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Great Ad from a great agency. But I'd suspect Jim Durfee probably had as much a hand in the creation of that as Carl Ally, right? Wasn't Jim the head copywriter for those guys?

Might have been, Jeff, I'm not sure. Did Durfee go back to '63? Durfee v. Ally: One conversation I didn't expect to have.

The One Club seems to think so:

Not sure if he's being given credit because he was the head of copy, or because he actually came up with the campaign. Of course, it could be argued that in a creative team like that, the lines of who came up with what tend to blur past the point of attribution. Just wondering...

Well, all this was before I was born, so I won't quibble. It's just that last line about driving a car violently being cheaper than psychiatry that sounds all Ally--in whose car I did once ride.

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

The Cookie House

Here's an excerpt from a book I wrote for a class assignment (unpublished). Oh, first a word of explanation. The assignment was to collect stories on a particular theme from a group of people who had something in common. I chose the theme of Food, and the group of people was my family, largely my children. This excerpt is from one of my daughters, and it proves to me that children writing from life is the most charming, honest kind of writing ever:

I was walking home from kindergarten in the fall, and it was windy and kind of cold outside. When I finally got home I went in through the back door that went straight into the kitchen. Every surface of the kitchen was covered in cookies, hundreds of cookies, of all different kinds--not just chocolate chip, but mint chocolate chip, chocolate chocolate chip, butterscotch cookies, cinnamon cookies. I wanted to try one of each kind. The house smelled so good, it was like it was made of cookies. And it was warm and so nice. My mom let me eat all the cookies I wanted and I wanted to try one of each, but I got too full. I liked the mint chocolate chip because mint has always been my favorite flavor. Some of the older kids would come in all excited and say, "Did you try this one yet? Did you try this one? This one's my favorite." I wanted to stay in that kitchen forever.

  1. Oh wow - what a great memory of returning to a house full of cookies of all flavours!! What a lovely memory to carry throughout childhood!! Thanks for sharing! Take care

  2. What a lovely memory for your daughter to have. Mmmm. Just reading it makes me want a cookie. :)

  3. Cookies on a windy day, no wonder it is a favorite food memory. Warmth and love and family all wrapped up in one story. I wish I was there.
    The thing I love most about this blog is it actually makes me want to record my family history before I forget these types of little moments. In fact, my next post will be a memory I don't want to loose.

  4. What a great story and memory! Your daughter was very lucky to have a Mom who baked so many cookies! :)

  5. I want to be in that kitchen also! Forever...

I don't post very often, but if you leave a comment I'll know someone is out there reading. And then I will post more! Bwa ha ha!


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RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) –Black and gold color the pomp of the usual Virginia Commonwealth University graduation. This year, rainbow colors change circumstance.

For spring graduation, VCU will host its inaugural lavender graduation. With this new ceremony VCU  joins the circuit of numerous other colleges that honors the achievements of LGBT students on campus.

A press release from VCU states that lavender graudation ceremonies began in 1995 on the campus of the University of Michigan, and have since expanded to universities around the country.

Other universities and colleges hand out the rainbow cords to accompany academic regalia at graduation, including big names like Princeton, UC Davis, Georgetown, Columbia, UCLA, and University of Texas.

VCU says that close to 40 LGBT students have registered to participate thus far and more than 100 more are expected to attend. The rainbow cords that students receive will be worn at the university’s official commencement activities in May.

Local website details the process of students and administration working to bring the event to campus.

The event will be held on Friday, April 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Scott House, 909 W. Franklin St. and is presented by the VCU Office of Diversity’s LGBT Subcommittee of the University Equity and Diversity Committee.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Anna and John had the same outfits on! lol.."What about Natalie and Liam"?? Yeah...what about them!?

Jason needs to STFU when it comes to this. Sam thinks she was raped...he should be consoling her NOT YELLING at her!!

Starr gets Sonny's FULL history from Johnny!! Hey, Johnny could play the piano and Starr could sing!! Johnny knows Rick Powers the porn guy!! It so figures...
Natalie WHO?
 Anna tells John to go home--but he can't because of the gothic pull from the moors! heh! She says he has 8 weeks to tie his investigation up.  John is going home to tell Nat he's staying in PC for awhile.
I saw a rumor that has Nat and Liam go into hiding because of an AZ threat.

LOVED Epiphany on Paddy's couch. She gives him one last night to "fall apart" AWWW

Spin and Matt on that damn boat.  Ugh. Hate that story still. I know they have to save Maxie but it's stupid.

YOU HAVE TO READ TV Watercooler's Soap Memes--ahahhaha. GO to the bottom of the page (skip over NuKrissy's boobalations) you won't be sorry!!

MONTAGE today ! I like the Song Starr sang, sue me. Sam had to BEG JASON to hold her? WTH was that!?

LaTanya said...

I don't like Sam but even I wanted her to slap Jason.....I mean really dude?

Why is there still a who killed Lisa story? Does this means Matt will go to jail?

Liked the Epiphany/Patrick scenes!

sonya said...

Jasam home: Jasam angst!!! Come on you guys I think Heather switched the DNA results, and Jason you are the father!!! Go on Maurey Povitch! :) Come on Jason! The baby is an innocent baby!!!! Time to break up and then Sam can be with McBain!! MCBAM TIME!!! :)

McBain and Anna: Anna convinces McBain to go home and talk to Natalie and tell her everything. McBain calls Natalie! YUCK HATE THEM AS A COUPLE! HATE! With a passion!!! Oh no Karen! A picture of Mcbain and Natalie! ACK!

Michael and Sonny: Sonny invites Michael to his party that Connie is putting together. :) Oh I can't wait for this party ROFL! Sonny leaves and Michael plays Starr's cd. :) She has a pretty voice. :) I always thought that.

Starr and Johnny: I will call them StarrJohn. :) They talk about Sonny of course!!! :) Johnny knows Rick Powers!!! ROFL! Rick Powers is scum but a hot scum. :) Johnny helps her with her singing contract!! :)Awww! :) Johnny you are awesome. :) Oh but your beard is growing rather quickly. :) They shake hands. :)

Piffy and Patrick: GREAT SCENE!!! I love PittPatt. :)

Spinny and Matt: They are on that evil boat where Lisa died!!! SpinMatt-Spatt argue over Patrick. Spinny thinks Patrick did it and doesn't remember. Matt says anybody could have done it, and he was drunk and was passed out all night. Which after Matt walks away, Spinny wonders if Matt is the one who killed Lisa!!! DOH!

They did it again!! They went back and forth in a scene again! This time, it was with Starr and Johnny, and Michael and Sonny! UGH!

MatchboxGinny said...

Everything LaTanya said....DITTO! :)

love2chat402000 said...

I didn't watch today. Will catch it online but the show doesn't sound good today, again.

friscogh said...

Based on the Watercooler's Soap Memes picture the nuKristina looks a lot more like her older sister. I wonder if leather and flashdance shirts will be awaiting her in wardrobe?

love2chat402000 said...

Sam's real motive for not telling Jason about the test was revealed. She asked him if he could raise the baby? Imagine, after being raped and becoming pregnant, asking your husband if he could stay to raise the baby! Deep down, she has always been afraid of losing Jason and felt that he would leave her if he found out the baby is not his. She is very insecure. He is her husband , for better or worse, and she should not have to ask this question. She should feel worthy of his love and demand that he be worthy of hers.In other words, this is the hand we've been dealt and we must deal with it together. While Jason, is handling it wrong, he is right to point out that she couldn't come to him. I can't stand this couple and think they are dull but this story illuminates what has always been wrong with them. Sam has always chased Jason begging for his love and throwing herself into his life without an identity of her own. She has never felt worthy of Jason and is insecure. You teach people how you want to be treated and if you always act unworthy , he will treat you that way.

love2chat402000 said...

Forgot , Patrick and Epiphany scenes were fantastic. He makes me feel the weight of his grief.

AbsoluteLunatic said...

It will suck if Matt is the killer and JC leaves the show.

I don't understand why fans want their girl paired with Jason. He's garbage.

Sara@iSass said...

Hahaha MCbam! That's funny. Jason needs a strong woman, Sam has become so whiney, drives me nuts.
Hate the Lisa killer story line...let's just say I DID, cause I did about a million times in my head! There story over. Where the hell is Robin? We see her being nothing? I hope Natalie does not follow John, we do NOT need anymore whiners!

Anon said...

You won't see Robin Scorpio again until GH is nearing the end. With the stay of execution it got, at least for the next 9 months, it'll be awhile before you see her.

Di said...

Forget Sam asking Jason if she could raise the baby, could she? They aren't even touching on the anguish she must be going through knowing she's carrying the baby of the man who raped her. I know it's an innocent child, but the poor thing would be brought into the world with so much hate and regret surrounding its birth that it scares me to think of the upbringing it would have. Imagine parents who might cringe when they hug you.

And I love pitta patta too. More please.

LSV422 said...

Looks like with the new Kristina, they went from class to trash. Loved seeing Epiphany visit Patrick. If Matt killed Lisa it could have been drunken self defense - anything to keep Jason C. from leaving. Very fond of Matt now. Jason forgets that it was because of him that Sam was raped. Sam needs to stop lying, though. Sonny and Michael = too boring.

My2Cents2 said...

Sonya..this is soaps. After Sam & Jason break up, of course the baby will get sick and it will discover Jason baby daddy!!

Sonya..Got your email...I HATE Jawn & Gnat too, if he thinks she is sitting and waiting on him....he don't know Gnat!!
And that photo of them out front. (Sorry Karen) BELCH!!!

OldSchoolfan.....The end? The end of what?

Like Sam or not, her intentions made sense. Nice to see nobody on here ripping on her. Obviously her & Jason will break up, yet, find their way back to one another in time. Isn't that how soaps are made?

Trying not to read Spoilers, however read the comment about Liz 'learning something'. In other words, they are not rewriting her character, they are going to continue to use her as an 'instigater' into others lives. Sad for her fans.

Sonny's party should be a HOOT! Connie coming or Kate?? Friday cliffie!!!!!!

My2Cents2 said...

One more thing......what did I miss? What EXACTLY will Starr be doing for Johnny?


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North Carolina’s manufacturing story is old and complicated.  In just the past decade, the state has seen many traditional manufacturing operations shut down, devastating tens of thousands of workers and their families.

But this decade has also witnessed the growth of a new kind of manufacturing. Next Generation manufacturing is cleaner and more nimble and requires highly-skilled workers.  And you have to start early building a talented workforce.

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Jan 4, 2012

Tuesday's Iowa caucuses shook up the GOP field as Mitt Romney won by just eight votes and Rick Santorum took second. Michele Bachmann finished sixth, then withdrew from the race on Wednesday. Host Michel Martin discusses the results and looks ahead with journalism professor Cynthia Tucker and contributing editor of The Weekly Standard Matthew Continetti.


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The measure (HB 4184) has been talked about behind the scenes for several weeks but it was presented to the Senate Finance Committee for the first time Friday. It provides a 25 percent tax credit that would be credited over 10 years and be limited to $2.5 million annually. The tax break would be against the Corporate Net Income Tax and it would be for the $90 million state-of-the-art medical facility Justice plans to open near the resort.

“We’re talking about jobs now,” Sen. Finance Committee Chairman Roman Prezioso told fellow senators Saturday night. “None of this goes into play until there’s 125 jobs to come into place. Obviously we’ve done a lot this session–I don’t know if there’s any other major jobs bill that we’ve addressed.”

The Senate passed the bill and sent it back to the House, which didn’t contest the changes the Senate made to the original House bill, namely the Greenbrier amendment.

The plan had its detractors in Senate.

“This gives me a lot of concern because we’re dealing with the rich and providing tax credits,” Sen. Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, said.

Randolph County Sen. Clark Barnes blamed Jim Justice for killing a proposal for a casino and golf course in Pendleton County during the 2013 session. Barnes was incredulous that Justice was now seeking a tax credit so late in the session.

“I might have been for this project if you would have come in on day one with all of the shiny brochures and actually given us a presentation. But here, with two days left to go, we come with lobbyists that are going to control the actions of this Senate. That’s a shame,” Barnes said.

But Greenbrier County Sen. Ron Miller said The Greenbrier Medical Institute would bring in world-renown doctors and patients from around the world. He said Justice is also planning two other projects. He said all three total a $400 million investment.

“We’re given an unbelievable opportunity to move our state forward with jobs and worldwide distinction,” Miller said.

The bill heads to the governor’s desk.

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  • Fatpossoms

    Hoppy you need the lobbyists and lawyers that wrote this bill and pushed for it on the show to explain this tax credit in detail, and specifically why the tax credits jumps from 25% to 35% for a property that is next to a national forest. What is the relevance of a national forest? Why did they not just say that the initials of the city where a project is located has to be WSS in order to get the 35%. This is not believable.

  • WV Woker

    Why is tax breaks always associated with jobs. They gave the gas companies breaks, hired outside people, they gave oil company breaks, outside people hired, every construction company that is working on any tax break project hires outside people or brings their own. WHY. Aren't West Virginia people good enough. Don't you dare scream drugs not everybody in this state is a drug addict. The companies bring their own people and 2 or 3 years down the road we are in the shape we are in today. Not enough money to go around. The state gives way to many tax breaks. If they want the jobs and they want to build, one or two years of breaks is enough. Not a lifetime. Why not give the dam working people of WV a tax break. I sure could use it. Or wait, I forgot the working people can't give our elected officials' big dinners, money for re-elections and other favors.

    • thornton

      Always someone whining abut those lost "gas" jobs....WV W appears to partially define why it happens.

      I suspect that this particular deal saw the big man's hands on some throats but I also suspect that the region will benefit....that is what tax breaks are...tradeoffs.

      Stop whining.....I would guess that Pendleton casino had some hands on politico necks as well....just not as big. Same as the project and the potential, comparably.

      • WV Worker

        I am not whining about the darn gas jobs its the fact that every time someone wants a tax break they promise JOBS. But no jobs come to the area. The workers come to work, stay in their campers and go home on Friday with their paychecks. I could care less about Pendleton casino , I care about not having money to may ends met at the end of a fiscal period. The state has to borrow with the clause of never paying back from the rainy day fund as it is now. How many people with this place hire? At the most 125 but look at the overall tax break 10 years. And no doubt as in the past after a few years there will be a cut back on those workers. Think for a minutes a project on the Greenbrier property, people come to stay with the patients, the visitors stay at the Greenbrier, they gamble, eat, spend their money at the Greenbrier who wins this game. Mr. Justice with his 10 year tax break. Tax breaks is going to put WV in the same shape as CA and other broke states.

  • derekaw

    One of the biggest con artist in WV

    • Wowbagger

      To quote my west Texas grandmother: "money doesn't care who it belongs to"!

    • Wowbagger

      Yep, but if the Mechel Steel people can't find as big a sucker as Justice did in them they just might send someone to take their losses out of Justice's hide. I understand that business practices are a little harsher in Russia than we are used to here.

      Mr Justice is undoubtedly West Virginia's biggest living con artist and is still at it!

  • Billy

    I feel soory for all the companies that have to sue Justice to get paid for the materials and services that the provide for his companies. I wonder how much he will try to cheat companies out of while spending the 400 million. I know of several that he has tried to get them to take half and settle out of court. I do mot consider these type of practices honest.

  • Realist

    WV has the proud distinction of being almost dead last in every meaningful metric of state rankings. Five years running WV has been voted the most miserable state to live in and that is because the rankings only go back five years.

    When you find a guy like Jim Justice who has made meaningful differences in WV, such as saving the resort from bankruptcy, bringing in The Greenbrier Classic, making a multi million dollar contribution to the BSA and many other acts of kindness that are nameless, it is always the few petty contrarians who complain. They are too narrow minded see the millions of dollars in salaries the clinic will produce beyond this initial tax credit. The on going payroll of the resort, the ongoing tourism dollars of the tournament and the jobs and tourism dollars at Bechtel. Bravo Jim, keep it up and please disregard all these ankle biters.

    • Mason County Contrarian

      Yes, millions of Middle Class West Virginia tax dollars going to million dollar salaries that will, in all probability, be sent out of state. We'll rank fiftieth in the little known category "Percentage of People Who Can Afford Taxpayer Subsidized Pleasures Designed for the Upper Less-Than-One-Percent of Their Own State".

      I hope someone in the media does a little research to find out how much influence peddling the lobbyi$t$ distributed to ram this through. Anyone who works should be angry.

      A real "Gem" of legislation, compliments of the West Virginia Legi$lature, truly the best money can buy.

      • The bookman

        Could you be any more uninformed? Contrary certainly defines you well sir.

        • Mason County Contrarian

          Sir, how am I "uninformed"? We may disagree, but I do not consider myself "uninformed" no more than you.

          As a taxpayer, I am dismayed by the lack of state government responsiveness to the needs of the people of our blessed state. It is clear that when someone obviously with deeper pockets than ninety-nine percent of West Virginians needs a little stroke, the Legi$lature cannot do enough, nor can they do it too quickly.

          Consider our quality of life, sir.
          Our infrastructure is collapsing, unemployment is rampant, our environment is laid at the altar of development, corrupt politician$ are strangling our state, our state budget resembles Swiss cheese, and the ability of state government to do anything to react in a crisis is doubted. LBJ once lamented that there are a lot of lions in the room but the difficulty is in recognizing them. How true.

          I seriously doubt extending a tax break to patricians was a positive way to deal with any of the aforementioned problems, sir. The Legi$lature's action only exacerbates the problems facing the people of our state and reinforces the belief that government exists only for the privileged. With each tax break given The Middle Class will be the solution to the revenue shortfall, to plug the holes in that piece of Swiss cheese to which I alluded earlier.

          "Uninformed"? Then, guilty as charged, sir.

          • The bookman

            First, you continue to put forward that this bill does for Jim Justice what it doesn't do for others. Not true.

            Second, Jim Justice has the vision and resources to bring a $90M project to SE WV that will create jobs and improve the local and state economy.

            Third, tax credits against investment that lead directly to job creation are common place throughout the world, not just WV.

            Fourth, being contrary is a state of mind, not a state of being. It is very easy to demean a person of wealth and influence. But next time, please try to look beyond what is easy and attempt to see the enormous benefits of investing in the future of our state's economy. Attracting business to grow, especially from within, should be applauded, especially when it isn't a give away. The bill requires that the state receives in excess the amount given in credits, not to exceed 25 million over ten years.

            Read the bill. Look at its progression through the legislature and see if what I say is not true. I think you'll find what I have found , that it's simple job creation using tax incentives. Nothing more, nothing less.

          • Bagehot

            Tax credits are given as an incentive for an entity to do something that will produce favorable results above and beyond the value of the credit. In this case building a world class health facility that will provide health care to state and in state citizens and good paying (non minimum) wage jobs. So the question is will this tax credit as a matter of public policy do that. Remember the credit does not kick in until 125 jobs are created. As a matter of past projects this is usually 1/3 of anticipated full staffing. So if this is the case and one looks 10 years down the road and the center is paying its share of taxes and 375 jobs are created was this a good investment? Or was it better to do nothing and encourage nothing?
            People get understandably upset with the WV government, but remember, we are the people who keep sending these same pols year after year to Charleston but occasionally they do the right thing.4

  • Mighty Mighty Devil

    I guess the big question here is, how many good basketball players will Jim be able to recruit for East with all these new jobs?

  • jay zoom

    Is Oliver Luck got a hand in this where he can charge $20.00 to park at this facility.

  • Aaron

    And here I thought they said Wednesday a week ago was the last day to introduce a bill that would allow it to cross chambers and make it to the governors desk.

    While I'm uncertain about the tax, mostly because I've not studied it enough, I don't particularly care for the tactics.

    West Virginia voters should have had an opportunity to comment on this tax cut without it being rammed through the Legislature in the last two days.

    • The bookman

      The bill was introduced on Jan 15th. Passed the house on Feb 26, 97-0. The senate didn't act until late. The issues were surrounding the technical aspects of tax credits as they relate to medical facilities, thus the change. That's how it got through, as most of the mechanics of passing the legislation were complete before we heard a thing about it.

      • Aaron

        Was this part of a larger bill or does it deal directly with Jim Justice's facility alone?

        I don't oppose tax credits as incentives per say but I do think they can be overused.
        As the issue can very confusing to most, I think anytime a government issues them, they should be required to list the total tax breaks given as well as the incentives used to justify them.

        • The bookman

          It appears that the bill was intended to re-authorize a tax credit related to tourism. I believe they realized late in the game that there were technical problems with the bill related to sales tax and medical facilities fee collection that required a late change to the bill.

          • Mason County Contrarian

            The taxpayers have been used again, plain and simple.

            "Job creators": just another word for "extortionists".

  • Fatpossums

    Jim Justice has done a lot of good things. He also screws everyone he works with. Why should the Governor and legislature be any different? His entourage of lobbyists , head of a political party and lawyers is the same as those of WVU. Those fat possums run at night. Tax credits are bad. Tax credits for one taxpayer are horrible.

    • Mountain Navy

      My daughter lives near the Greenbrier resort from what she says and her husband the resort is not a good place to work. Cutthroat.

  • Mason County Contrarian

    Told you two days ago Gem (Jim) that you had no worries. Classic political strategy--with all the hoopla, wait until the last minute and then inundate your target with a tidal wave of lobbyi$ts.

    Money talks, everything else walks.

    Ninety-nine percent of West Virginians can't even afford to visit your establishment. I can't wait to see the gilded bedpans of you renowned medical facility. Will you accept welfare medical cards?

    125 jobs? With a $2.5 million/year tax break? That's $20,000/employee/year. What a deal! Lobbyi$ts and the West Virginia Legi$lature securing a tax break--and Joe Sixpack footing the bill. Trickle-on economics at its worst.

    ERT needs to do the right thing and veto the bill. So what will you do, Earl?

    • derekaw

      Remember everyone that voted for this on election day!!!

  • Mister G!

    The session ain't over 'til the fat man gleans.

  • Medman

    Justice is one of the few people in this state that is trying to promote a better economy and what thanks does he get? Just more "hate the rich crap" coming from folks who will never change and who want to keep our State 50th in everything. His commitment to saving the Greenbriar and the hundreds of jobs there, funding the International Boy Scouts center and his many charitable donations do not count in the minds of these pathetic losers.

    • Mason County Contrarian

      Yes, Gem Justice wants a better economy for the few while being subsidized by a state that doesn't have two coins to rub together.

      Just another case of Legi$lature-sponsored corporate welfare.

      He can certainly afford to throw his crumbs at charities to gain the admiration of man. However, some of us feel we have a Higher Power to which we will all answer.

      Here's hoping that we enjoy padding Gem's wallet. After all, we taxpayers are writing his check.

      Nothing like late night, back-door deals to strengthen confidence in state government.

  • Rich

  • Wowbagger

    The West Virginia taxpayers who are funding this facility not be welcome, unless they have the $$$$!

    The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.....


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The first time my family and I went to Logan's off Blankenbaker, Chuck was our server. He was the BEST! We had such a great time with him! The next time we were there, he was our server and he recalled each of our drinks from our previous visit. Impressive.
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To his family and friends who knew him best, I am sorry. . . . . .

Posted by: Leslie Vann Lazrovitch - Louisville, KY - Customer, Logan's   Jan 12, 2013

Chuck & Tina,
We are so grateful that we had Thanksgiving Day as a family with Chuckie- he was so handsome and happy to be with us. We love you Chuck/Tina and will always be with you. Stay close as a family- with Chris and Sarah- to get through this time.
Love, Eric amd Angela, Greg, Justin, David, Josh, and Abby

Posted by: Eric & Angela Siekman - Louisville, KY - Uncle & Aunt   Dec 16, 2012

The boys wanted to send a candle since they was unable to attend. We love you and miss you ole sweet chuck

Posted by: Lesean Gray - Louisville, KY   Dec 15, 2012

You will always be in my heart and thoughts. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers forever. I love you and spread your wings and fly high and watch over us every move we make and every breath we take till we meet again on the other side.

Posted by: Kristin and kids Estes - Louisville, KY   Dec 15, 2012

Tina,so sorry to hear abourt the daeth of your son..what tragedy,our thoughts and prays go out to you and your family..

Bob &Sue Jarrett

Posted by: bob and Sue Jarrett - Louisville, KY - frien of family   Dec 14, 2012

Chuck was a true friend! He came into my life for a reason and I will never forget the joy and love he brought to the bank. As well as out side of the bank. Im truly going to miss you Chuck and you'll never be forgotten.

Posted by: Tiffany Williams - Louisville, KY - Co-worker and friend PNC Bank   Dec 14, 2012

Sarah and family,
Our love and prayers go out to you and the entire family. Sarah is an amazing person and friend and it breaks our hearts that she is going through this. Please let us know what we can do ease the pain and be there for you all.
Peg, Caisey, Billy and Nikki Whelan

Posted by: The Whelan Family - Louisville, KY - friend   Dec 14, 2012

We are so very sorry to hear of your loss. We pray God will hold your hands through this trying time and know there will come a time that all of you will be reunited. God Bless each of you.

Posted by: Don & Janie Murphy - Louisville, KY - Acquaintance   Dec 14, 2012

Forever in our hearts will you remain. Love you Chuck! Spread your wings and fly high with the angels!

Posted by: Cacie Ross - louisville, KY   Dec 14, 2012


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PARIS — Adidas-Salomon AG is shedding its hyphenated half.

In a move to focus on more profitable sectors such as apparel, footwear and the golf category, Adidas-Salomon AG said Monday it has agreed to sell the Salomon division to Finnish sports equipment firm Amer Sports Corp. for 485 million euros, or $625.6 million at current exchange.

The sale, to be completed by the end of September, includes the Salomon, Mavic, Bonfire, Arc’Teryx and Cliche businesses, which cater to sports such as snowboarding, cycling and hiking. Amer, based in Helsinki, makes Atomic skis and Wilson tennis and golf gear, among other sports equipment labels.

“Salomon has been a great member of our group for the last eight years,” said Herbert Hainer, the group’s chief executive officer, during a conference call Monday. “However, we decided that now is the time to focus even more on our core strength in the athletic footwear and apparel market as well as the growing golf category.”

Adidas acquired the Annecy, France-based ski and sporting goods firm in 1997. At the time, then-president Robert Louis-Dreyfus touted the transaction as “a major step towards the establishment of the best portfolio of sports brands in the world.”

But Salomon ran up against a sluggish market for ski equipment and apparel, and high manufacturing costs hampered profitability. Last December, Salomon said it would cut about 160 jobs in France as it shifted production to cheaper Romania and China.

Investors, who have long been calling for Adidas-Salomon to shed the troublesome unit, cheered Monday’s news, sending shares in Adidas-Salomon up 7.7 percent to close at 129.30 euros, or $166.79 at current exchange, on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

The Salomon division saw first-quarter sales decline 9 percent to 112 million euros, or $146.9 million at average exchange rates, from 122 million euros, or $160.1 million, a year ago. Adidas blamed the drop in part on lower sales of inline skates, cycling components, and a general fall in the winter sports category.

“We stepped out [of Salomon] when we believed it was too expensive,” said Adidas-Salomon chief financial officer Robin Stalker.

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Hainer said the sale will reduce earnings volatility and said net income would rise by at least 20 percent in 2005 after the Salomon disposal.

Bolstered by solid footwear and apparel sales, Adidas-Salomon said net income for the first quarter ended March 31 soared 46 percent to 105 million euros, or $137.8 million at average exchange, from 72 million euros, or $94.5 million, a year earlier. Sales during the period gained 10 percent to 1.78 billion euros, or $2.34 billion, from 1.62 billion euros, or $2.13 billion.

“The Stella McCartney line [for Adidas] generated sales beyond initial projections,” said Hainer, who added that sales for TaylorMade-Adidas Golf also grew 28 percent and that sales for the Adidas 1 shoe “sold out at most retailers within a few hours of initial distribution.”

By geographical region, sales in North America climbed 15 percent to 378 million euros, or $496.1 million, from 328 million euros, or $430.5 million, a year ago.

In Europe, sales inched up 1 percent to 959 million euros, or $1.26 billion, from 951 million euros, or $1.25 billion, a year ago. In Asia, sales climbed 29 percent to 357 million euros, or $468.5 million, while in Latin America, sales soared 41 percent to 69 million euros, or $90.6 million.


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NEW YORK — Welcome to another monolithic era.

A heated climate of mergers and acquisitions is developing in retailing following the flurry of dramatic moves this year, from Kmart’s deal for Sears to Jones Apparel Group’s play for Barneys New York to May Co. acquiring Marshall Field’s. The trend is being spurred by strong cash flows at retailers such as Federated Department Stores and Neiman Marcus Group; vendors such as Liz Claiborne, Jones and Kellwood eager to expand, and billions sloshing around in investment funds, with estimates ranging from $80 billion to $140 billion available to spend.

Not to mention the Wal-Mart effect. In an environment where the world’s largest company is a retailer with sales of almost $270 billion a year, the name of the game has become economies of scale and synergies and everyone who wants to compete has to bulk up.

Among the possibilities being mooted are Federated acquiring or merging with May Department Stores, J.C. Penney and Gap Inc. moving into acquisitions mode and Liz Claiborne, Nike and VF Corp. eager to continue buying brands to expand their portfolios. Other scenarios being suggested by industry sources — and there is no shortage of them — include major foreign retailers such as Carrefour taking a closer look at the U.S. market as a way to counter the Wal-Mart attack internationally.

“There’s a lot of money out there, easy access to it and everybody agrees that there are too many retailers, so the best answer is to consolidate them,” observed Allen Questrom, the outgoing chairman and chief executive of J.C. Penney Co.

“In the late Eighties and early Nineties, there was a big cycle of retail mergers,” said Arnold Aronson, managing director of retail strategies for Kurt Salmon Associates, citing May Co.’s takeover of Associated Dry Goods, Campeau buying Allied and Federated and Federated later buying Macy’s. “Another cycle is developing, like the tide going in and out. We are in high tide.”

Another reason for more mergers: “Organic growth has been much more difficult; even Wal-Mart is now in the low-single digits, Target is 3 to 4 percent and Kohl’s has not shown any positive store-for-store growth,” noted Aronson.

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“The retail business generates so much cash. Now companies are looking at what to do with it,” added Hal Kahn, the former Macy’s East chairman and ceo, currently a consultant.

“Wall Street demands growth from these [vendor] brands and they’re not going to get it with organic growth from existing labels,” said one venture capitalist. “Wall Street sets you up for continued consolidation, which is good for the bankers. They have a vested interest.”

Recently, there have been rumblings about Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores reopening merger talks, with Federated and its ceo, Terry Lundgren, on a performance high, and May remaining sluggish and its chairman and ceo, Gene Kahn, under pressure. Last summer, Federated was outbid by May for Marshall Field’s, but Federated may be ready to reel in a bigger fish.

In a Federated-May merger, there would be significant geographic overlap. Retailers said that roughly 30 percent of the two retailers operate stores in the same markets. However, one former Federated official said it’s possible to get around the overlap issue in some markets by keeping May stores in the moderate price zone and Federated stores better and higher priced.

On the other hand, some said that Lundgren wants to focus on improving Federated’s newly centralized home business, planting the Macy’s nameplate on all regional operations, and sustaining strong earnings rather than getting distracted by a megadeal.

Another problem: “Gene Kahn wants to paddle his own canoe,” said a Wall Street source. “The only way Federated can make it happen is to make a hostile offer, but that’s not really in their culture.”

Neiman Marcus is showing an increasing “open-to-buy” attitude after recently hiring Steven Dennis, a former Sears, Roebuck executive, as senior vice president of strategy, business development and multichannel marketing to explore new avenues of growth. Neiman’s has little room left for expansion considering it already has stores in most of the nation’s affluent markets. The company has been content to generate growth primarily through existing stores, and has done little to advance the previously stated strategy of seeking emerging brands to buy. Burt Tansky, chairman and ceo of NMG, has been shown scores of properties to buy, even reportedly Harrods, but Harrods is said to be priced very high.

Financial and retail experts cited other possibilities for deals, among them:

l Regional department stores and family-controlled retailers such as Dillard’s and Gottschalks could capitulate to stronger competitors, after years of lackluster performance and resisting overtures. In a Dillard’s acquisition, May Co. would have an easier time surmounting antitrust hurdles since it has limited presence in the South, whereas Federated operates Rich’s, Macy’s and Burdines there.

“Belk’s is less likely to drop. Since it recently cleaned up a complicated shareholder structure, the company is less leveraged and Belk stores maintain strength in their markets,” said the Wall Street source. “But Dillard’s has to do something. Bill Dillard 2nd may be more willing to do something” than other members of the Dillard family, which controls the stock.

l “I know Liz Claiborne wants to do an industry-transforming deal, different from buying another Ellen Tracy,” said a financial source. “A VF-Liz deal could be interesting. It makes sense to have two giants coming together controlling the department store channel. Those discussions clearly have had to have taken place.”

l One brand said to be on the radar screens of many is L.L. Bean. There’s also some speculation in the food retail arena about Meijers and Fresh Direct being takeover targets. And supermarkets, such as Kroger, Wegman’s and Albertsons, could consolidate for increased buying power against mushrooming Wal-Mart SuperCenters and Target superstores.

l J.C. Penney, with a new ceo Myron Ullman 3rd coming on board this month and flush with cash after selling off Eckerd this year, could shift into acquisition mode. Ullman is financially oriented and more strategic in character rather than being a merchant prince, whereas his predecessor, Allen Questrom, was more about “getting more juice out of the orange,” said a retail analyst. The current strategy under Questrom is to focus on building the Internet business, an off-mall presence, and raising productivity of mall-based stores and no acquisitions are currently being considered.

l There are murmurings about, which one retail analyst said “wants to get more into brick and mortars.”

Several, but not all, industry sources contacted said they believe the recent rash of deals will trigger others. “Historically, there are a lot of copycats,” said Gil Harrison, chairman of Financo Inc. “Once they see a company do something, they decide they need to do something, too.”

While the Kmart-Sears merger was huge, financial and retail sources said it’s not inconceivable that the combined entity gets swept up, perhaps by a multinational foreign retailer. “The major European-based retailers have all resisted coming to the States,” Harrison said. “They stayed out because they don’t understand the American economy, which is bigger and more difficult to manage, but I believe it’s a matter of time. We are the greatest market in the world and they are concerned about Wal-Mart coming into their home turf.” Carrefour was once said to be interested in buying Kmart.

“I hear all the speculation,” said a former M&A executive. “The Kmart-Sears situation is bound to make some people a little ballsier.“

“It is a fact today that only a handful of retail companies can fully satisfy the grow-or-die Wall Street requirements through organic growth alone,” said Aronson. “Accepting this fact underscores the inevitability of more retail consolidation probably sooner than later. There are so few eligible dance partners left that ending up the bridesmaid could ultimately prove fatal.”

“There is no doubt that companies have to grow,” observed Kahn. “They spent the last few years downsizing, reducing personnel, reducing expenses and becoming more productive. Now the question is, you either grow internally or you grow by aligning yourself with a strategic partner or making acquisitions.”

The Sears-Kmart situation, added Kahn, has reshaped the way retailers get valued. “You can add a lot of value by looking beyond the company’s retail business and into its assets, including the real estate,” Kahn said. “Whether it’s companies looking at investment for the real estate value, or strategic partnerships, the trend is just beginning.”

In the aftermath of the Sears-Kmart and Jones-Barneys deals, William M. Smith, a partner with venture capitalist Christopher Burch and former Financo president, said: “Without a doubt, these situations raise awareness. The industry has been consolidating and will continue.”

Edward Lampert, Kmart’s majority shareholder and architect of the Sears acquisition, plans to blend the merchandise of the two chains, cut out a lot of costs, sell off real estate and convert some Kmart sites to Sears. Previously, one source noted, Kmart has been slow to build its softer sides, although many brands, reportedly Bugle Boy and Levi’s, had approached the company. “They were receptive but couldn’t move on it. The merchandising teams just weren’t ready to act quick enough,” said the source. “It was a struggle to get things through new.”

There was even an idea to put Martha Stewart merchandise on the Home Shopping Network to give additional exposure to the Martha Stewart Everyday collection, but that never got off the ground.

Not everybody agrees that the recent wave of deals will accelerate the deal-making. “My basic read is that people who are interested in making acquisitions or interested in selling their businesses were that way before and the fact that these mergers happened doesn’t really change their horizon,” said Larry Leeds, chairman of Buckingham Capital Management. “I don’t think if Federated was looking at Nordstrom or May or Dillard’s, the fact that Kmart and Sears was done has any particular impact.”

A former Sears official said, “I don’t think [the Kmart-Sears combination] changes the prospects one way or another. The conversations have already occurred and the analysis has already happened.”

The executive, like many, was skeptical that combining the struggling chains of Sears and Kmart would produce a stronger business. “There will be layoffs and synergies, but that doesn’t change the fact that these two stores lack strategic relevance for customers today.”

According to Harrison, buying Barneys is a tremendous opportunity for Jones if it takes advantage of the knowledge that the Barneys retail practice provides. “Barneys sells forward luxury merchandise that can be copied and moved through the better and moderate marketplace where Jones resides. Also, the cash flow from Jones allows Barneys to expand its business.”

Others said that Barneys also would enable Jones to get an early read on the kind of hip new brands that Barneys has a reputation for discovering, particularly out of Europe. That could put more acquisitions on the Jones agenda.

Federated Department Stores Inc.
For quarter ended Oct. 30:
Cash and cash equivalents: $212 million
Long-term debt: $3.04 billion
Stores: More than 450

For year ended Jan. 31:
$15.26 billion

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. For quarter ended Oct. 30:
Cash and short-term investments: $4.58 billion
Long-term debt: $3.96 billion
Stores: 1,020 J.C. Penney stores, 61 Renner stores in Brazil

For year ended Jan. 31:
$17.79 billion

Liz Claiborne Inc.
For quarter ended Oct. 2:

Cash and cash equivalents: $85.6 million
Long-term debt: $567.5 million
Stores: 282 outlet, 256 specialty as well as presence in 619 “concession stores” such as department stores

For year ended Jan. 2:
$4.24 billion

May Department Stores Co.
For quarter ended Oct. 30:

Cash and cash equivalents: $94 million
Long-term debt: $5.79 billion
Stores: 500 department stores, 229 David’s Bridal stores, 458 After Hours Formalwear stores, 11 Priscilla of Boston stores

For year ended Jan. 31:
$13.34 billion

Neiman Marcus Group
For quarter ended July 31:

Cash and cash equivalents: $358.4 million
Long-term debt: $112.5 million
Stores: 35 Neiman Marcus, two Bergdorf Goodman, 14 clearance centers

For year ended July 31:
$3.55 billion

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DALLAS — As if the Mall of America weren’t big enough already.

This story first appeared in the June 13, 2002 issue of WWD.  Subscribe Today.

The mammoth 4.2 million square-foot shopping center in Bloomington, Minn., plans to get a whole lot bigger by breaking ground on the first phase of a 5.1 million-square-foot expansion program that will more than double its current size. Construction will begin by year’s end, according to a spokeswoman.

Key anchors now include Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Sears and Nordstrom, with others expected for the expansion. But sources said the added square footage could include hotels and office buildings as well as additional stores.

“The exercise was to figure out what was missing in the market,” said a source close to the project. “What most developers do is go back and see what apparel retailers they can add. They’ve dealt with every generation of consumers in the new plan.”

At last count, Mall of America had more than 520 stores, a full-scale amusement park with a roller coaster called Camp Snoopy, 83 food-related venues from sit-down restaurants to fast food eateries, eight nightclubs and a 14-screen movie theater.

The mall, which will celebrate its 10th birthday in August, is 99 percent leased, but it has begun to show its age.

At the time it was built, the Mall of America was one of the first examples of a new entertainment-shopping hybrid, but since then a lot has changed. Entertainment-oriented retailers such as The Disney Store and Planet Hollywood aren’t as popular as they once were and teens and young adults are looking for bigger thrills than roller coasters.

The mall’s owners, Simon Property Group, Teacher’s Insurance & Annuity Association and Triple Five Corp., recognize that. “Retail was entirely different 10 years ago,” said the source. “Consumers are different now.”

Mall of America has an economic impact on Minnesota of nearly $1.6 billion annually. More than 350 million shoppers have visited the mall since it opened, and with more than 600,000 visitors passing through every week, it claims to be the top tourist attraction in the country.

The mall cost more $650 million to build.

The Mall of America was conceived as the “son of the West Edmonton Mall” in Alberta, Canada. At least for now, West Edmonton holds the record as the world’s largest mall with 5.3 million square feet and about 800 stores.


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The Bulgari anniversary stamp.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: After Rewrite the Future, a charity project with the Save the Children organization launched in February, Bulgari is now commemorating its 125th anniversary with an unusual partner — the Poste Italiane. The special edition stamp worth 77 cents features a 1965 yellow gold and platinum necklace dripping with amethysts, turquoises, emeralds and diamonds. On Friday, Poste Italiane will issue 3.5 million pieces of the stamp. Philatelics may try their luck in the post offices of Rome, Milan, Venice and Naples, where it’s available, and online at An article detailing an extensive history of the brand, penned by Bulgari Group chairman Paolo Bulgari, complements the purchase.

The Bulgari stamp joins two others dedicated to Made In Italy products — the Fiat 500 and the Lamborghini Miura. Other activities scheduled to mark Bulgari’s anniversary include a retrospective called “Between Eternity and History” that will be held on May 22 in Rome, followed by a party. At the same time, the firm will showcase 15 high jewelry designs and eight exclusive timepieces worth an estimated 3 million euros, or $3.9 million. The pieces will be auctioned off in December in New York, with all the proceeds going toward the charity.

This story first appeared in the April 27, 2009 issue of WWD.  Subscribe Today.

TWICE IS A CHARM: PPR chief François-Henri Pinault and his wife Salma Hayek on Saturday reprised their wedding, this time in Venice. The couple reportedly said “si” again at the La Fenice Theatre and later dined al fresco inside a rose-filled Punta della Dogana, the museum of contemporary art owned by the Pinaults. Some 200 guests — including Edward Norton, Lucy Liu, Jacques Chirac, Penélope Cruz and Valeria Golino — glided down the canals to attend the event. The couple were first married last year at a small ceremony in Paris and have a daughter, Valentina Paloma.

PRESIDENTIAL EXAMPLE: As president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Diane von Furstenberg has championed copyright protection. So she was naturally shocked when she was being accused late last week of having designed a jacket that resembled one by Canadian label Mercy. “When I saw it on the Internet, I thought, The print is completely different,” von Furstenberg told WWD. “But then I saw something about the style with the bow, so I am not sure.” She immediately contacted her design team and found that the woman who designed the item no longer worked for her. “I am finding out the information, and I have asked my attorney to contact [Mercy’s designers] and say that we are investigating,” von Furstenberg said. “I am mortified that something like that could happen here. I will do what is necessary to do, and if indeed there was an infringement, I will compensate and will use this example to make sure this doesn’t happen again — not just for me, but for everybody.”

REUSE, RE-WEAR, RECYCLE: Add Rodarte to the growing list of young New York designers Michelle Obama is giving a publicity boost. For her meeting with Jordan’s Queen Rania on April 23, Obama pulled a fall-winter 2007 Rodarte dress from her closet — a pleated, sleeveless taupe number she purchased at Ikram and had previously worn to a dinner during the Democratic National Convention last summer, pairing it on both occasions with the same Erickson Beamon pearl necklaces. Adhering to the “shop your closet” mantra, Obama donned the Moschino bow blouse and Junya Watanabe cardigan (this one in pink) the same day for a Take Your Child to Work Day event for White House employees. Obama had previously worn the blouse and a blue version of the sweater during her visit to Europe in early April.

is set to look heavenly when he reprises his role as Robert Langdon in “Angels & Demons,” the film based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown. The film’s costume designer, Daniel Orlandi, selected suits cut by Brioni’s master tailors for the character. The movie hits theaters globally May 15.

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LOHAN’S NEW GIGS: Is Lindsay Lohan getting it together? At Lia Sophia’s weekend clambake in Malibu, the starlet revealed she started a movie production company called Unforgettable with Kristi Kaylor, her partner in the hosiery and leggings company 6126 and the self-tanner company Sevin Nyne. She also asked Lia Sophia owner Elena Kiam if she could design a few pieces for the jewelry company’s next red-carpet collection. Estella Warren, Mena Suvari, Lisa Rinna and Lynn Collins also turned out for the party and the jewelry samples.

This story first appeared in the July 15, 2009 issue of WWD.  Subscribe Today.

SIMPLY RED: Northwest Airlines’ flight attendants apparently appreciate some of the finer things in life, like the right to don merger-partner Delta’s bright red Richard Tyler dresses as their uniform — even if they wear a size larger than 18. The Northwest Airlines Association of Flight Attendants brought five uniform-related grievances against Delta in May — including the gripe that women larger than a size 18 couldn’t wear the Tyler dresses, said Gina Loughlin, a Delta spokeswoman. Delta has rejected all five requests, Loughlin said, which also included a call by some to wear orthopedic shoes with dresses or skirts, which is prohibited, as well as with slacks, which are permitted.

The Richard Tyler dress dispute “passed through mediation last week” and is headed to arbitration, said Rene Foss, communications chairman of the union. The former Northwest attendants have been donning Delta uniforms as part of the merger last October that created a combined force of 21,000 women and men who are now Delta flight attendants. (The former Northwest flight attendants remain unionized ahead of a vote to determine whether the merged group of attendants will be union members or not.)

Delta adopted Tyler’s red wrap dresses as part of its flight attendant uniform in 2006. Prior to wearing the Delta uniforms beginning on March 30, the Northwest attendants hadn’t had new uniform styles since the Nineties.

“The men will not be going into the red flight attendant dresses regardless of the arbitration’s finding,” Foss quipped.

Sartorial witticisms from the late British couturier Sir Hardy Amies will be published as part of a new men’s style guide, “ABC of Men’s Fashion” (V&A Publishing) that will hit U.K. book stores in August. The cloth-bound tome will guide men through the minefield of male apparel, with topics ranging from boxer shorts to skiwear. Choice Amies quotes include: “A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, and then forgotten all about them.” He also comments on boxer shorts: “I cannot help feeling that they will discover one day that they interfere with the line of the trouser.” And as for trouser cuffs, “You can’t have any.” The book costs 9.99 pounds, or $16 at current exchange, and will also be sold through the V&A’s Web site, vandashop.com.

Forever 21’s legal troubles aren’t slowing down the Los Angeles-based retailer. Later this year, the company plans to enter the beauty and home categories. According to a spokeswoman, beauty and home merchandise would be first rolled out to Forever 21’s largest stores, including 15 former Mervyn’s locations, before entering Forever 21’s XXI concept. The leap into beauty and home follows recent Forever 21 launches of swimwear and plus-size apparel labeled Faith 21.

Could Giuseppe Zanotti be gearing up to launch a men’s footwear line? The designer, who just did some men’s shoes for Balmain’s spring collection, confirmed it could be a possibility. “In general, I don’t like men’s footwear, but these were cool — very Gothic and punk,” Zanotti said at the opening of his new Paris store on Rue de Grenelle Monday night.

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A FIRST FOR HEARST: Hearst Magazines Digital Media and OMD, an integrated communications agency, have teamed up with Estée Lauder for what they describe as the first Flipboard magazine created for a product launch. Set to launch today, the Estée Lauder Beauty Book not only highlights the science behind the Lauder brand’s newly updated Advanced Night Repair, but also offers fashion, beauty, health and lifestyle content from the editorial teams of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire. Hearst also will create custom-developed content for the project.

“We all talk so much about the importance of bringing brands to life and translating them to consumers,” said Kristine Welker, chief revenue officer for Hearst Magazines Digital Media, who described the project as a multiplatform, content-based strategy that the company hopes to leverage with other clients going forward. “We’re creating synergies and connected content experiences across not only Hearst magazine brands, but also Lauder and Flipboard.”

This story first appeared in the August 5, 2013 issue of WWD.  Subscribe Today.

Articles in the issue include “Get Beautiful While You Sleep,” which includes strategies for restful sleep, and “10 Ideas for Dressing for Summer Evenings.”

“Flipboard is a creative platform for engaging, entertaining and informing women who are interested in beauty and fashion,” said Gustavo Andriani, vice president, North America marketing for Estée Lauder. “The distinct voices and points of view from Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Marie Claire will help jump-start the conversation around nighttime and skin care.”


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Laurence Picot

Ever wonder how a high-heel pump is constructed or what material is inside a riding saddle? Laurence Picot did.

This story first appeared in the May 30, 2014 issue of WWD.  Subscribe Today.

Picot spent 17 years researching the makeup of these and other luxury items. Ever since 1997, when she pondered the definition of luxury, she’s been on a quest to identify the characteristics of high-end objects.

Picot created an exhibition, “LuxInside: Traces of Man,” that uses a medical scanner and photography to delve into the heart of luxury objects.

The exhibit, which was launched in France at the Musée d’Histoire de la Médecine, traveled to Macau; Buenos Aires and Rosario, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and Paris’ Grand Palais in September 2013. Picot has now partnered with the French Embassy to launch the exhibit at four Holt Renfrew stores in Canada.

It bowed at the Yorkdale flagship in Toronto last week and travels to Calgary on July 3, Bloor Street in Toronto on Sept. 9 and Montreal on Feb. 1.

“This is an art and science work I’ve done with a collective,” Picot said. “I thought the idea and concept of luxury was really lost nowadays. The public doesn’t know what it means. They only know the brands. True luxury is the knowledge of craftsmanship.”

The exhibit lets visitors pierce through iconic objects in search of traces of the men and women who designed and manufactured them. Another purpose of the exhibit is to uncover the high quality of the craftsmanship as well as the inventions that made the objects possible.

The exhibit consists of 14 luxury items and a medical scan of their inner workings. “You need to go deep inside to see traces of man,” Picot said. “For example, take the Louboutin heel. We scanned the high heel, and the inside shows a structure made from a very specific metal. It comes from an innovation by Roger Vivier, who in the Fifties asked the aircraft industry to create a metal high heel for him. Before that, no metal could support the weight of a woman on a very small surface. The idea is to show to people that inside there are many secrets that need to be done in a perfect way. ”

Other objects in the collection include the new Hermès saddle, Saint-Louis crystal, the silversmithing of Christofle, Cadolle lingerie, Saint-Gobain smart glass, Lavabre Cadet gloves, Pierre Corthay shoes, a Leica camera, Dyson technology, a Gibson guitar, a design by French industrial designer Mathieu Lehanneur and Louis XIII de Rémy Martin cognac.

Picot is trying to save craftsmanship that is dying in her country. She chose the Cadolle lingerie because “France lost 99 percent of the people able to make lingerie. It’s this type of thing that I want to defend and promote.”

“People say that luxury is not useful and is superficial,” Picot said. “I say it’s most important to make these products. I’d like all the companies to protect their own luxury. I wanted to show that we need to react. We were in danger of losing all our patrimony. To invest in innovation, we need to go on producing. We lost a lot in France.”


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    IBM Phase Change Neurons

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    Phase-change neurons. A chip with large arrays of phase-change devices that store the state of artificial neuronal populations in their atomic configuration. In the photograph, individual devices are accessed by means of an array of probes to allow for precise characterization, modeling and interrogation. The tiny squares are contact pads that are used to access the nanometer-scale phase-change cells (not visible). The sharp probes touch the contact pads to change the phase configuration stored in the cells in response to the neuronal input. Each set of probes can access a population of 100 cells. The chip hosts only the phase-change devices that are the "heart" of the neurons. There are thousands to millions of these cells on one chip and we access them (in this particular photograph) by means of the sharp needles (probe card). (Credit: IBM Research)

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INL-MTL Sponsored Workshop on Nanostructured Materials, Devices, and Systems

August 3, 2011

A joint International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology workshop was held at INL's facilities in Braga, Portugal Monday, July 18th 2011.

The conference was organized by Jose Rivas, Director General, INL-International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Paulo Jorge Peixeiro de Freitas, Director of the MIT-INL Program at INL, Carl Thompson, Head of MIT's Materials Processing Center (MPC) and acting Head of MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Anantha Chandrakasan, Director of MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) and recently announced Department Head of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

The conference consisted of four sessions as follows:

Session 1: Graphene Devices and Applications
Chair: Carl Thompson (MIT)
Tomas Palacios, (MIT)
"Graphene-Based Microsystems for Environment and Food-Quality Monitoring"
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero (MIT)
"Quantum Transport and Optoelectronics in Graphene"
Nuno Peres (U. Minho)
"Optical Properties of Graphene"

Session 2: NEMS and Manufacturing
Chair: Tomas Palacios, (MIT)
Dana Weinstein (MIT)
"Nano-mechanical Resonators: Devices and Circuits"
Joao Pedro Conde (INESC MN)
"Thin film silicon and polymer MEMS resonators"
Martin Schmidt (MIT)
"Digital Fabrication of Micro/Nano Systems"

Session 3: Devices for Autonomous Microsystems: Energy and Sensing
Chair: Paulo Jorge Peixeiro de Freitas (INL)
Carl V. Thompson (MIT)
"Nanowire and Nanotube Devices for Autonomous Microsystems"
Lifeng Liu (INL)
"Self-organized TiO2 nanotubes and related composites for energy storage, conversion and sensing"
Ranjith Pai (INL)
"Transparent conjugated polymer films for capturing solar energy"
Sang-Gook Kim (MIT)
"PZT based Vibration-to-Electric Energy Generators"
Joao Gaspar (INL)
"Bistable Oscillators for Broadband Vibration Energy Scavengers"
Sasha Sadewasser (INL)
"Nanostructured chalcopyrite semiconductors for photovoltaic energy generation"

Session 4: Biomedical Platforms
Chair: Joao Gaspar (INL)
Anantha Chandrakasan (MIT)
"Ultra-low-Power Wireless Sensors Systems"
Paulo Freitas (INESC MN-INL)
"Spintronic Biochips for biomedical applications"
Polina Anikeeva (MIT)
"Devices that stimulate brain function"
Dmitri Petrovykh (INL)
"Design and analysis of bio interfaces"

At the conclusion of formal presentations, a dinner was hosted for conference participants by Jose Rivas and Paulo Jorge Peixeiro de Freitas--providing time for further exploration and discussion of the day's topics.

This section of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories web site is intended to keep its community and outside readers informed about the activities of faculty and students who use its facilities. If you would like to post news or information on this page, call (617) 452-2545.

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Did Beyonce Confirm Jay Z Cheated While Performing “Resentment”?

It’s been reported time and time again: Jay Z is cheating on Beyonce. But it looks like we might’ve just got some confirmation from Beyonce herself. Although the power couple have tried their hardest to keep their personal lives under wraps, the truth seems to slowly be making its way to the surface. Beyonce hinted Jay Z may have really been unfaithful. During their “On The Run” tour concert in Ohio, Bey took to the stage wearing a white wedding dress to sing her unreleased single “Resentment,” a song about a woman who has been cheated on. Sound familiar? It gets better. Bey went as far to change the lyrics of the song from “been riding with you for six years” to “been riding with you for 12 years. ” Ironically the couple have been together for 12 years. Cheating rumors have been swirling heavy since Solange’s elevator attack on Jay Z. Watch the video above to see the performance. Do you think Bey had a personal connection to this song? Only time will tell.


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We regret to inform you that Coins Vs Zombies SUMMER will be closing on January 6th, 2016.
Thank you again to everyone who has continued to enjoy the game to this point.
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