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Kenston students donate dresses to My Fairy Godmother (video)

A chance to feel like Cinderella seems the goal of all young girls on prom night.

After collecting more than 30 Wedding Dresses Gowns and 20 pairs of shoes last week, Kenston High School students plan to keep that dream alive for many underprivileged girls.

Junior Katie Ross, a member of Kenston’s Principal Leadership Council, worked on behalf of the school to collect the dresses and donate them to My Fairy Godmother, a national organization that sells the dresses at a discount price. The collection is ongoing.

“They’re just sitting in their closets. Myself, personally, I will only wear that Wedding Dresses Gowns once ― that’s the case for many girls,Lace front wigs,” said Katie, who started collecting the dresses after Kenston’s homecoming.

“If it’s just sitting in your closet, why not just donate it so someone else can enjoy it?”
Kenston High School Principal Nancy Santilli said she encouraged the students to pursue the collection because it aids their peers.

“It’s part of being good citizens ― giving back to the community. It’s a form of our lifelong learning,” said Santilli, adding that Principal Leadership Council comprises 30 different student clubs. “Our students are fully engaged in community activities and community awareness.”

Prom/homecoming can be expensive for many girls because it can include a dress, shoes, purse, makeup, nails and hair, which can cost between $160 to $215. Dresses alone cost $50 to $100.

“They don’t have a lot of money to spend on clothes,” said Katie, referring to many underprivileged young girls. “They get to feel beautiful in those Wedding Dresses Gowns and feel really good about themselves.”
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Aishwarya’s dress code

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a clothes horse. The former Miss World has been setting trends since the start of her career in Bollywood.

Even her detractors agree that though she was at the receiving end of Bride Mother Dresses some nasty barbs for her wardrobe blunders when she appeared on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival, her fan following remains intact. And she has had Indian women across the globe borrowing styles from her personal and film wardrobes.

Taking this aspect into account, film-maker Vipul Shah has given Aishwarya an extensive fashion line in his film Action Replayy which releases this Friday. Says Vipul, “When you define beauty, the first name that comes to mind is that of Aishwarya. She looks equally stunning in western and traditional outfits.” The film-maker says his cool romantic comedy, set in 70s offered him scope to dress his leading lady in a variety of Bride Mother Dresses styles.
Manish Malhotra actually spent months studying the various retro/contemporary designs to give Aishwarya the perfect look for the various situations in Action Replayy. And it now turns out that Ash’s wardrobe in the film has become the talking point.

Vipul says, “There will be many women across the globe who will want to ape her style. Not only is she looking hip and cool in the western outfits,Robe cocktail, even her look in the Holi song is stunning.”

Aishwarya has been getting compliments galore for her bright yellow dress in the song Nakhre. The song Nakhre captures the essence of this romantic comedy. And it was felt that a bright colour would suit the robust mood of the song. In other words, a lot of thought has gone into the Bride Mother Dresses.

Chaan Ke Mohalla, the holi song in Action Replayy, where Aishwarya is wearing a traditional salwar-kurta, is set in the 70s and it’s the first time when Aditya Roy Kapur sees her. Incidentally a Holi song is a must with Vipul. His films Waqt ― The Race Against Times, Namastey London, Singh is Kingg and now Action Replayy, all have a Holi song sequence.

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Kenston students donate dresses to My Fairy Godmother (video)

A chance to feel like Cinderella seems the goal of all young girls on prom night.

After collecting more than 30 Wedding Dresses Gowns and 20 pairs of shoes last week, Kenston High School students plan to keep that dream alive for many underprivileged girls.

Junior Katie Ross, a member of Kenston’s Principal Leadership Council, worked on behalf of the school to collect the dresses and donate them to My Fairy Godmother, a national organization that sells the dresses at a discount price. The collection is ongoing.

“They’re just sitting in their closets. Myself, personally, I will only wear that Wedding Dresses Gowns once ― that’s the case for many girls,” said Katie, who started collecting the dresses after Kenston’s homecoming.

“If it’s just sitting in your closet, why not just donate it so someone else can enjoy it?”
Kenston High School Principal Nancy Santilli said she encouraged the students to pursue the collection because it aids their peers.

“It’s part of being good citizens ― giving back to the community. It’s a form of our lifelong learning,” said Santilli, adding that Principal Leadership Council comprises 30 different student clubs. “Our students are fully engaged in community activities and community awareness.”

Prom/homecoming can be expensive for many girls because it can include a dress, shoes, purse,Military Flags, makeup, nails and hair, which can cost between $160 to $215. Dresses alone cost $50 to $100.

“They don’t have a lot of money to spend on clothes,” said Katie, referring to many underprivileged young girls. “They get to feel beautiful in those Wedding Dresses Gowns and feel really good about themselves.”
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At Halloween, dress to impress

Seven-year-old Savanah Reynolds of Florida was totally prepared for Halloween today.

She was asked what she’s going to be for Halloween.

“I’m going to be a cowgirl!” she said, running around excitedly before pointing at her 4-year-old brother, Tanner. “And he got Spider-Man!”

What was Savanah most excited about this Halloween? The answer was as immediate as it was enthusiastic: “Candy!”

And they weren’t the only ones scaring up some Halloween spirit; dozens of Evening Gowns customers have haunted the Sprit Halloween store in Pittsfield for Halloween today.

Some of this year’s most popular costumes, said store manager Michele Pettibone, include Mario and Luigi from the “Super Mario Bros.” video games, as well as Woody and Jessie from the “Toy Story” films.

“A lot of people have been looking for things that complement each other,” Pettibone said. She added that even less-famous paired costumes such as “Bacon and Eggs” and “Plug and Socket” were selling out.

Justin Rowland, the assistant manager at the store, said he was seeing plenty of police officers, gangsters and 1920s flappers.

“There seems like a lot of the old-school costumes are selling out this year,” Rowland said.

Pettibone agreed: “For the girls and kids, it’s the vampires and the witches. A lot of people want werewolves, too.”

And all these boys and ghouls are making a serious economic bite: According to the National Retail Federation, 40.1 percent of Evening Gowns adults planned to wear a Halloween costume this year, up from 33.4 percent in 2009. Total U.S. spending for Halloween is expected to reach $5.8 billion this year.
For 18-month-old Colt McLear, this Halloween was the perfect opportunity to make his gridiron debut as a football player.

“This is the first Halloween that he’s old enough to understand,” said Colt’s mother, Rosemary Weber of Adams. “He likes helmets,Robe de soirée, so we decided this is what he’d do.”

Zach Gage of Pittsfield shared a chuckle with Evening Gowns his father, Ken, when he said that he was going to be a “cereal killer” — with his “victim” being a box of Kix.

“It was just me being a goofball,” the younger Gage said. “We were going to call it ‘Killer Kix;’ we’d have to get some fake blood put on the box.”

Melissa Pelkey of Dalton even started the costumed festivities early, dressed up as what she described as “a Vegas peacock,” complete with a feathered corset.

“It’s sexy and fabulous,” Pelkey said, saying that she was excited to visit the Mecca of Halloween — Salem. “People really get into it. It’s like going to a party with thousands and thousands of people.”
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Cheap Smarm & Gossip

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Charlie will be working this week doing a cameo role, playing himself, in a small movie as a favour to a friend and has every intention of Cheap Soccer Kit going back to work on Two and A Half Men on Tuesday. He’s looking forward to working.”

Charlie Sheen’s manager, Mark Burg, says Sheen will be appearing stoned, naked and belligerent in an upcoming movie. That’s what we read.

BLATHER: 1) “Romeo is going to be either Justin Bieber or a breakdancer and Cruz is going to be Elvis. Brooklyn is going to be me. He’s literally going to wear a Galaxy shirt and shorts. It’s perfect because he’s quite comfortable in a soccer kit.”

David Beckham reveals that when it comes to kids and a super-chav Halloween, it’s still all about him.

Trick or treat, people.

2) “After the first girl I slept with Cheap Soccer Kit I was crying. I know that’s not very sexy … What it does lack is that emotional love that I always have with Court.”

David Arquette: Please shut the hell up.

3) “I’ve cut this style different ways,Welding Hose, but I was thinking about shaving it off or changing it … But I know now isn’t the right time. Maybe by my next album.”

Justin Bieber Bobs Her Hair. By F. Scott Fitzgerald.

4) “The only time I ever talked to my kids about drugs, it was to ask, ‘Can you give me some?’ ”

Just a sample from Ozzy Osbourne’s new health column for Cheap Soccer Kit Rolling Stone.

5) “Anyone who likes going out and having their photo taken all the time, to me, seems an incredibly boring person or very delusional … I can’t do anything in America. I just don’t want to have any stories written about me.”

Robert Pattinson is tired of all the fuss and wishes not to be in the media.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: No time for rest as state playoffs get underway

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With a very impressive Mercer County Tournament now behind everyone, public and parochial soccer teams in Soccer Jersey can focus on their state tournament opponents.

Considering the tournament starts today (as opposed to tomorrow as was originally listed on most teams’ schedules), that leaves little time for teams that went far in the counties to shift gears and lick their wounds.

Princeton High head coach Wayne Sutcliffe, for one, thinks that’s a good thing. His team lost its first MCT title in four years Saturday night in stunning fashion when Princeton Day School’s Hugo Meggitt scored with 5:51 left in the second 10 minutes of overtime to snap the Little Tigers’ 41-game unbeaten streak.

“I can’t wait for Monday and I know neither can they,” Sutcliffe said of his players after their 1-0 loss in the Mercer County final. “The best thing for them will be to get right back out there to play and forget about this.”

Only time will tell if that, in fact, is true, especially since Princeton (15-1-1) opens state play in Central Soccer Jersey Group III with an always tough pairing against Red Bank Regional (10-7-1) at 2 p.m. today at home.

Even though the Bucs are the 16th seed, RBR and the Little Tigers have had their share of wars through the years, so anything could happen.

If Princeton can survive, however, the second round is no easier as they get the winner between today’s 2 p.m. Burlington Township (8-6-1) at Hopewell Valley (13-6) matchup in the 8/9 game.

Elsewhere in Group III Central today, 12th-seeded Northern Burlington (8-7-2) visits fifth-seeded Freehold Boro (12-4); 13th-seeded Lawrence (7-9-1) heads to fourth-seeded Colts Neck (12-4); 10th-seeded Allentown (9-7-2) heads to seventh-seeded New Brunswick (12-6-2), and sixth-seeded Hightstown (12-5-1) hosts 11th-seeded Ocean Township (7-9).

In Central Soccer Jersey Group IV,Jordan Shoes, Steinert and Trenton will carry the local torch. The 10-3-3 Spartans are seeded sixth and will host 11th-seeded Montgomery (10-7-2) at 2 p.m. The Tornadoes (8-11) travel to fourth-seeded Howell (11-4-2) for a 3 p.m. contest.

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Workroom the hub for collections, crafts

Helen Kyser admits to being obsessive-compulsive when it comes to collecting things.

Vintage buttons, gemstones, rocks and postcards are just some of Jade Beads the collections that fill her spacious Cleveland, Tenn., home. She stores most of it in her craft room, a 22-foot by 24-foot space over the garage, where she spends many hours working on projects.

“This is where I create,” Kyser said.

The inviting workspace combines function and comfort. A huge stainless-steel island, wall-to-wall cabinets, storage shelves and vintage chests keep her supplies organized and at hand. A sofa and chairs, a large-screen TV, tables and lamps add a cozy ambiance.

Kyser, a retired visual coordinator for an interior designer,Full lace wigs, said her passion for collecting and creating is genetic.

“My grandmother was a master craftswoman,” she said. “She created things until she passed away at 97. She mostly did eggery (transforming egg shells into works of art) and traveled throughout the South leading workshops and appearing on TV programs.

“I dabble in a lot of things, but my favorite craft is designing and making jewelry.”

Kyser has thousands of Jade Beads, crystals, semiprecious stones, African trade beads and pieces of bone, coral, jade and amber to chose from when making necklaces. She stores the beads, separated by color and style, in numerous clear containers lining the shelves on a wall in the room.

“I tend to like old things and repurpose them. My brother-in-law accused me of being a hoarder, but I’m not,” she said. “Everything has a place and a purpose.”

Her craft desk is built into the cabinets. A vintage Tom’s Potato Chips wire rack on the desk holds her jewelry-making tools and supplies. A nearby rack, made from a wire windshield-wiper display, holds electric tools such as glue guns and drills.

A few yards away is a large island with a stainless-steel top and wooden cabinet with Jade Beads drawers for wrapping paper, ribbons and tape.

“I love to wrap presents,” Kyser said. “This allows me to stand up and wrap until my heart’s content.”

A glass cabinet displays one of Kyser’s more unusual collections, an assortment of roaches, bees, June bugs, beetles and luna moths.

“People are surprised to learn that I collect bugs for my crafts,” she said. “I don’t kill them, but I’m always on the lookout. … I’m always picking up feathers and dead bugs in my yard.”
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‘Bead’ party draws a big crowd

Dr. Michele Moul was happy with the strong turnout for her BeadforLife party held Friday at CJ’s Café.

“Isn’t it fun? It’s so nice to mingle with friends and buy gifts of jewelry, especially knowing that all of the money is going to such a wonderful cause,” Moul said of Pekin’s first BFL party. The public was invited to the party in an effort to learn about the jewelry and the women who make it.

BFL parties help impoverished women in Uganda beat poverty, AIDs and starvation. Most of the women are HIV+ mothers, refugees from a brutal civil war, and former prostitutes.

BFL, a cottage industry through Uganda,Stock wigs, helps provide income for thousands of women who work by hand-rolling beads from recycled paper. The colorful beads are eventually fashioned into different types of necklaces and other jewelry pieces, and then sold at BFL parties like Moul’s. Prices for the jewelry range from $5 to $30 and 100 percent of the proceeds go to BeadforLife, for the women who make the beads.

At the party, women watch a video of Ugandan women rolling beads by hand. The video showcases the bead-making process from beginning to end as African drums and other equally-mesmerizing music plays overhead.

“They’re so beautiful and very unique,” Cindy Worner, principal of Altman School, said of the hundreds of fashionable beaded jewelry offered. “I bought two bracelets and a necklace. The necklace is for me and the bracelets are for my two daughters.”

Kristine Cupi, an independent Silpada Designs representative, was modeling several pieces of the BFL jewelry. “Normally, I wouldn’t wear any other jewelry but Silpada, however this is special because of the women who make the beads and the detail of the beads. It’s for such a good cause. I bought a couple of bracelets for friends.”

Sue Kyle, owner of Kyle’s Care At Home, said she was impressed with the entrepreneurial spirit behind the jewelry. She said her friend drove a long way just to attend Moul’s party. Both women bought several pieces of jewelry, and even a jewelry pouch.

At least 100 women and a few men were counted in the party’s first hour. Even with the help Moul had to show the beads and take money, there were lines to look at jewelry and longer lines to pay for it. One woman said she couldn’t believe the quality of the beads for such little money. Another woman said she was buying necklaces for friends and family for Christmas presents, and couldn’t wait to tell them the story behind the gift.

Cupi said she overheard a woman talking to someone on the phone about the jewelry. “I heard her say, ‘I got you a present and you’re going to really love it and it’s going to a really, really neat cause.’ And it is. That’s what makes this jewelry so special and unique.”
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Monday Closing Report: Bulls try to fight back

The Indian market, which traded in the negative zone for a major part of the day, sprang a surprise to recoup in the last half-hour and close with little gains.

The market opened weak this morning on lacklustre global cues. The pre-open call option, introduced by the stock exchanges today, UHF GEN 2 witnessed contrasting trends. While the Sensex opened in the red, the Nifty opened with gains. However, trends normalised after regular trade began.

Opening with marginal gains, the market soon dipped into the red on profit taking. A sharply volatile session saw the indices trade in a narrow range in the negative terrain till the post-noon session. A green opening of the key European markets gave the much-needed boost helping the domestic market closing near the high-point of the day.

The Sensex finally ended the day up 43.84 points (0.22%) at 20,169. The index touched a high of 20,229 and a low of 19,870, dipping below its psychological level of 20,000. The Nifty settled at 6,088, up 25.30 points (0.42%). The benchmark touched an intraday high of 6,115 and a low of 5,985, below the 6,000 mark.

The market breadth was a mixed bag today. The Sensex closed with 17 losers and 13 advancing stocks while the Nifty settled with UHF GEN 2 28 stocks in the positive zone while 22 ended lower. The broader indices underperformed the key barometers today. The BSE Mid-cap index tanked 0.47% while the BSE Small-cap index shed 0.15%.

The top Sensex gainers were TCS (up 2.98%), NTPC (up 1.70%), Tata Steel (up 1.56%), ONGC (up 1.42%) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) (up 1.19%). Today’s laggards included ACC (down 2.86%), Bharti Airtel (down 2.21%), Jaiprakash Associates (down 1.80%), Tata Power (down 1.61%) and Cipla (down 1.54%).

The sectoral space was dominated by BSE IT (up 1.28%), BSE Oil &Gas (up 0.84%) and BSE Realty (up 0.72%). The sectoral losers included BSE Consumer Durables (down 1.02%), BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) (down 0.18%) and BSE Power (down 0.17%).

The country’s two premier bourses ― National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ― UHF GEN 2 today introduced the 15-minute special pre-open trading session,Lace wigs, a mechanism under which investors can bid for stocks before the market opens. The mechanism, known as ‘pre-open session call auction’, will last for 15 minutes (from 9:00-9:15 am).

While, this system has been started to reduce the quantum of volatility ― typically visible in the first few minutes of trade ― but going by the first day’s action this special session was more volatile than the normal trading session.

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If Only the Entire Sports World Were as Wacky

This is not to say the Heat aren’t entertaining, or good. They are. They’ve rebounded to win three straight after that opening night face plant in Boston. The talents taken to South Beach appear more than sufficient. But Mr. James and the Heat will not sneak up on you like the Machine―or these Giants and Texas Rangers. They are another sports phenomenon that fatigues as much as it fascinates, that pummels audiences with Barcode PDA an avalanche of hype, exposure and overbaked TV commercials, like the Nike one in which Mr. James plays “Miami Vice” with a grizzly Don Johnson and insecurely asks his public, “What should I do?”

What should you do? Don’t try so hard. Part of what’s made this World Series so enjoyable is that it’s not a hyped extravaganza. It’s not sexy or celebrity-laden or desperate for attention. In fact, it’s hardly getting attention―ratings are down significantly from last year’s Yankees-Phillies joust.

If you’re watching this Series, you’re not falling for marketing hype. But you’ve discovered teams that are actually compelling, not phonily so. It’s fans in San Francisco who wear panda hats for an oversized third baseman nicknamed Pablo “Panda” Sandoval,Beads, and an exquisite ballpark that celebrates the eighth inning with Barcode PDA a breezy rendition of Journey’s “The City.” It’s the loyal throngs in Texas with their goofy claw and antler hand signs, who can’t believe they’re watching meaningful baseball long after the Cowboys stopped playing meaningful football.

It’s Nolan Ryan. We’re already on the record as awed by Mr. Ryan’s no-nonsense Texas cool. After the Rangers were slammed in Games 1 and 2 in San Francisco, we thought the Rangers owner and president would load his team into the back of a battered pickup, Barcode PDA drive straight through the night to Texas, and make all the players spend a day cleaning stalls on his cattle farm.

Turns out the sports world was desperate for an owner like Mr. Ryan. We’ve become accustomed to preeners who love to give impromptu interviews, crow about acquisitions and peck out comically aggrieved letters when superstars fly south. And here is Mr. Ryan, who says much more by saying nothing. Has there been anything better during this postseason than the shots of an emotionless Mr. Ryan sitting in a crisp tie near home plate, his neck leaned back, his mouth turned down like a bullfrog’s?
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