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# **Three Women. Three Stories. One Statement.**
Some designs don't need elaborate styling to make an impact. They simply ask for confidence, and **ZARU's Talia Dress**, now at **Dubai Event**, delivers exactly that.
Created with a dramatic open back and fluid draping that skims every curve, Talia balances timeless elegance with modern sensuality. Available in twelve colors and fully HUD customizable, it's the kind of piece that transforms with every styling choice.
This editorial brings together three distinct interpretations of the same dress.
**ʝhø Vᴇɴᴜꜱ** embraces classic sophistication, pairing Talia with delicate pearls, lace, and long gloves for a look worthy of an evening gala.
**ÅƦɪÅ Åвѕɪиｲнє** lets the silhouette speak for itself. Elegant gloves and timeless pumps keep the styling understated, allowing the clean lines and graceful draping to take center stage.
For my interpretation, I leaned into modern minimalism. The striking open back becomes the focal point, complemented by layered jewelry from **::Static::** and the soft texture of **Usagi Society's Envious Hair**, creating a look that's sleek, confident, and effortlessly refined.
The beauty of Talia lies in its versatility. One dress, three women, three completely different moods, each proving that great design isn't defined by how it's worn, but by who wears it.
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## **Credits**
### **TwinkieBean Valencourt**
**Hair**
* Usagi Society - Envious Hair
**Outfit**
* zaru - Talia Dress *(Dubai Event)*
**Accessories**
* ::Static:: Morte Ornare Bracelets
* ::Static:: Morte Ornare Choker
* Oracle - Queenie Gloves
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### **ʝhø Vᴇɴᴜꜱ**
**Hair**
* Vanity Hair:31
**Outfit**
* zaru - Talia Dress *(Dubai Event)*
* [LIZIAAH] Ella Lace Bra
**Accessories**
* :Dernier: Kendall Gloves - Black (BoM)
* AvaWay - BEATRITH Pearl Necklace
* (Yummy) Pearl Berries Earrings
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### **ÅƦɪÅ Åвѕɪиｲнє**
**Outfit**
* zaru - Talia Dress *(Dubai Event)*
**Accessories**
* Oracle - Queenie Gloves
**Shoes**
* [Gos] Sarah Stiletto Pumps
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Voor de ingang van Algemene Zaken, stond een jonge vrouw op een kruk met ontbloot bovenlijf terwijl ze haar borsten met viltstiften aan het roodkleuren was. Niemand wist wat hier gebeurde, na enig rondvragen zei iemand: "vraag het haar zelf maar". Dus dat deed ik. "Ik maak een statement" zei ze. Waarover, waartegen, waarom? "Een radicaal statement" zei ze. Maar ondertussen kwamen 2 politieagenten die haar sommeerden de borsten te bedekken en mee te komen naar.... nog onbekend.
Iemand vroeg mijn kaartje (heb ik altijd bij me) want ze wilden deze foto's wel hebben. Ik hoor later wel waarover dit radicale statement ging.
Jacolinde Geerte, kunstwerk
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performance, ± 6 min. (with performativity(?) prolonged to 3 hrs)
For the pahmphlet i was stuck by this sentence within the assignment "a radical message in a radical way." So i first thought about what a radical way was. I believe this is when it's unerasable. So i was thinking about writing with lipstick on some white walls in the school and what not. Then it developped in being an unerasable image in peoples minds. Or maybe what wpuld.ignite the most reaction.
As i did a naked performance once in school, and some were kind of crossed by that. And i knew that my breasts evoked this same kind of reaction on people, both on social media, in public and even under a shirt without bra, i wanted to do something with the ridicoulousness of this given. Especially nipples being censured as breasts are over sexualized and the increasing prudishness of society, which is especially taken out on female bodies, i wanted to question the radicality of my flesh. Is this radical enough for you? Is it radical at all? Police sure did thought so.
With writing variations of this question on my breats until covered, I state that breasts shouldn't be so radical - which apparently was quite a radical message an sich.
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Sandi Whetzel is seduced by the captivating, graceful forms she finds tucked away in nature. Her fascination with the discovered shapes compels her to enhance their graceful contours, infuse them with luscious color and feature them prominently in her paintings. Whetzel’s contemporary acrylic paintings embrace the nuances of shapes and patterns inspired by the plant world. Her current focus has been an intimate view of succulents; embellishing their engaging shapes with vibrant hues and sculptural textures.
Sandi paints in her home studio located at Days Creek, OR. Since 1997 she has instructed community education art classes for Umpqua Community College. She has studied with accomplished artists, Kevin Macpherson, Tom Browning and Harley Brown. She treasures most the continuing association with her mentor artist and friend, Bonnie Hill of Roseburg, OR.
Several of Whetzel’s works have been used to promote the wine industry through wine-themed events in southern Oregon. Her work appears in Northwest Artists: A Collection of Works by Notable Artists of the Northwest. Her paintings are in private collections in Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado and Arizona. She has exhibited in solo and numerous group shows during the last several years, including two shows at the Coos Art Museum, in Coos Bay, OR.
During her childhood, Sandi’s family changed residence frequently to follow employment in the logging industry of southern Oregon and northern California. She attended many small elementary and high schools, none of which offered any art education. As a teenager she enjoyed paint-by-number oil sets and she became interested in drawing briefly around the age of thirteen. After that, Sandi didn’t have much contact with art until later in life.
For years after she married, her only artistic pursuits had been machine sewing garments and home decorator items. When a friend invited her to a fashion T-shirt painting class she thoroughly enjoyed doing that. At the same time, Whetzel seemed to be mesmerized by PBS TV painting shows.
Near Whetzel’s fortieth birthday she purchased new home furniture and wanted some tropical paintings to go with the new furnishings. Sandi had grown up with a motto that had served her well whenever something had been a bit beyond her reach. It was, “…Necessity is the mother of invention.” She always derived a certain satisfaction with inventing her version of the desired object. She thought, “How hard could it be to do the paintings myself? After all, I have been painting T-shirts and watching the instructional videos on TV.” Sandi immediately started painting all on her own, making discoveries through trial and error. During that time frame, she also ran a child day care business at home. While the three toddlers took their midday nap, Sandi took out her paints and painted for an hour or so during the weekdays. Eventually she took art instruction from a very talented and devoted community college art instructor, Bonnie Hill of Roseburg, OR. In 1997 after only a few years of instruction, Bonnie recommended Sandi to replace herself as instructor of the classes. Bonnie became Sandi’s close friend and mentor; a treasured source of inspiration and knowledge. Whetzel has been painting and instructing art ever since.
When speaking of her art, Sandi has remarked, “I hope my art warms the spirit and inspires people to pursue their dreams. Art that does that for us helps to make our working and living environments more of a sanctuary in stressful times.”
The reflection of sun off snow quite literally hurt my eyes, so I did not spend a lot of time in Yokote before hopping on the Ou Line.
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Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) conduct a joint training exercise in Manchester.
The scenario involved emergency services coming under attack while dealing the aftermath of a road traffic collision.
The exercise – one of a series – is intended to ensure the services can work together effectively to deal with dangerous situations.
For more information about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk
To report crime call police on 101 the national non-emergency number.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Disney Traditions Deep Sea Diva Ursula Figurine by Jim Shore
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Disney Traditions Deep Sea Diva Ursula Figurine by Jim Shore
Item No. 410045501378P
£50.00
Description
Let your inner diva shine through with this statement figurine of mischievous Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Designed by award-winning artist and sculptor Jim Shore, this stunning hand-painted ornament is an ideal gift for any Disney fan.
Product Details
•Resin figurine of Ursula character from The Little Mermaid
•Designed by award-winning artist and sculptor Jim Shore for Disney Traditions Collection
•Unique variations should be expected as product is hand painted
•H19cm x W17.5cm x D18cm approx
•Presented in branded gift packaging
•Suitable for adults, not a toy
•Exclusive to Disney Store
48x36 in.
Oil & oil stick on gallery canvas
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Queen of Disco: Donna Summer, pictured in 1979, has passed away aged 63
Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dead at 63 after secret cancer battle
Seventies icon understood to have battled lung cancer - 'diagnosed 10 months ago'
'Singer believed she contracted illness by inhaling toxic particles after 9/11 attacks'
Only told husband and three children of her diagnosis
Will be laid to rest in Nashville following funeral on Monday
Family statement: 'Celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy'
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 15:45 GMT, 17 May 2012 | UPDATED: 08:14 GMT, 18 May 2012
Hot Stuff singer Donna Summer died this morning aged 63 after a battle with cancer, her family has confirmed.
The Boston-born star, known as the Queen of Disco, passed away in Florida.
The Seventies icon was battling lung cancer, TMZ is reporting, with sources telling the website Donna believed she contracted the illness by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.
Her family released a statement, saying Summer died on Thursday morning and that they 'are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy'.
It went on: 'Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time.'
She had been living in Englewood, Florida, with her husband Bruce Sudano.
The singer will be remembered at a public memorial in Nashville, Tennessee next Wednesday.
Sources told TMZ she had attempted to keep the extent of her illness from fans and was recently trying to finish up her latest album.
According to Entertainment Tonight, she was diagnosed with cancer 10 months ago and only told her husband and three children.
ET also reports she will be laid to rest in Nashville on Monday following her funeral.
Summers, real name LaDonna Gaines, is best know for her string of 70s hits, including I Feel Love, Last Dance and Bad Girls.
She was a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US Billboard chart.
She was also the first female artist with four No. 1 singles in a 13-month period, according to the Rock Hall of Fame, where she was a nominee this year.
Summer came to prominence just as disco was burgeoning, and came to define the era with a string of No. 1 hits and her beauty queen looks.
Disco became as much defined by her sultry, sexual vocals - her bedroom moans and sighs - as the relentless, pulsing rhythms of the music itself.
Summers married actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973 before giving birth to the couple's daughter Mimi later that year.
Although the marriage crumbled in 1975, she kept an altered version of her ex's surname to use as her stage name. She married Brooklyn Dreams musician Bruce Sudano in 1980 and the couple went on to have two daughters, Brooklyn, born in 1981 and Amanda the following year.
In 1994, the family moved from Los Angeles to Nashville where Donna took time out from showbusiness to focus on painting but had recently returned to the recording studio.
As well has staggering career highs, Summer also endured personal lows.
She suffered serious depression in the wake of September 11 terrorist attacks in New York.
'I was really freaked out by the horrific experiences of that day,' Summer, who was at her Manhattan apartment during the 2001 attacks, once said.
'I couldn't go out, I didn't want to talk to anybody. I had to keep the blinds down and stay in my bedroom.'
Friends eventually intervened and the born-again Christian also found strength in her faith.
'I went to church, and light came back into my soul,' she said in 2008. 'That heaviness was gone.'
Love to Love You Baby, with its erotic moans, was her first hit and one of the most scandalous songs of the polyester-and-platform-heel era.
Unlike some other stars of disco who faded as the music became less popular, Summer was able to grow beyond it and later segued to a pop-rock sound.
She had one of her biggest hits in the 1980s with She Works Hard For The Money, which became another anthem, this time for women's rights.
Soon after, Summer became a born-again Christian and faced controversy when she was accused of making anti-gay comments in relation to the AIDS epidemic. Summer denied making the comments, but was the target of a boycott.
Still, even as disco went out of fashion she remained a fixture in dance clubs, endlessly sampled and remixed into contemporary dance hits.
Summer, real name LaDonna Adrian Gaines, was born in 1948 in Boston. She was raised on gospel music and became the soloist in her church choir by age 10.
Love to Love You Baby was her U.S. chart debut and the first of 19 No. 1 dance hits between 1975 and 2008 - second only to Madonna.
During the disco era she burned up the charts: She was the only artist to have three consecutive double-LPs hit No. 1, Live and More, `Bad Girls and On the Radio.
She was never comfortable with the 'Disco Queen' label. Musically, she began to change in 1979 with Hot Stuff, which had a tough, rock `n' roll beat.
Her diverse sound helped her earn Grammy Awards in the dance, rock, R&B and inspirational categories.
Dionne Warwick said in a statement that she was sad to lose a great performer and 'dear friend'.
'My heart goes out to her husband and her children,' Warwick said. 'Prayers will be said to keep them strong.'
Summer released her last album, Crayons, in 2008. It was her first full studio album in 17 years. She also performed on American Idol that year with its top female contestants.
Featured Image from Swayam Jyotish Photobook
ARTIST STATEMENT
The light from this container of photographs is non-dual from the innate light within each one of us. So too is physical light reflected in a jar of water or subtle light projected from the Chitta (mind-heart) in dream state. At its best the camera is a simple tool to transfer light through a lens recorded by a censor. At its root, consciousness is all-pervading and who we are. Consciousness, the Light of lights, proceeds from us and lends itself into the moment. The practice of Vichar (self-inquiry) reminds us of that same light appearing as the Jiva (individual-soul) and leads us to the revelation of Atman (universal-soul) and "Who Am I?" With that realization Nkosi Sri Govindaji approaches India with complete adoration and awareness of the Absolute Self in all, Brahman
Leica M11 / 21mm Super-Elmar f/3.4 ASPH
Nkosi.artiste@gmail.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chance Nkosi Gomez known initiated by H.H Swami Jyotirmayanda as Sri Govinda walks an integral yogic path in which photography is the primary creative field of expression. The medium was introduced during sophomore year of high school by educator Dr. Devin Marsh of Robert Morgan Educational Center. Coming into alignment with light, its nature and articulating the camera was the focus during that time. Thereafter while completing a Photographic Technology Degree, the realization of what made an image “striking” came to the foreground of the inner dialogue. These college years brought forth major absorption and reflection as an apprentice to photographer and educator Tony A. Chirinos of Miami Dade College. The process of working towards a singular idea of interest and thus building a series became the heading from here on while the camera aided in cultivating an adherence to the present moment. The viewfinder resembles a doorway to the unified field of consciousness in which line, shape, form, color, value, texture all dissolve. It is here that the yogi is reminded of sat-chit-ananda (the supreme reality as all-pervading; pure consciousness). As of May 2024 Govinda has completed his 300hr yoga teacher training program at Sattva Yoga Academy studying from Master Yogi Anand Mehrotra in Rishikesh, India, Himalayas. This has strengthened his personal Sadhana and allows one to carry and share ancient Vedic Technology leading others in ultimately directing their intellect to bloom into intuition. As awareness and self-realization grows so does the imagery that is all at once divine in the mastery of capturing and controlling light. Over the last seven years he has self-published six photographic books, Follow me i’ll be right behind you (2017), Sonata - Minimal Study (2018), Birds Singing Lies (2018), Rwanda (2019), Where does the body begin? (2019) & Swayam Jyotis (2023). Currently, Govinda is employed at the Leica Store Miami as a camera specialist and starting his journey as a practitioner of yoga ॐ
Catalogue reference: NA HO 325/143 -Demonstration/ Political statement, 12th August 1970
This open letter written by barrister Anthony Mohipp, secretary of the Black Improvement Organisation, announced the demonstration and set out community grievances in response to raids on the Mangrove restaurant. It was sent to the Home Office, Prime Minister, Harold Wilson (leader of the opposition) and the High Commissioners of Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana and Barbados.
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Gesundheit zuerst
2021: Kraft, Vernunft und Zuversicht
von Jutta Piontek
STATEMENT
Zarrentin/gc. Wir sind für alle Einwohner unserer Gemeinden zuständig und zugleich Arbeitgeber in der Region. Vordringliche Aufgabe für alle ist es, uns und die Menschen in unserer Umgebung, vor diesem Virus zu schützen.
In unserer Kämmerei, dem Bauamt, dem Bürgerbüro, der Meldestelle, im Standesamt, beim Bauhof müssen alle Mitarbeiter ihre üblichen Aufgaben erfüllen. Neue Verantwortungsbereiche und Kontrollaufgaben sind hinzugekommen. Die Corona-Schutz-Bestimmungen sind im gesamten Amtsgebiet in den gemeindlichen Einrichtungen (Kindertagesstätten, Schulen, Bädern, Gemeindehäusern, Spielplätzen, Bauhöfen, Feuerwehren) umzusetzen. Wir haben Homeoffice-Arbeitsplätze eingerichtet, Kontakte minimiert, umorganisiert und sind ständig dabei, unsere Prozesse zu optimieren. Jetzt ist die richtige Zeit, die Digitalisierung aller Prozesse weiter voranzutreiben – nicht nur den Digitalpakt Schule zu begleiten. Videokonferenzen sind neue Normalität.
Die Investitionen (SchulCampus und Ärztehaus in Zarrentin, Neubau Schulstraße und Seniorencampus Vellahn, weitere Gewerbeansiedlungen, Ausweisung von Bauflächen) werden fortgeführt, die Bewirtschaftung der Gemeindehäuser angepasst, Material beschafft. Die Gemeinden müssen zahlungsfähig sein und bleiben, ihre Beschlüsse umgesetzt werden. Ich danke Mitwirkenden, die uns geholfen haben, all dies bis hierhin so gut zu meistern und bin stolz auf alle unsere Mitarbeiter. Der Umgang mit der Corona-Pandemie wird uns langfristig auch im bevorstehenden neuen Jahr 2021 weiter begleiten. Unsere Aufgabe ist es, keine Angst zu haben und unsere Pflicht verlässlich zu erfüllen.
Für das neue Jahr ist ein Impfstoff gegen Corona in Sicht. Wir werden die freiwilligen Impfungen der Bevölkerung unterstützend begleiten und freuen uns auch schon auf den Einzug in das neue Verwaltungsgebäude. Lassen Sie uns optimistisch mit viel Kraft in das neue Jahr gehen und bleiben Sie gesund.
Bildunterschrift:
Jutta Piontek, Leitende Verwaltungsbeamtin des Amtes Zarrentin: Jetzt ist die richtige Zeit, die Digitalisierung aller Prozesse weiter voranzutreiben. Foto: Heiko Wruck
Kontakt:
Heiko.Wruck@t-online.de
Nowhere is there such an intersection of cultures as in New York City. As an immigrant who has lived in New York for over 10 years, traveling among the five boroughs using public transportation is still fascinating and exciting; being in this city can feel like visiting another country. People celebrate the customs and holidays of their country by wearing folk costumes on the street. Awnings with messages in entirely unfamiliar alphabets are completely common. Many of them advertise goods catering to specific nationalities and cultures, especially foods that were brought here or requested by immigrants living in neighborhoods like Brighton Beach, Jackson Heights, or Flushing. The packaging of these products is a form of art that tells stories and helps remind people that their culture is alive. In this way, immigrants in New York City can prevent the fading of identification with their native culture.
Blender is my ongoing project in which I investigate the diverse immigrant cultures in New York City. The project includes photos of the packaging of food products from various neighborhoods with a large immigrant influence accompanied by texts (short stories as well as notes on the history, culture, and trivia relating to immigrant-heavy areas), interactive performance, and a website. I’m showing photos and presenting short texts on the New York City neighborhoods where the photographed food products can be found. The look of these food packages often has an old-fashioned feel: bright, saturated colors and outmoded designs that are rare in both Japan, where I’m from, and America, where I now live. Through this project I hope to show that art can transcend time and language even through the simplest imagery found on a candy wrapper. Blender is a lens into New York's immigrant communities and cultures.
Product: Milk Chocolate, Product of Czech Republic
Store: Pol Bridge, 7218 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Neighborhood: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn