| Poshs Totally Major Fashion Project
Victoria Beckham is set to begin work on a new fashion project in which she will be creating denim garments, according to her website.The diva, who recently moved to Los Angeles with footballer husband David, promised that the new line would be "totally major" in a statement where she described her life in one of America's most posh cities.Speaking about her new home, also described as "totally major", the singer revealed: "Well we have finally unpacked our boxes and I am loving our new house. "Just adding some of the finishing touches to it actually and then it really will feel like home."She added that her children were looking forward to starting at their new school and that she was making sure "they are all kitted out with new schoolbags and pencil cases"."[Y]ou remember what it's like going back to school, you've got to have a new EVERYTHING!"Posh Spice also revealed she attended a glitzy launch party in Bel Air last week for the couple's new fragrance Intimately Beckham.
6 hair trends get your preschooler styled for the upcoming year
Are there fashion trends for preschoolers? Absolutely. Although not as extreme as grownup fads, hair and clothing styles for young children do cycle in and out of fashion. With back-to-school haircuts on the horizon, here are six, easy- maintenance styles that flatter: The Buster Brown The semi-bowl cut, ideal for thick, straight hair. Smooth flyaways with a touch of shaping gel (brands with kid-friendly hair gel include Circle of Friends, Johnson & Johnson and L'Oreal Kids). The stacked bob The stacked bob, this season's most popular cut for girls, works on all types of hair. The shape is layered to create a partial wedge in the back and expose the nape of the neck. .
Schools get just 90 minutes to apply for grants
-Democrat -- Three metro-east school districts may lose millions in state grant money because of a paperwork technicality. Gov. Rod Blagojevich said districts didn't complete agreements with the Capital Development Board on time to get their money, so schools stand to lose their share of a $150 million construction fund that was to be split by 24 districts. District leaders and legislators contend the governor waited until the last 90 minutes of a 60-day period in which he could sign the bill to make sure they didn't have time to do the necessary paperwork. Then, the money would return to the general fund and he could use it for other projects, they said. Blagojevich's office denied that, saying legislators didn't get him the bill in a timely fashion.
Making sense of slavery
Even the very earliest anti-slavery campaigners understood how important a display of objects could be. The pamphleteering Quaker, Thomas Clarkson, one of the first and foremost British protesters against the trade, filled a chest with African artefacts, tropical products, manacles and whips and toured the country delivering impassioned public speeches. Britain ought to be trading with Africa for goods and not for people, he argued. His visual aids had a galvanising effect and hundreds of petitions started pouring into the House of Commons. This week, as part of the bicentennial commemorations of the passing of the 1807 Act that led to an end to a trade in enslaved Africans using British ships, the International Slavery Museum opens in Liverpool. A concise display, formerly in the basement of the Maritime Museum, has been expanded to take over three prominent gallery spaces.
Theatrics | Participate! That's what this column is all about
While next weekend promises to be extremely busy, if not downright hectic, with three galleries opening new exhibits and Heller getting its Laughing Matter Improv season underway, this weekend doesn't have much to offer in the way of art or theatre. So, I thought, this weekend, why don't we make our own art? Next week you'll get the first installment of UTW's fall arts preview, called "Curtains Up!," and the focus this year is on community theatre. Tulsa has an abundance of community theatre companies--nearly 25. And that's actually quite a lot for a city our size. I especially think this is important and exciting because theatre was my passion throughout high school (and, obviously, remains so). And though I haven't performed since then, I still appreciate the experience of being on stage--creating and becoming a completely different person in front of an auditorium full of people, reacting to and feeding off of the audience's energy and--perhaps the best part--not really knowing what's going to happen on a particular night.
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