adam is the son of Greg and Lisa Hilgemeier of Midland. He is the grandson of Mrs. Carol Kunk Breaux of Silsbee,Texas and the late Charles and Valerie Breaux, and of Mrs. Jane Wherry and the late Henry Clarence Hilgemeier of Beaumont.
Serving as maid of honor was Elena Robideau, sister of the bride from College Station. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Britney Kilbourn and Mrs. Shannon Thomas both of Austin. The flower girl was Sophia Pastusek of Dallas, the niece of the groom.
Serving as best man was Jason Hilgemeier, brother of the groom from Midland. Groomsmen were Brett Sherwood and Omar El-Halwagi, both of Houston, Texas. Ushers were Jon Kilbourn of Austin and John Pastusek,of Dallas, the brother in law of the groom.
The bride wore a fit and flare strapless satin gown in ivory with an embellished satin sash. The back of the gown was adorned with satin buttons, as were her shoes. Her attendants wore satin knee length dresses in royal blue.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Briana is a 2007 graduate of A&M Consolidated High School and a 2011 graduate of Texas A&M University with a BA in English She is also a 2013 graduate of Texas Women’s University with a Master’s of Library Science. Adam is a 2007 graduate of Lee High School in Midland, and a 2013 graduate of the University of North Texas with a BA in Linguistics and Technical Communication.
After a honeymoon cruise to Haiti, Jamaica and Cozumel the couple will reside in Denton.
"A lot of what is frustrating about this disease is a lot of things seem out of our control," says Bryant, who began using a wheelchair three years ago when he no longer could walk but still enjoys the freedom that comes with his frequent 100-mile cycle rides. "The control part is very empowering for people."
Currently living in Pennsylvania and participating in a drug trial, Bryant sees hope for a cure. He notes the gene marker for the disorder wasn't discovered until 1996 and research has exploded since then. He figures the next decade could bring effective treatment and maybe a cure for him and others.
"That's the thing that pushes us harder and harder," says Bryant, who plans to attend Tuesday's fundraiser at Outback Steakhouse and FA Woodstock before the July 21 ride. "What drives everyone is the community we've built."
In addition to her family and treatment at the University of Chicago Ataxia Center, Kramer has a core of "really good friends" who support her.
"When I told my friends, they didn't take it well," she says, remembering the tears and disbelief caused by her announcement freshman year of high school. "That was really hard telling them."
A pretty teen who might be 6 feet tall if not for the scoliosis caused by her disorder, Kramer says she's hit many of the milestones for female teens.
"I don't really like dresses, but I did do some of that," she admits, telling stories about going to her prom, her goddaughter Ally's baptism four years ago and a wedding. No longer able to play softball, volleyball or other sports she once enjoyed, Kramer, who notes she still "swims like a fish," has gotten into biking and kayaking. She added a walker to her daily routine four months ago but wasn't using it when she fell and twisted her ankle on Mother's Day.
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Business has built by word of mouth
Toronto retailers embrace slow clothing
As H&M, Walmart, Target, Gap and other major international retailers grapple with the moral and technical challenges of producing fast fashion in Bangladesh, a movement to change the way people think about what they wear seems to be inching mainstream.
Call it slow clothing.
Instead of trendy, mass-produced pieces that might not last more than one season, slow clothiers sell classic silhouettes and basics like t-shirts, but in organic, eco-friendly or recycled materials, made locally or sourced ethically.
They work with seamstresses in Toronto, tailors in Haiti and artisans in Bangladesh. And they’re moving further from the niche they used to occupy to reach a larger audience of consumers who are becoming more interested in where their clothes come from and who made them.
Mini mioche, with a flagship store on Queen St. W. that sells organic, made-in-Canada basics for children, opened a second location in April in the Distillery District, one of the city’s hot spots for slow clothing.
The store sells silky-soft clothing for children, from onesies to size six, made of organic cotton sourced in India and woven in an Ontario mill. The t-shirts retail for $25 to $28 depending on size, and are made to be handed down. Although there are new colours every season, they are neutrals that can be mixed, matched and layered.
“We have quite a loyal following,” said Alex Goth, operations manager for the brand, which has an online presence in addition to the two stores in Toronto. The line is sold at some U.S. boutiques.
Demand from moms has spurred the launch a line for women, which includes $45 t-shirts and slim, well-fitting hoodies in similarly soft fabric for $108.
Down the lane and up a flight of stairs, at the showroom for Fashion Takes Action, founded by Toronto mom and eco-fashionista Kelly Drennan, similarly inspired brands have been rounded up for sale.
“People are slowly making the effort to seek out eco items.”
The Fashion Takes Action showroom carries labels including the Azadi Project, which employs artisans in Bangladesh and Pakistan. An A-line skirt, lined with a pattern of printed and embroidered camel silhouettes, sells for $78.
A label called Local Buttons works with tailors in Haiti, recycling fabrics from the second-hand markets in Port-au-Prince. A black Local Buttons vest with a plaid back goes for $63. Sunglasses by a label called Botany, with wooden frames, sell for $110.
The showroom also promotes services like Dye It Black, which will, for a fee, repurpose your clothing by dying it black.
“I think about it more in terms of sustainability. The time has come for something like it,” says Michelle Miller, a Toronto textile designer who launched Dye it Black last year.
She has died jeans and wedding dresses to turn them into cocktail dresses. She uses fixed, commercial-grade dyes that don’t rub off on furniture or other clothes.
Business has built by word of mouth, and is growing every day, she says.
“It’s come a long way since it started,” she says. “There is more of it, which means the price can come down a little bit.”
But she says it’s still harder to find sustainable clothes for work on Bay Street than it is for weekend wear.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women , which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Elizabeth Cline, author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, says that what started as a niche market, with stores like Forever 21 and H&M producing fast fashion, ended up going mainstream, with everyone jockeying for a piece of the lucrative fast-fashion market.
Canada’s Joe Fresh label, owned by Loblaw Companies, was one of those being produced in the building in Bangladesh that collapsed in April, killing more than 1,000 people.
The tragedy horrified many consumers and galvanized retailers. Loblaw Companies was the first and remains the only Canadian signatory to the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord, a legally binding, comprehensive agreement also signed by H&M and other retailers worldwide, aimed at ensuring worker safety in Bangladesh.
Earlier this week, an alliance of North American retailers including Walmart and Target laid out their own plans for better practices in Bangladesh.
People used to save for clothes, build wardrobes around a few quality pieces and update seasonally with a few choice items; that idea is foreign to young shoppers today, according to Cline.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
But sustainable clothing may be changing that again.
Sarra Tang, owner and founder of Hoi Bo, which handcrafts purses and clothes on site, said her intention when she founded the company six years ago was not simply to make a great product. She wanted to make sure that the people who worked with her made a decent living and that she used products that were safe for the environment and her employees.
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As H&M, Walmart, Target, Gap and other major international retailers grapple with the moral and technical challenges of producing fast fashion in Bangladesh, a movement to change the way people think about what they wear seems to be inching mainstream.
Call it slow clothing.
Instead of trendy, mass-produced pieces that might not last more than one season, slow clothiers sell classic silhouettes and basics like t-shirts, but in organic, eco-friendly or recycled materials, made locally or sourced ethically.
They work with seamstresses in Toronto, tailors in Haiti and artisans in Bangladesh. And they’re moving further from the niche they used to occupy to reach a larger audience of consumers who are becoming more interested in where their clothes come from and who made them.
Mini mioche, with a flagship store on Queen St. W. that sells organic, made-in-Canada basics for children, opened a second location in April in the Distillery District, one of the city’s hot spots for slow clothing.
The store sells silky-soft clothing for children, from onesies to size six, made of organic cotton sourced in India and woven in an Ontario mill. The t-shirts retail for $25 to $28 depending on size, and are made to be handed down. Although there are new colours every season, they are neutrals that can be mixed, matched and layered.
“We have quite a loyal following,” said Alex Goth, operations manager for the brand, which has an online presence in addition to the two stores in Toronto. The line is sold at some U.S. boutiques.
Demand from moms has spurred the launch a line for women, which includes $45 t-shirts and slim, well-fitting hoodies in similarly soft fabric for $108.
Down the lane and up a flight of stairs, at the showroom for Fashion Takes Action, founded by Toronto mom and eco-fashionista Kelly Drennan, similarly inspired brands have been rounded up for sale.
“People are slowly making the effort to seek out eco items.”
The Fashion Takes Action showroom carries labels including the Azadi Project, which employs artisans in Bangladesh and Pakistan. An A-line skirt, lined with a pattern of printed and embroidered camel silhouettes, sells for $78.
A label called Local Buttons works with tailors in Haiti, recycling fabrics from the second-hand markets in Port-au-Prince. A black Local Buttons vest with a plaid back goes for $63. Sunglasses by a label called Botany, with wooden frames, sell for $110.
The showroom also promotes services like Dye It Black, which will, for a fee, repurpose your clothing by dying it black.
“I think about it more in terms of sustainability. The time has come for something like it,” says Michelle Miller, a Toronto textile designer who launched Dye it Black last year.
She has died jeans and wedding dresses to turn them into cocktail dresses. She uses fixed, commercial-grade dyes that don’t rub off on furniture or other clothes.
Business has built by word of mouth, and is growing every day, she says.
“It’s come a long way since it started,” she says. “There is more of it, which means the price can come down a little bit.”
But she says it’s still harder to find sustainable clothes for work on Bay Street than it is for weekend wear.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women , which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Elizabeth Cline, author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, says that what started as a niche market, with stores like Forever 21 and H&M producing fast fashion, ended up going mainstream, with everyone jockeying for a piece of the lucrative fast-fashion market.
Canada’s Joe Fresh label, owned by Loblaw Companies, was one of those being produced in the building in Bangladesh that collapsed in April, killing more than 1,000 people.
The tragedy horrified many consumers and galvanized retailers. Loblaw Companies was the first and remains the only Canadian signatory to the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord, a legally binding, comprehensive agreement also signed by H&M and other retailers worldwide, aimed at ensuring worker safety in Bangladesh.
Earlier this week, an alliance of North American retailers including Walmart and Target laid out their own plans for better practices in Bangladesh.
People used to save for clothes, build wardrobes around a few quality pieces and update seasonally with a few choice items; that idea is foreign to young shoppers today, according to Cline.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
But sustainable clothing may be changing that again.
Sarra Tang, owner and founder of Hoi Bo, which handcrafts purses and clothes on site, said her intention when she founded the company six years ago was not simply to make a great product. She wanted to make sure that the people who worked with her made a decent living and that she used products that were safe for the environment and her employees.
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Look online for a wedding dress
Shop owners still unable to employ Saudi women
Only a few shops selling accessories, abayas and dresses have been able to find enough Saudi women to work for them, a Saudi Gazette survey of businesses in the city has revealed.
Almost all shops in a major shopping mall in Jeddah have posters advertising vacancies for Saudi women to work, especially those selling women’s fashion.
Malls and its shops have virtually turned into recruitment offices where posters are placed everywhere advertising for Saudi women to work as administrators, supervisors, brand managers and cashiers.
Speaking to workers at the mall, Saudi Gazette discovered that only a handful of shops managed to recruit Saudi women at the last moment.
A high school graduate who just applied for her first year at college said she joined her new job as a cashier at a women’s accessories shop a few days ago after undergoing one week of intensive training.
Wafa complained of customers who mess up displays and refuse her help when they look at products.
Wafa is working on a contract that is renewed only every three months, something she said calls into question the protection provided to them as cashiers. “I do not think I will last long here, despite the good treatment that I receive from my company.
“I want a stable administrative job with reasonable working hours.” Fawz, a manager at an abaya shop, said that only women managers and deputy mangers have to work two shifts in Ramadan. However, she said cashiers have to work only one shift.
She said: “Though they are asked to work only one shift, many girls work for a couple of days and they just leave.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women , which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Other obstacles for serious women workers include finding transportation and nurseries for children.
Fawz said: “By employing a maid to look after the kids and a driver to drop us at work and back home, we end up with minimum financial benefit.”
Ayman Awad, a Yemeni salesman at a wedding dresses shop, said that the company where he works has seven branches around the Kingdom but none of the branches recruited women.
He said he would remain in his job until a woman replaces him. “Women do not want to work in here. We have placed job announcements at our doors but only a few approach and they do not last,” he said.
Awad added that the business owner told them that if he did not find women to work he would focus his business on something else. Asked about what will he do in the future, he said he would be moved to another department at the company.
“We have been given until the 15th day of Ramadan to find women workers. “If no women are employed then we will be asked by the ministry to close down the shop. “This is a tough rule.”
Your wedding will be one of the best days of your life. You’ve probably been planning your wedding since you were a small child and you could have many grandiose plans for your special day. However, weddings can cost a lot of money and it is very important that your finances are managed. Here are a couple of ways which can help you with managing your wedding finances.
Write a budget
It is vital that you know exactly how much money can be spent on your marriage. When you overspend, you might have to apply for a loan which takes years to pay back. By knowing what your budget is before you begin arranging it, your wedding will be affordable.
Plan extensively
Although you might want to be married soon after your partner has proposed, you could get discounts if you plan your wedding. Venues might offer discounts to those who book months before their special day whereas hotels could allow you to reserve more rooms but at a lower cost when you are booking many at the same time.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Find a trustworthy gardener
Every wedding needs a fantastic flower display. Many people choose local garden companies do this for a low price; some people decide to do a homemade display. Look at wedding florists Belfast for inspiration.
Look online for a wedding dress
You might spend thousands of pounds on a wedding dress. However, many factories in China make wedding dresses for hundreds of pounds. Your perfect dress could be bought online and not at an expensive wedding dress shop which is on the high street.
Design your wedding invites yourself
Wedding invites can cost a lot of money if a professional company designs and makes them. You could make wedding invites yourself by using materials from a ‘pound shop’. Not only can you save a lot of money but your wedding invites will have a personal touch.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Only a few shops selling accessories, abayas and dresses have been able to find enough Saudi women to work for them, a Saudi Gazette survey of businesses in the city has revealed.
Almost all shops in a major shopping mall in Jeddah have posters advertising vacancies for Saudi women to work, especially those selling women’s fashion.
Malls and its shops have virtually turned into recruitment offices where posters are placed everywhere advertising for Saudi women to work as administrators, supervisors, brand managers and cashiers.
Speaking to workers at the mall, Saudi Gazette discovered that only a handful of shops managed to recruit Saudi women at the last moment.
A high school graduate who just applied for her first year at college said she joined her new job as a cashier at a women’s accessories shop a few days ago after undergoing one week of intensive training.
Wafa complained of customers who mess up displays and refuse her help when they look at products.
Wafa is working on a contract that is renewed only every three months, something she said calls into question the protection provided to them as cashiers. “I do not think I will last long here, despite the good treatment that I receive from my company.
“I want a stable administrative job with reasonable working hours.” Fawz, a manager at an abaya shop, said that only women managers and deputy mangers have to work two shifts in Ramadan. However, she said cashiers have to work only one shift.
She said: “Though they are asked to work only one shift, many girls work for a couple of days and they just leave.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women , which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Other obstacles for serious women workers include finding transportation and nurseries for children.
Fawz said: “By employing a maid to look after the kids and a driver to drop us at work and back home, we end up with minimum financial benefit.”
Ayman Awad, a Yemeni salesman at a wedding dresses shop, said that the company where he works has seven branches around the Kingdom but none of the branches recruited women.
He said he would remain in his job until a woman replaces him. “Women do not want to work in here. We have placed job announcements at our doors but only a few approach and they do not last,” he said.
Awad added that the business owner told them that if he did not find women to work he would focus his business on something else. Asked about what will he do in the future, he said he would be moved to another department at the company.
“We have been given until the 15th day of Ramadan to find women workers. “If no women are employed then we will be asked by the ministry to close down the shop. “This is a tough rule.”
Your wedding will be one of the best days of your life. You’ve probably been planning your wedding since you were a small child and you could have many grandiose plans for your special day. However, weddings can cost a lot of money and it is very important that your finances are managed. Here are a couple of ways which can help you with managing your wedding finances.
Write a budget
It is vital that you know exactly how much money can be spent on your marriage. When you overspend, you might have to apply for a loan which takes years to pay back. By knowing what your budget is before you begin arranging it, your wedding will be affordable.
Plan extensively
Although you might want to be married soon after your partner has proposed, you could get discounts if you plan your wedding. Venues might offer discounts to those who book months before their special day whereas hotels could allow you to reserve more rooms but at a lower cost when you are booking many at the same time.Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Find a trustworthy gardener
Every wedding needs a fantastic flower display. Many people choose local garden companies do this for a low price; some people decide to do a homemade display. Look at wedding florists Belfast for inspiration.
Look online for a wedding dress
You might spend thousands of pounds on a wedding dress. However, many factories in China make wedding dresses for hundreds of pounds. Your perfect dress could be bought online and not at an expensive wedding dress shop which is on the high street.
Design your wedding invites yourself
Wedding invites can cost a lot of money if a professional company designs and makes them. You could make wedding invites yourself by using materials from a ‘pound shop’. Not only can you save a lot of money but your wedding invites will have a personal touch.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
The relationship expert and author of BE FEARLESS
‘North Colorado’ secession plans cool off in favor of a redistricting proposal
Representatives of 10 Colorado counties that have banded together with the idea of forming the country’s 51st state backed away from that idea Monday in favor of a new proposal that, if successful, would keep the 38th state intact but greatly increase rural areas’ clout in Denver.
Randy Schafer, the Phillips County administrator, laid out a plan for amending the state constitution so that Colorado’s counties would each be represented by a state senator or representative.
Currently, both types of legislators represent population-based districts, meaning that most of them come from the urban corridor along the Front Range. Only a handful represents the vast rural areas that have made headlines recently with plans to secede and form the new state of “North Colorado,” meaning they’re always outnumbered by their urban counterparts.
Schafer said changing the state constitution to require that each county have a representative at the state legislature in one of the chambers would make it more like the U.S. Congress, in which each state has two senators, regardless of its population or area.
“It would give every county a voice, regardless of our size or our political makeup,” he said. “We thought this was a pretty neat concept when we first came across it.”
So did many of the county commissioners who first heard the plan Monday. Speaking in turn, many seemed relieved to have an alternative to secession. Some said they wouldn’t put a secession vote onto their ballots unless their constituents petitioned for it. Others said that even if a vote were held, it might not pass in their jurisdictions.
And others said that the myriad details of forming a new state — including negotiating water agreements and setting up educational facilities and transportation infrastructure — were intimidating.
“Everybody in rural Colorado is frustrated with the state,” said Morgan County Commissioner Brian McCracken. “But there’s a lot more to be considered than just getting it on the ballot. That’s just the very first step. There’s a lot more to look at [in terms of] how things are going to work.”
"These gays clients are masterful at compartmentalisation. They are very skilled at separating various parts of their lives: husband, father, secret lover, etc.
"This behaviour is the epitome of selfishness. They're getting their needs met at the expense of their marriage, commitment and, of course, putting their partner's health in great danger."Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
The relationship expert and author of BE FEARLESS: Change Your Life in 28 Days said it was hard to estimate how many men or women in the general population are cheating in this fashion.
"I will say though, it is much more common than people think. I always warn my female friends to be careful because no matter how straight you think your man is, you never truly know what might be going on in his head and what he is up to when you're not together," he said.
"The signs and symptoms that this might be happening are similar to those of anyone stepping out of a marriage: the partner is anxious, secretive, seems stressed, and despondent.
"Also, if you see changes such as how he dresses or if he cares more about his appearance than he used to. These could all be signs that he is cheating in general."
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Representatives of 10 Colorado counties that have banded together with the idea of forming the country’s 51st state backed away from that idea Monday in favor of a new proposal that, if successful, would keep the 38th state intact but greatly increase rural areas’ clout in Denver.
Randy Schafer, the Phillips County administrator, laid out a plan for amending the state constitution so that Colorado’s counties would each be represented by a state senator or representative.
Currently, both types of legislators represent population-based districts, meaning that most of them come from the urban corridor along the Front Range. Only a handful represents the vast rural areas that have made headlines recently with plans to secede and form the new state of “North Colorado,” meaning they’re always outnumbered by their urban counterparts.
Schafer said changing the state constitution to require that each county have a representative at the state legislature in one of the chambers would make it more like the U.S. Congress, in which each state has two senators, regardless of its population or area.
“It would give every county a voice, regardless of our size or our political makeup,” he said. “We thought this was a pretty neat concept when we first came across it.”
So did many of the county commissioners who first heard the plan Monday. Speaking in turn, many seemed relieved to have an alternative to secession. Some said they wouldn’t put a secession vote onto their ballots unless their constituents petitioned for it. Others said that even if a vote were held, it might not pass in their jurisdictions.
And others said that the myriad details of forming a new state — including negotiating water agreements and setting up educational facilities and transportation infrastructure — were intimidating.
“Everybody in rural Colorado is frustrated with the state,” said Morgan County Commissioner Brian McCracken. “But there’s a lot more to be considered than just getting it on the ballot. That’s just the very first step. There’s a lot more to look at [in terms of] how things are going to work.”
"These gays clients are masterful at compartmentalisation. They are very skilled at separating various parts of their lives: husband, father, secret lover, etc.
"This behaviour is the epitome of selfishness. They're getting their needs met at the expense of their marriage, commitment and, of course, putting their partner's health in great danger."Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
The relationship expert and author of BE FEARLESS: Change Your Life in 28 Days said it was hard to estimate how many men or women in the general population are cheating in this fashion.
"I will say though, it is much more common than people think. I always warn my female friends to be careful because no matter how straight you think your man is, you never truly know what might be going on in his head and what he is up to when you're not together," he said.
"The signs and symptoms that this might be happening are similar to those of anyone stepping out of a marriage: the partner is anxious, secretive, seems stressed, and despondent.
"Also, if you see changes such as how he dresses or if he cares more about his appearance than he used to. These could all be signs that he is cheating in general."
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Ruth was a great listener and played countless hands
Ruth Ermish
Ruth Ermish, a quiet, yet fun-loving wife, mother and grandmother who was devoted to all she loved, died Thursday at Kingston Care Center in Sylvania. She was 97. Ruth grew up on Blaine Avenue in a tight-knit Toledo neighborhood (later lost to Interstate 475) with her parents Mary and Alois Yeager and her two sisters. She attended Auburndale School graduated from Scott High School and soon landed a job at Willys-Overland, where she worked as a secretary and stenographer until the birth of her daughter, Kathleen. She went back to work when Kathy was 10, first at Lamson’s department store at the Colony and then at Hoskin’s shoe store. There, she helped fit children, many of them polio victims who needed orthopedic shoes, in new shoes in a career that lasted more than 25 years.
It was not unusual for customers to recognize her decades later – and she always remembered them. Ruth met her husband, Del Ermish, during a circle dance at a weekly dance lesson. They married in 1939 and spent many of their Saturday nights during their 57-year marriage at dances, often sponsored by the Masons or the Shrine. She did not seek the spotlight, though on rare occasions found herself in it, like in 1941, when she jumped from the kitchen window of her and Del’s burning apartment and was pictured in the Blade that afternoon in a robe borrowed from a neighbor. She was a whiz of a seamstress and made beautiful dresses for her daughter, hunting shirts for Del and Halloween costumes for her grandsons. She canned all sorts of fruits and vegetables from the garden and orchard maintained by Del at their home in Erie and was famous within the family for her spiced peaches and pumpkin pie.
Ruth was a great listener and played countless hands of cards with her grandsons (especially the rummy game she called telefungi) while serving Boston coolers, scrambled egg sandwiches, bratwurst from Kilgus Meats, her special molasses bars or chocolate-covered raisins. She always agreed to their requests to roam the basement at her and Del’s home in Temperance to play the old Zenith shortwave radio and marvel at her grandfather’s wine press, the duck feet Del (an avid duck hunter) nailed to a basement beam or any number of other treasures. As a member of the Ladies’ Oriental Shrine she played the glockenspiel with Musiqa and sang many years in the chorus.
She and Del traveled often with the Shrine both for fun and to perform. She bowled on Shrine teams for many years. Seventy years after reading it, she could recite extensive details of Les Miserables and many other classics. She lived a full life and was in good health until the last few years, traveling to Idaho for her grandson’s wedding when she was 92. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Delbert C.
Ermish, brother Paul Yeager (who died in infancy), sister Marguerite Yeager and son-in-law Richard A. Brunt. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Brunt of Lambertville; sister Lois Ridley of Dallas, Tex., grandsons Christopher Brunt (Jenelle Williams) of Bloomfield Hills, and Jonathan Brunt (Adrian Rogers) of Spokane, Wash.; great-grandchildren Jack Brunt, Molly Brunt and Hazel Rogers-Brunt; and special nephew Tom Bollin of Minneapolis.
Ms Fletcher said there were sometimes signs that one partner was struggling with their sexuality.
"Some of the signs are things that might tell you someone's having an affair such as unexplained absences, being with one particular person a lot more and very close relationships with other people of the same sex which seem more than just friendships," she said.
"Everybody can (have fetishes) so I wouldn't say that's not necessarily a sign of homosexuality ... I've seen just as many heterosexual men come undone from (excessive porn use) as homosexual men.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
"If the sex life within the relationship is not satisfying or stimulating (for the sexually conflicted partner) and you're thinking about what would make it better and the thing that comes to you is that you actually want to be with someone of my own sex, well there's your answer."
New York psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert said about 3 per cent of his clients were homosexuals living in heterosexual relationships.
He said they were mostly men aged from their late 20s to 50s.
"Denial is how they cope. They might come up with explanations such as: 'I was drunk' or 'it's just a one time occurrence' or 'it's just physical so it isn't cheating'.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Ruth Ermish, a quiet, yet fun-loving wife, mother and grandmother who was devoted to all she loved, died Thursday at Kingston Care Center in Sylvania. She was 97. Ruth grew up on Blaine Avenue in a tight-knit Toledo neighborhood (later lost to Interstate 475) with her parents Mary and Alois Yeager and her two sisters. She attended Auburndale School graduated from Scott High School and soon landed a job at Willys-Overland, where she worked as a secretary and stenographer until the birth of her daughter, Kathleen. She went back to work when Kathy was 10, first at Lamson’s department store at the Colony and then at Hoskin’s shoe store. There, she helped fit children, many of them polio victims who needed orthopedic shoes, in new shoes in a career that lasted more than 25 years.
It was not unusual for customers to recognize her decades later – and she always remembered them. Ruth met her husband, Del Ermish, during a circle dance at a weekly dance lesson. They married in 1939 and spent many of their Saturday nights during their 57-year marriage at dances, often sponsored by the Masons or the Shrine. She did not seek the spotlight, though on rare occasions found herself in it, like in 1941, when she jumped from the kitchen window of her and Del’s burning apartment and was pictured in the Blade that afternoon in a robe borrowed from a neighbor. She was a whiz of a seamstress and made beautiful dresses for her daughter, hunting shirts for Del and Halloween costumes for her grandsons. She canned all sorts of fruits and vegetables from the garden and orchard maintained by Del at their home in Erie and was famous within the family for her spiced peaches and pumpkin pie.
Ruth was a great listener and played countless hands of cards with her grandsons (especially the rummy game she called telefungi) while serving Boston coolers, scrambled egg sandwiches, bratwurst from Kilgus Meats, her special molasses bars or chocolate-covered raisins. She always agreed to their requests to roam the basement at her and Del’s home in Temperance to play the old Zenith shortwave radio and marvel at her grandfather’s wine press, the duck feet Del (an avid duck hunter) nailed to a basement beam or any number of other treasures. As a member of the Ladies’ Oriental Shrine she played the glockenspiel with Musiqa and sang many years in the chorus.
She and Del traveled often with the Shrine both for fun and to perform. She bowled on Shrine teams for many years. Seventy years after reading it, she could recite extensive details of Les Miserables and many other classics. She lived a full life and was in good health until the last few years, traveling to Idaho for her grandson’s wedding when she was 92. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Delbert C.
Ermish, brother Paul Yeager (who died in infancy), sister Marguerite Yeager and son-in-law Richard A. Brunt. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Brunt of Lambertville; sister Lois Ridley of Dallas, Tex., grandsons Christopher Brunt (Jenelle Williams) of Bloomfield Hills, and Jonathan Brunt (Adrian Rogers) of Spokane, Wash.; great-grandchildren Jack Brunt, Molly Brunt and Hazel Rogers-Brunt; and special nephew Tom Bollin of Minneapolis.
Ms Fletcher said there were sometimes signs that one partner was struggling with their sexuality.
"Some of the signs are things that might tell you someone's having an affair such as unexplained absences, being with one particular person a lot more and very close relationships with other people of the same sex which seem more than just friendships," she said.
"Everybody can (have fetishes) so I wouldn't say that's not necessarily a sign of homosexuality ... I've seen just as many heterosexual men come undone from (excessive porn use) as homosexual men.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
"If the sex life within the relationship is not satisfying or stimulating (for the sexually conflicted partner) and you're thinking about what would make it better and the thing that comes to you is that you actually want to be with someone of my own sex, well there's your answer."
New York psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert said about 3 per cent of his clients were homosexuals living in heterosexual relationships.
He said they were mostly men aged from their late 20s to 50s.
"Denial is how they cope. They might come up with explanations such as: 'I was drunk' or 'it's just a one time occurrence' or 'it's just physical so it isn't cheating'.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
The number of people who pick up the phone
Former fiancee says NBA's Jason Collins kept her in the dark
Carolyn Moos says she had no idea why the NBA veteran called off their engagement in 2009 until a Sports Illustrated article published in April named Collins as the first active athlete to come out as gay in the major sports.
In a piece titled "Jason Collins Is My Ex-Fiancé And I Had No Idea He Was Gay", Moos told US Cosmopolitan that she was frustrated the Washington Wizards player had ignored her since the Sports Illustrated story came out.
"A month before I was set to marry the man I loved, he called off the wedding. I had no idea why," Moos said in the August issue of magazine.
"He and I had been together for eight years. We had planned to have children, build a family. Nearly four years later, I got my answer.
"Jason told me he's gay over the phone on a Monday morning in April, the same day the magazine hit newsstands. However, he didn't mention the article - that came as a surprise when I heard about it from a friend."
NBA centre Jason Collins came out in April, becoming the first openly gay active player in major sports. Picture: Getty Images.
In July 2009 Collins had told Moos, a former USA basketballer, that he was "just not sure" about their relationship and cancelled their wedding.
"There were no tangible reasons, no explanations," she said.
"During all the years I had known him, I never would have guessed that he would come out as gay.
"I wish he could have been honest with me years ago. I feel like there are two Jason's now - the man I fell in love with and the man I'm trying so hard to understand. He's being hailed as a pioneer, but I believe true heroism is a result of being honest with yourself and with those you love."
Experts say finding out your partner is gay can feel like a double betrayal.
Lyn Fletcher from Relationships Australia said being cheated on with a member of the opposite sex was highly traumatic.
"It can be a huge shock to the other partner. They will be the ones who feel that they've been living a lie," she said.
"The person who's coming out often has inklings of that well before they come out so they've had time to adjust to it. The person on the receiving end hasn't.
"They might suspect it at times ... the same way that you might when your partner's having an affair but it depends on the age group and how aware they may be that it's even a possibility."
The relationship educator of 25 years said the discovery was like a "double whammy".
"It's a betrayal of trust and of the commitment in the relationship but it's also a betrayal of who you thought that person was," she said.
"It's a huge issue and goes to the heart of who you are as a person. It challenges your own identity. For men it challenges their virility.
"A lot of women think 'I failed him in some way and not given him what he needs'. They can sometimes feel they caused it in some way and they feel they're to blame for it. They need to recognise that they're never going to be able to satisfy them."
Wedding cake topper and flowers
While there is no Australian research to show how often heterosexual relationships break down due to homosexuality, Ms Fletcher said she had counselled countless couples where one partner was conflicted about their sexuality.
"I've counselled couples like this and I've had friends who've gone through it," she said.
"In my years of counselling I've come across it often enough that it doesn't make me bat an eyelid to talk about it or counsel somebody in that situation. It's common enough."
Ms Fletcher said she saw such separations more often in mature-aged couples.
"I think the likelihood for it to occur is greater in mature-aged couples than for younger people where being homosexual is far more socially acceptable than it was 30 years ago."
"Up until the 90s there was probably a certain percentage of the population who ... went into heterosexual relationships trying to suppress the part of themselves that was actually attracted to someone of the same sex."
Twenty10 managing director Rebecca Reynolds said their gay and lesbian counselling service commonly fielded calls from confused people in heterosexual relationships.
"They would have had mostly heterosexual relationships up until that point in time," she said.
"When someone starts questioning their sexuality and they're in a committed relationship, there's often a whole heap of love there. (The relationship) is usually built over many years of shared experiences and friendship and sexuality is just one part of that."Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Ms Reynolds said there was still a lot of secrecy surrounding sexuality.
"The number of people who pick up the phone and ask for assistance is so small compared to those who don't talk or do anything about it due to that stigma," she said.
"There are feelings of guilt and betrayal towards their partner if they're in a heterosexual relationship but also towards themselves.
"We get a lot of phone calls from people who are questioning their sexuality and those who have someone say to them 'I'm attracted to someone of the same sex as me so I don't know what this means for our relationship'."
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Carolyn Moos says she had no idea why the NBA veteran called off their engagement in 2009 until a Sports Illustrated article published in April named Collins as the first active athlete to come out as gay in the major sports.
In a piece titled "Jason Collins Is My Ex-Fiancé And I Had No Idea He Was Gay", Moos told US Cosmopolitan that she was frustrated the Washington Wizards player had ignored her since the Sports Illustrated story came out.
"A month before I was set to marry the man I loved, he called off the wedding. I had no idea why," Moos said in the August issue of magazine.
"He and I had been together for eight years. We had planned to have children, build a family. Nearly four years later, I got my answer.
"Jason told me he's gay over the phone on a Monday morning in April, the same day the magazine hit newsstands. However, he didn't mention the article - that came as a surprise when I heard about it from a friend."
NBA centre Jason Collins came out in April, becoming the first openly gay active player in major sports. Picture: Getty Images.
In July 2009 Collins had told Moos, a former USA basketballer, that he was "just not sure" about their relationship and cancelled their wedding.
"There were no tangible reasons, no explanations," she said.
"During all the years I had known him, I never would have guessed that he would come out as gay.
"I wish he could have been honest with me years ago. I feel like there are two Jason's now - the man I fell in love with and the man I'm trying so hard to understand. He's being hailed as a pioneer, but I believe true heroism is a result of being honest with yourself and with those you love."
Experts say finding out your partner is gay can feel like a double betrayal.
Lyn Fletcher from Relationships Australia said being cheated on with a member of the opposite sex was highly traumatic.
"It can be a huge shock to the other partner. They will be the ones who feel that they've been living a lie," she said.
"The person who's coming out often has inklings of that well before they come out so they've had time to adjust to it. The person on the receiving end hasn't.
"They might suspect it at times ... the same way that you might when your partner's having an affair but it depends on the age group and how aware they may be that it's even a possibility."
The relationship educator of 25 years said the discovery was like a "double whammy".
"It's a betrayal of trust and of the commitment in the relationship but it's also a betrayal of who you thought that person was," she said.
"It's a huge issue and goes to the heart of who you are as a person. It challenges your own identity. For men it challenges their virility.
"A lot of women think 'I failed him in some way and not given him what he needs'. They can sometimes feel they caused it in some way and they feel they're to blame for it. They need to recognise that they're never going to be able to satisfy them."
Wedding cake topper and flowers
While there is no Australian research to show how often heterosexual relationships break down due to homosexuality, Ms Fletcher said she had counselled countless couples where one partner was conflicted about their sexuality.
"I've counselled couples like this and I've had friends who've gone through it," she said.
"In my years of counselling I've come across it often enough that it doesn't make me bat an eyelid to talk about it or counsel somebody in that situation. It's common enough."
Ms Fletcher said she saw such separations more often in mature-aged couples.
"I think the likelihood for it to occur is greater in mature-aged couples than for younger people where being homosexual is far more socially acceptable than it was 30 years ago."
"Up until the 90s there was probably a certain percentage of the population who ... went into heterosexual relationships trying to suppress the part of themselves that was actually attracted to someone of the same sex."
Twenty10 managing director Rebecca Reynolds said their gay and lesbian counselling service commonly fielded calls from confused people in heterosexual relationships.
"They would have had mostly heterosexual relationships up until that point in time," she said.
"When someone starts questioning their sexuality and they're in a committed relationship, there's often a whole heap of love there. (The relationship) is usually built over many years of shared experiences and friendship and sexuality is just one part of that."Lace on Point d'Esprit high neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
Ms Reynolds said there was still a lot of secrecy surrounding sexuality.
"The number of people who pick up the phone and ask for assistance is so small compared to those who don't talk or do anything about it due to that stigma," she said.
"There are feelings of guilt and betrayal towards their partner if they're in a heterosexual relationship but also towards themselves.
"We get a lot of phone calls from people who are questioning their sexuality and those who have someone say to them 'I'm attracted to someone of the same sex as me so I don't know what this means for our relationship'."
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Sunday, July 7, 2013
The suspension itself on a global society is an infringement
Outspoken Pastor and the General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly,
Pastor Tunde Bakare who was once a member of the church condemned the
punishment meted out by the church, describing it as wicked. Said Pastor
Bakare: “I personally did not see what they have done wrong. A man is
entitled to his own authority in his own home.1st Peter Chapter 3. A
wife should dress to please the husband and not the members of the
church or public. It’s sheer wickedness to the couple, they should leave
them to enjoy their honeymoon. They should not squeeze them to the
modus operandi of a particular organization. I did not see anything
wrong in the wedding. The bride was not naked or dressed inappropriately
and the groom didn’t. Esther the queen was beautifully dressed in the
bible to gain the king’s attention. They should not make mountain out of
a molehill. I was in the Deeper Life Bible Church for five years and
nobody compelled me to dress the way I dressed. My wife was with me in
the church though we weren’t married then. She wears earrings and
dresses nicely. All this talk about this couple should stop.”
In the same vein, a leader of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Osun State and General Overseer of the Royal Family Life Ministry, Pastor Sam Segun-Progress described the suspension of John Kumuyi and his wife from the church as a wrong decision taken by the leadership as capable of sending wrong signals about Christianity to the public, especially non-Christians.
He said: “dressing in any way does not affect the faith of any individual. Putting on earrings and making up do not by any way mean sinful acts. It’s not against Christian faith to dress the way the woman dressed. But it was actually against the doctrine of Deeper Life Bible Church, and since the church is not the Kingdom of God, the couple should be allowed to do that which pleases them and their belief.”
According to him, the Bible states clearly that, “there is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus,” adding, “for any church leader to condemn a member contravenes the standard of the scripture, which is the symbol of our Christian faith. The doctrine of any church has nothing to do with the kingdom of God. Every individual should be allowed to do that which pleases his faith,” he added.
The Osogbo-based Christian leader who noted that the church should be a rehabilitation centre, said “I would have appreciated it better if this affected couple were just disciplined within the church and were not suspended,” saying that the suspension of the two notable members of the church was capable of sending them out of the church and Christianity totally.”
According to him, “all I can deduce from what happened in the Deeper Life Bible Church is hypocrisy and this is not too good for our churches and the church leaders. I will urge the leadership of Deeper Life Bible Church to read the book of Exodus and see what God says about hypocrisy. The development in the church was a bad omen for the body of Christ and did not portray the church well before the public, especially the non-Christians.”
The Pentecostal preacher maintained that, “It is the wish of God that everybody comes to repentance. Jesus Christ during his eventful ministry on earth did not send anybody away. Even sinners ate with him and he did not condemn them. Why should we now suspend people and send them out of the church for an act which was merely against the doctrine of the church and which no one can prove was against the kingdom of God? Is any Church the kingdom of God? Or can anyone assume the position of God?”
He urged Christian leaders to live above hypocrisy and allow the spirit of God to direct them in their dealings with fellow human beings, even as he called for genuine acts, saying, “God cannot be mocked and God cannot be deceived by anyone.” He counseled Nigerian leaders to learn from the development in the church and serve with genuine hearts, saying the country needs genuine and purpose-driven leaders in a time like this.
Corroborating the views of Pastor Progress, a leader of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Osun State, Apostle Durodola Michael expressed worry about the development in the Deeper Life Bible Church and declared that the decision of the leadership of the church was not only harsh but contradicts Christian faith, which he said places premium on repentance.
He said “the leadership of the church should have forgiven the couple who after realizing their mistakes tendered an unreserved apology to them. Christianity teaches us forgiveness and one of the tenets of the Christian faith is forgiveness. The couple after apologizing to the leadership of the church needed not be punished again if the church will follow the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ.”Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
According to him, “the only area where I noticed that the church leadership erred was their lack of forgiving spirit. It was reported that the couple apologized and that should have been the end if the church would go by the teaching of Christ. The action of the church was capable of sending the couple out of the church system.”
He noted that the doctrinal practice of the church might not stand the test of time considering developments in the world and the expansion in the church, especially its location in most western countries now.
“The church cannot continue with its practice. I don’t think the practice can last. Before now, it was a sin for members of the church to have televisions in their houses, but today they don’t only have them, but the General Superintendent of the church even ministers via the television to his members and others across the world. So, such practice can’t last.
For Mr Tony Okafor, Chairman, Law Students Forum, Anambra State, “the world has grown beyond a period when somebody will hold one to the traditions of one’s father. People should be allowed to exercise their freedom without any form of chains or handcuff. It’s natural that after parental tutelage, the child should be allowed to exercise his or her right upon growing up.
“The constitution of this country is very clear that everyone has freedom of religion; it is a fundamental right that cannot be derogated by anybody, including parents. So I think Kumuyi and his church should allow the young couple exercise this rights as enshrined under Section 38 of the Nigeria Constitution.
The lesson for the leadership of the church is that there is a limit within which you can put people in a cage and expect them to be quiet all the time.”
Apostle Lawrence Achudume of Victory Life Bible Church, Abeokuta said the development reveals that some things some churches are holding on to are no longer relevant. He said “I was once in the Deeper Life many years ago. I know some of them are no longer practicable in the 21st century. For the son of General Superintendent who was raised in Pastor Kumuyi’s house and the girl in question who is the daughter of another General Superintendent of the church in Jamaica, to come and negate the rules shows that something is wrong with the doctrines they are enforcing. The couple can’t claim to be ignorant of the doctrines of their father’s church. The couple can’t claim that they have not seen how those who have married before them in the church did. The lesson I want the leadership of the church to learn from this is that they should not go ahead preaching or forcing things their children or congregation can’t follow. The world is changing.”
“The suspension itself on a global society is an infringement on their fundamental human rights. The couple has apologized openly; why the suspension? Will the suspension rewind or cancel the wedding if the church had been silent on it? The couple deliberately wanted to do what they did, and they have done it. By their pedigree, they knew the rule and they deliberately broke the rule. It’s also a lesson to Nigerian parents. We should not be too rigid or harsh on our children; we should give them an element of freedom, because time is changing from the time we were born.”
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In the same vein, a leader of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Osun State and General Overseer of the Royal Family Life Ministry, Pastor Sam Segun-Progress described the suspension of John Kumuyi and his wife from the church as a wrong decision taken by the leadership as capable of sending wrong signals about Christianity to the public, especially non-Christians.
He said: “dressing in any way does not affect the faith of any individual. Putting on earrings and making up do not by any way mean sinful acts. It’s not against Christian faith to dress the way the woman dressed. But it was actually against the doctrine of Deeper Life Bible Church, and since the church is not the Kingdom of God, the couple should be allowed to do that which pleases them and their belief.”
According to him, the Bible states clearly that, “there is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus,” adding, “for any church leader to condemn a member contravenes the standard of the scripture, which is the symbol of our Christian faith. The doctrine of any church has nothing to do with the kingdom of God. Every individual should be allowed to do that which pleases his faith,” he added.
The Osogbo-based Christian leader who noted that the church should be a rehabilitation centre, said “I would have appreciated it better if this affected couple were just disciplined within the church and were not suspended,” saying that the suspension of the two notable members of the church was capable of sending them out of the church and Christianity totally.”
According to him, “all I can deduce from what happened in the Deeper Life Bible Church is hypocrisy and this is not too good for our churches and the church leaders. I will urge the leadership of Deeper Life Bible Church to read the book of Exodus and see what God says about hypocrisy. The development in the church was a bad omen for the body of Christ and did not portray the church well before the public, especially the non-Christians.”
The Pentecostal preacher maintained that, “It is the wish of God that everybody comes to repentance. Jesus Christ during his eventful ministry on earth did not send anybody away. Even sinners ate with him and he did not condemn them. Why should we now suspend people and send them out of the church for an act which was merely against the doctrine of the church and which no one can prove was against the kingdom of God? Is any Church the kingdom of God? Or can anyone assume the position of God?”
He urged Christian leaders to live above hypocrisy and allow the spirit of God to direct them in their dealings with fellow human beings, even as he called for genuine acts, saying, “God cannot be mocked and God cannot be deceived by anyone.” He counseled Nigerian leaders to learn from the development in the church and serve with genuine hearts, saying the country needs genuine and purpose-driven leaders in a time like this.
Corroborating the views of Pastor Progress, a leader of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Osun State, Apostle Durodola Michael expressed worry about the development in the Deeper Life Bible Church and declared that the decision of the leadership of the church was not only harsh but contradicts Christian faith, which he said places premium on repentance.
He said “the leadership of the church should have forgiven the couple who after realizing their mistakes tendered an unreserved apology to them. Christianity teaches us forgiveness and one of the tenets of the Christian faith is forgiveness. The couple after apologizing to the leadership of the church needed not be punished again if the church will follow the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ.”Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
According to him, “the only area where I noticed that the church leadership erred was their lack of forgiving spirit. It was reported that the couple apologized and that should have been the end if the church would go by the teaching of Christ. The action of the church was capable of sending the couple out of the church system.”
He noted that the doctrinal practice of the church might not stand the test of time considering developments in the world and the expansion in the church, especially its location in most western countries now.
“The church cannot continue with its practice. I don’t think the practice can last. Before now, it was a sin for members of the church to have televisions in their houses, but today they don’t only have them, but the General Superintendent of the church even ministers via the television to his members and others across the world. So, such practice can’t last.
For Mr Tony Okafor, Chairman, Law Students Forum, Anambra State, “the world has grown beyond a period when somebody will hold one to the traditions of one’s father. People should be allowed to exercise their freedom without any form of chains or handcuff. It’s natural that after parental tutelage, the child should be allowed to exercise his or her right upon growing up.
“The constitution of this country is very clear that everyone has freedom of religion; it is a fundamental right that cannot be derogated by anybody, including parents. So I think Kumuyi and his church should allow the young couple exercise this rights as enshrined under Section 38 of the Nigeria Constitution.
The lesson for the leadership of the church is that there is a limit within which you can put people in a cage and expect them to be quiet all the time.”
Apostle Lawrence Achudume of Victory Life Bible Church, Abeokuta said the development reveals that some things some churches are holding on to are no longer relevant. He said “I was once in the Deeper Life many years ago. I know some of them are no longer practicable in the 21st century. For the son of General Superintendent who was raised in Pastor Kumuyi’s house and the girl in question who is the daughter of another General Superintendent of the church in Jamaica, to come and negate the rules shows that something is wrong with the doctrines they are enforcing. The couple can’t claim to be ignorant of the doctrines of their father’s church. The couple can’t claim that they have not seen how those who have married before them in the church did. The lesson I want the leadership of the church to learn from this is that they should not go ahead preaching or forcing things their children or congregation can’t follow. The world is changing.”
“The suspension itself on a global society is an infringement on their fundamental human rights. The couple has apologized openly; why the suspension? Will the suspension rewind or cancel the wedding if the church had been silent on it? The couple deliberately wanted to do what they did, and they have done it. By their pedigree, they knew the rule and they deliberately broke the rule. It’s also a lesson to Nigerian parents. We should not be too rigid or harsh on our children; we should give them an element of freedom, because time is changing from the time we were born.”
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There are others who say that before the advent of shampoo
Wedding day attire has changed in many ways, but one component of
getting dressed up for a wedding that has withstood the test of time is
the wearing of a wedding veil.
Though many brides know it is tradition to wear a bridal veil, many do not understand why. Here is a look at the history behind the veil and why it is continued to be worn today.
The veil and the bouquet that a bride carries may predate the wearing of white. Although there is no definitive reason for the wearing of a veil, many surmise it has to do with ancient Greeks and Romans' fear of evil spirits and demons. In fact, this is where many of the bridal traditions actually come from, including bridesmaids wearing similar dresses in order to serve as decoys for the bride. In an effort to frighten away or disguise the bride from evil spirits, brides-to-be were dressed in brightly colored fabrics like red and obscured by a veil. But in many cases, the veil prevented the bride from seeing well. That is why her father or another person "gave her away." He was actually escorting her down the aisle so she wouldn't bump or trip into anything. The veil also served as a method of shielding the bride's face from her future husband, especially in the cases of arranged marriages.
Superstition has it that it is bad luck for the groom to see the bride prior to the wedding. A veil hiding her face also ensured that the groom would not see his soon-to-be-betrothed up until the ceremony.
Eventually the meaning behind the veil transformed as weddings evolved into religious ceremonies. The veil came to symbolize modesty and obedience. In many religions it is seen as a symbol of reverence for women to cover their heads. When white wedding dresses were worn to symbolize chastity, the white veil followed suit.
There are others who say that before the advent of shampoo, people didn't wash their hair as often and it could get quite dirty. The veil may have been a method to covering up unsightly hair.
Regardless of the origins, veils continue to be sported by today's brides, who choose from a few different styles. A flyaway is a short veil that ends at the shoulders, while a sweep veil ends at the floor. Chapel and cathedral veils follow the bride at a significant length (nine and 12 feet, respectively). A blusher is a very short veil that covers just the bride's face as she enters the ceremony. With a fingertip veil, the veil reaches the bride's waist and brushes at her fingertips.
The veil will coordinate with the style of the gown, and many wedding attire consultants suggest choosing the gown prior to the headpiece and veil.
New this year, Ballads & Brews offers live international maritime music and an assortment of Michigan craft-brewed beers from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, and 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Veterans Memorial Park. See the Ballads & Brews music lineup here.
Daily admission to the festival is $8 and a souvenir passport, allowing guests to board and tour the ships is an additional $10. The passport is good for the entire weekend and allows free admission to Ballads & Brews.
Admission to the festival is free for children who are 36 inches tall or shorter who are accompanied by an adult, but they must have a passport to board and tour the ships.
Tickets can be purchased at Jack's Fruit & Meat Market or online here.
Volunteers make event smooth sailing
Kathy Czerwinski, board chairwoman of the festival and chief liaison officer, said it takes a small army of volunteers to make the Tall Ship Celebration happen.
She estimated this year there are more than 600 volunteers involved in the effort.
“Our goal is to make the visitors experience a good experience, an informed experience,” Czerwinski said.
She said there are about 32 volunteers working as ship liaisons, helping the crews with whatever they need while they’re in town. There are ship ambassadors stamping passports and helping people on and off the ships. Sea Cadets will assist both the ship liaisons and ship ambassadors.
Members of the Rotary Club of Bay City will help at the VIP tents. There are volunteers who will be positioned throughout the parks to answer questions and assist guests and volunteers helping out in the children’s craft area, among other things.
“They’re critical. They are critical to this event,” Czerwinski said of the hundreds of volunteers. “We couldn’t do it without the volunteers — without our small army of volunteers.”
Celebration goes beyond the waterfront
Roberts said the crowds and festivities during Tall Ship Celebration create a distinct feeling in Bay City, a town with maritime roots.
“There's a lot of positive energy around the festival. The ships are magnetic, people are drawn to them. It's almost palpable. You can almost feel it in the air,” she said.
Businesses in downtown Bay City join in the celebration, too.
“Almost all of the businesses, especially in the downtown area and probably on Midland Street, find a way to take advantage of the huge crowds that come to town for the festival,” Roberts said.
For instance, at Americana Co. Antiques, 912 N. Water St., visitors can stick a pin in a map to show where they’re from and write a message in neon colored markers on the store’s windows for all to see.
“Even locals can come down and sign the windows, leave a message,” said owner Howie Diefenbach. “It’s like a great big yearbook on the windows.”
The map and window messages allow Tall Ship Celebration guests to become part of the festival in a different way, he said.
A few doors down, at Sempliners Bride and Formal, 902 N. Water St., passersby can see window displays of antique bridal gowns, along with photos of the brides who wore them.
So far the store has about 50 wedding dresses on display, all at least 25 years old, said Manager Kim Grant.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Many have yellowed with age and feature long sleeves, lace and beading. Some are family heirlooms, passed from mother to daughter. Some were purchased at Sempliners.
And nearby Ward Studio and Painterly Pottery, 904 N. Water St., has an array of nautical and pirate-themed pottery in stock for people to paint and staff will be in costume for the event, among other things.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Though many brides know it is tradition to wear a bridal veil, many do not understand why. Here is a look at the history behind the veil and why it is continued to be worn today.
The veil and the bouquet that a bride carries may predate the wearing of white. Although there is no definitive reason for the wearing of a veil, many surmise it has to do with ancient Greeks and Romans' fear of evil spirits and demons. In fact, this is where many of the bridal traditions actually come from, including bridesmaids wearing similar dresses in order to serve as decoys for the bride. In an effort to frighten away or disguise the bride from evil spirits, brides-to-be were dressed in brightly colored fabrics like red and obscured by a veil. But in many cases, the veil prevented the bride from seeing well. That is why her father or another person "gave her away." He was actually escorting her down the aisle so she wouldn't bump or trip into anything. The veil also served as a method of shielding the bride's face from her future husband, especially in the cases of arranged marriages.
Superstition has it that it is bad luck for the groom to see the bride prior to the wedding. A veil hiding her face also ensured that the groom would not see his soon-to-be-betrothed up until the ceremony.
Eventually the meaning behind the veil transformed as weddings evolved into religious ceremonies. The veil came to symbolize modesty and obedience. In many religions it is seen as a symbol of reverence for women to cover their heads. When white wedding dresses were worn to symbolize chastity, the white veil followed suit.
There are others who say that before the advent of shampoo, people didn't wash their hair as often and it could get quite dirty. The veil may have been a method to covering up unsightly hair.
Regardless of the origins, veils continue to be sported by today's brides, who choose from a few different styles. A flyaway is a short veil that ends at the shoulders, while a sweep veil ends at the floor. Chapel and cathedral veils follow the bride at a significant length (nine and 12 feet, respectively). A blusher is a very short veil that covers just the bride's face as she enters the ceremony. With a fingertip veil, the veil reaches the bride's waist and brushes at her fingertips.
The veil will coordinate with the style of the gown, and many wedding attire consultants suggest choosing the gown prior to the headpiece and veil.
New this year, Ballads & Brews offers live international maritime music and an assortment of Michigan craft-brewed beers from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, and 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Veterans Memorial Park. See the Ballads & Brews music lineup here.
Daily admission to the festival is $8 and a souvenir passport, allowing guests to board and tour the ships is an additional $10. The passport is good for the entire weekend and allows free admission to Ballads & Brews.
Admission to the festival is free for children who are 36 inches tall or shorter who are accompanied by an adult, but they must have a passport to board and tour the ships.
Tickets can be purchased at Jack's Fruit & Meat Market or online here.
Volunteers make event smooth sailing
Kathy Czerwinski, board chairwoman of the festival and chief liaison officer, said it takes a small army of volunteers to make the Tall Ship Celebration happen.
She estimated this year there are more than 600 volunteers involved in the effort.
“Our goal is to make the visitors experience a good experience, an informed experience,” Czerwinski said.
She said there are about 32 volunteers working as ship liaisons, helping the crews with whatever they need while they’re in town. There are ship ambassadors stamping passports and helping people on and off the ships. Sea Cadets will assist both the ship liaisons and ship ambassadors.
Members of the Rotary Club of Bay City will help at the VIP tents. There are volunteers who will be positioned throughout the parks to answer questions and assist guests and volunteers helping out in the children’s craft area, among other things.
“They’re critical. They are critical to this event,” Czerwinski said of the hundreds of volunteers. “We couldn’t do it without the volunteers — without our small army of volunteers.”
Celebration goes beyond the waterfront
Roberts said the crowds and festivities during Tall Ship Celebration create a distinct feeling in Bay City, a town with maritime roots.
“There's a lot of positive energy around the festival. The ships are magnetic, people are drawn to them. It's almost palpable. You can almost feel it in the air,” she said.
Businesses in downtown Bay City join in the celebration, too.
“Almost all of the businesses, especially in the downtown area and probably on Midland Street, find a way to take advantage of the huge crowds that come to town for the festival,” Roberts said.
For instance, at Americana Co. Antiques, 912 N. Water St., visitors can stick a pin in a map to show where they’re from and write a message in neon colored markers on the store’s windows for all to see.
“Even locals can come down and sign the windows, leave a message,” said owner Howie Diefenbach. “It’s like a great big yearbook on the windows.”
The map and window messages allow Tall Ship Celebration guests to become part of the festival in a different way, he said.
A few doors down, at Sempliners Bride and Formal, 902 N. Water St., passersby can see window displays of antique bridal gowns, along with photos of the brides who wore them.
So far the store has about 50 wedding dresses on display, all at least 25 years old, said Manager Kim Grant.Show your nature beauty with the formal office dresses for women, which could help women confidence at everywhere.
Many have yellowed with age and feature long sleeves, lace and beading. Some are family heirlooms, passed from mother to daughter. Some were purchased at Sempliners.
And nearby Ward Studio and Painterly Pottery, 904 N. Water St., has an array of nautical and pirate-themed pottery in stock for people to paint and staff will be in costume for the event, among other things.
Click on their website wwww.marrybride.com for more information.
Liadan Hynes: With $100, I bagged plenty of 'nearly new' fashion gems
I bought my wedding dress in a vintage store for $130 – and if we're being honest, isn't vintage merely a more decorative term for secondhand clothes? My favourite pair of trousers is a men's chinos by Armani, which I picked up in my local St Vincent de Paul for $5.Lace on Point d'Esprit high
neck wedding dresses gowns with a scalloped neckline and cap sleeves.
After the controversy this week as to whether or not charity stores now constitute genuine fashion retail spots, I was sent in to discover what I could pick up for $100. What did I find? Reader, an embarrassment of riches.
My first stop was Oxfam in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin, where I hit gold. They were having a sale that night, so had been hoarding their best donations for four months. Labels included a John Rocha top for $9, a Ralph Lauren dress for $15, an Aquascutum cardigan for $17.50. A beautiful white See by Chloe shirt for $20, with no sweat or make-up stains. A silk Temperley London dress – the sort of label that sells for hundreds, for $25, in pristine condition. There was also stock from MaxMara, Ghost, Save the Queen, Dries van Noten, COS, Marc Jacobs.
Don't expect to find a load of tatty, sweaty, old clothes that bring to mind remnants from the wardrobe of a dead person. Lorraine, the manager of Oxfam Dun Laoghaire, told me nothing goes on the shop floor without being washed and, if necessary for hygiene reasons, steamed.
Both through individual donations and from wholesalers, charity stores receive a lot of brand new items. I picked up an almost perfect blue and white print summer dress for $7 from Barnardos in Dun Laoghaire. Oxfam on South King Street in the city centre has boxes of brand new sunglasses from $2.
I had thought shoes would be the biggest challenge; expecting mouldy cast-offs. Barnardos in Dun Laoghaire had a huge selection of brand new shoes. Oxfam Dun Laoghaire had a practically new pair of Stella McCartney trainers for $20. There was a fair distribution of small and large sizes.
Don't expect to come across a designer gem that has gone unspotted by the staff and been priced at $2. Charity shop workers are fully aware of the value of the stock they receive (and Oxfam told me they provide their stores with a strict pricing guide). But remember, even the pricier items in charity shops are only about $30.
Jewellery tended toward the tribal, chunky, beaded look. There was a huge selection of bags; I picked up a brown embossed leather purse bag for $7 in Oxfam Dun Laoghaire, and a soft cloth Dior bag, $3, in Oxfam Georges Street.
A head-to-toe look of separates is challenging. Better to find one good piece and mix it in with your wardrobe. You need to be prepared to have things taken in. I picked up a perfect condition navy linen Helen McAlinden safari dress for $8 in the Irish Cancer Society shop in Dun Laoghaire, two sizes too big but easily taken in. Charity stores are a great source for wedding dresses and debs dresses – which people tend to wear only once. I bought a silk red party dress by Jovonna London, in perfect condition, for $5.50 in the Irish Cancer Society in Dun Laoghaire. If you're a debutante currently looking for a one-off dress no one else has, charity shops should be your first port of call.
Joanna Hynes silk skirt $20, Oxfam Dun Laoghaire; Helen McAlinden dress, $8, Irish Cancer Society Dun Laoghaire; dress, $7, Barnardos, Dun Laoghaire; purse, $7, Oxfam, Dun Laoghaire; red dress, $5.50, Irish Cancer Society, Dun Laoghaire; Dior bag $3, Oxfam, Georges Street.
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After the controversy this week as to whether or not charity stores now constitute genuine fashion retail spots, I was sent in to discover what I could pick up for $100. What did I find? Reader, an embarrassment of riches.
My first stop was Oxfam in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin, where I hit gold. They were having a sale that night, so had been hoarding their best donations for four months. Labels included a John Rocha top for $9, a Ralph Lauren dress for $15, an Aquascutum cardigan for $17.50. A beautiful white See by Chloe shirt for $20, with no sweat or make-up stains. A silk Temperley London dress – the sort of label that sells for hundreds, for $25, in pristine condition. There was also stock from MaxMara, Ghost, Save the Queen, Dries van Noten, COS, Marc Jacobs.
Don't expect to find a load of tatty, sweaty, old clothes that bring to mind remnants from the wardrobe of a dead person. Lorraine, the manager of Oxfam Dun Laoghaire, told me nothing goes on the shop floor without being washed and, if necessary for hygiene reasons, steamed.
Both through individual donations and from wholesalers, charity stores receive a lot of brand new items. I picked up an almost perfect blue and white print summer dress for $7 from Barnardos in Dun Laoghaire. Oxfam on South King Street in the city centre has boxes of brand new sunglasses from $2.
I had thought shoes would be the biggest challenge; expecting mouldy cast-offs. Barnardos in Dun Laoghaire had a huge selection of brand new shoes. Oxfam Dun Laoghaire had a practically new pair of Stella McCartney trainers for $20. There was a fair distribution of small and large sizes.
Don't expect to come across a designer gem that has gone unspotted by the staff and been priced at $2. Charity shop workers are fully aware of the value of the stock they receive (and Oxfam told me they provide their stores with a strict pricing guide). But remember, even the pricier items in charity shops are only about $30.
Jewellery tended toward the tribal, chunky, beaded look. There was a huge selection of bags; I picked up a brown embossed leather purse bag for $7 in Oxfam Dun Laoghaire, and a soft cloth Dior bag, $3, in Oxfam Georges Street.
A head-to-toe look of separates is challenging. Better to find one good piece and mix it in with your wardrobe. You need to be prepared to have things taken in. I picked up a perfect condition navy linen Helen McAlinden safari dress for $8 in the Irish Cancer Society shop in Dun Laoghaire, two sizes too big but easily taken in. Charity stores are a great source for wedding dresses and debs dresses – which people tend to wear only once. I bought a silk red party dress by Jovonna London, in perfect condition, for $5.50 in the Irish Cancer Society in Dun Laoghaire. If you're a debutante currently looking for a one-off dress no one else has, charity shops should be your first port of call.
Joanna Hynes silk skirt $20, Oxfam Dun Laoghaire; Helen McAlinden dress, $8, Irish Cancer Society Dun Laoghaire; dress, $7, Barnardos, Dun Laoghaire; purse, $7, Oxfam, Dun Laoghaire; red dress, $5.50, Irish Cancer Society, Dun Laoghaire; Dior bag $3, Oxfam, Georges Street.
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