2010年11月21日 星期日

The Trufants: Tacoma's first family of football

“Little cold for that,” he says.

Then he glances over at the 19-foot MasterCraft boat he picked up recently, covered by a tarp in the driveway, a project for another summer.

The Trufants’ lakefront home is a product of the success of their oldest son, Marcus, a Pro Bowl cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks and a former Washington State standout. Marcus’ two younger brothers have followed in his footsteps, even playing the same position. Little brother Desmond starts at cornerback for the Washington Huskies,You can buy women's ugg boots,cheap ugg boots,ugg nike air max from us. while Isaiah plays for the Las Vegas Locomotives in the United Football league.

It’s football season in the Trufant home, and that means loading up the “plum crazy” purple Dodge Charger for a Saturday trip to Husky Stadium to watch Desmond and the Huskies, or heading to Qwest Field in the crimson Hummer on Sundays to see Marcus and the Seahawks.Looking for ED Hardy ,ED Hardy clothing and ed hardy wholesale.

Or sometimes it’s a longer trip, like hopping on a plane to see Isaiah play for Las Vegas or to watch the Seahawks play in New Orleans.

Whatever the destination, Lloyd and Constance Trufant will be watching one of their three sons play the sport they love – not a bad way for a retired couple to spend a fall weekend.

“Now that there’s three of them playing, you really have to get the schedule out,” said Constance. She calls them “My Three Sons”, a nod to the 1960s TV show of the same name. “Seahawks, UFL, Huskies – where are we going to be? So it’s a challenge working the schedule, but it’s fun because we like football. And we’ll be there.”

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“I definitely try to get to a TV or the Internet to try and catch the game. And when they make a play, I’m up and getting hyped about it.”

Lloyd is the traffic controller, making sure each son has arrived safely in the city they are playing in or returned home.

“I communicate a lot with them, and they’re all in different places right now,” Lloyd said. “We talk every day. I take my time out to call them and see how they are doing and what’s happening with them. When they fly out of town I need to know when you touch down – stuff like that. So we keep that going. Don’t just leave town and wind up in a different state and I don’t even know where you’re at or if you even made it there. So they take that serious.From hand held inflatable products carrying your logo, to giant blimps, message boards and balloons for the large venues, We check in, and I like that.”

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After an initial delay, the show finally started with a bang. Every designer got ample opportunity to showcase their goods; in between, there were long, relaxed breaks where the audience got a chance to mix and socialise. Many members of tinsel town were present, including the likes of actor Jackie Shroff.

Payal Singhal
Having shown an aptitude for designing clothes from a very young age, Singhal has since gone from Mumbai to arguably one of the most fashionable city in the world: New York. The first designer to showcase her collection on Friday, her work is for the modern Indian bride. With a lot of focus on glitter, her collection is a curious combination of Indian and western, including a sari with a blouse in the style of a tube-top. Talking about it, she says, “The younger generation in our country is far more comfortable with Western attire than with Indian, yet for some reason, whenever there is a social function, the generation is forced to wear traditional clothes, so as to keep with decorum. What I have done is to combine the two, so that they can be at ease wherever they might be.”

But does the sparkly, vivacious, crystallised collection hint at Bollywood? “Not really,” she laughs. “Anything that is larger than life is generally attributed to the red carpet, but the truth is that in our country, weddings too are a big deal, and it is from there that it trickles down into everyday life.”

Vijay-Sandeep Golecha
Taking its inspiration from Indian royalty and Indian weddings, one begins to wonder whether or not both overlap. After all, it is the dream of every bride to be a princess at her wedding! Boasting of live music, the show had a lot of emphasis on heavy jewellery. Expectantly, there was a lot of glitter, but very artistically done – it is difficult to pull off and often is too little or too much. With close, neck hugging necklaces and dangling earrings, the models looked spectacular. Also came on was a male model,Fashion ed hardy hats will make your life full of happiness! wearing jewellery, vaguely reminiscent of Indian royalty of old. And the show stopper was Miss India-Universe 2010, Ushoshi Sengupta, wearing a silver crown, truly a princess!

Malini Agarwalla
Dividing her work into two, Agarwalla showcased a mixture of fun and sophistication. With her collection Chrysallis, she has focussed a lot on silver and gold jewellery and a lot of beads. Talking about it, she says, “As the name suggests, Chrysallis has a lot of crystal work in it. And nothing looks better with crystals than gold and silver.” The second part was called Flamboyart, where Agarwalla looked at the more hip side of life, with necklaces with large, heavy pendants and handbags
that were heavily influenced by traditional Indian designs.

Nivedita Saboo
She deals with clientèle from places as wide apart as the UK, US, Sweden, Tanzania, and of course, India. When asked how she manages it, she puts it very simply. “Fashion is simply good aesthetics. All cultures are fond of a good design, it is only in small details that the differences lie, and those are merely cultural nuances,” she says.

With the collection deeply inspired by Morocco, the clothes had a lot of embroidery work, which would not have looked out of place in the Middle-East or the Mediterranean part of Africa. Every model was dressed with a turban, magenta for the women and brown for the men, with every turban joined together with a golden clasp.

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2010年11月18日 星期四

Campaign launched to combat child sex tourism

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A first look at Jon Favreau’s adaptation of Cowboys and Aliens

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But the persistent reality remains that a decent 18th-century house with absolutely all mod cons and more is easiest to sell on. And so (freakingly annoying as it is to serious architects) is a well-rendered period pastiche house using old materials, flints and distressed bricks. Despite all the mockery, there are little bits of developer Poundbury still going up. The Nineties boom may have educated Brits about modernism, but they still want the hard edges taken off. Especially when the going gets tough.

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2010年11月17日 星期三

Got an occasion? There’s a jean for that

Jeans are the most universally beloved fashion item on the planet. From grade school slackers to Wall Street venture capitalists, when people can wear anything they want, they usually choose denim.

Some still object to the renaissance of denim but denimification cannot be stopped.

Scoff all you want, but there is a jean for every occasion — skinny, boot-cut, trouser, straight leg, boyfriend, flared, wide leg, tapered, jegging, zip ankle, faded, distressed, destroyed, raw.

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. Work: Of course this all depends on where you work, but for a typical office or corporate setting, you’ll want something simple without flashy studded pockets or heavily embroidered details. A darker wash always looks more professional, and the most popular cuts are trouser, boot-cuts and skinny. Skinny can be harder to pull off if it looks too sexy, but that will depend on your styling. For fall, boots are the perfect mate for skinny jeans.

. Rock concerts: We love the trendy variety of skinny motorcycle jeans, so noted for the stitching that mimics motocross pants, but if you want longevity, you might opt for a traditional boot-cut or slim leg. Choose something with a funky vintage wash and a studded back pocket.

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. Cocktail party: Cocktails are flirty, so who’s to say a great cigarette pant that stops at the ankle can’t fit right in. Dark denim is best in black or navy, but the fit should be slim. Wear with a silk top, crystal bib necklace and sparkly ballet flats or tall heels.

. Semi-formal: You’ll need a black or nearly black blue wash with no abrasions, fading, rips or tears, a great blouse, maybe a jacket and careful accessories. For semi-formal denim we suggest a trouser leg that’s mid- to high-rise. Look for a lighter weight denim that isn’t stiff and make sure nothing else is casual.
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