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Maria Bello, Seal, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Bow Wow, Diane Kruger, Helen Mirren, Taylor Hackford, Deepak Chopra and Others Are Joined by Friends and Family in Gap's New 'Holiday In Your Hood' Print Campaign.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 -- This holiday season, Gap introduces a new advertising campaign featuring an eclectic cast of celebrities wearing one of Gap's most iconic clothing items -- the hoodie.
PHOTO: Stephanie Seymour, pictured with her three sons as featured in Gap's new holiday campaign.
Gap's holiday print campaign showcases heartfelt images shot by acclaimed photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. The ads capture the mood of the season while emphasizing the importance of being with the ones you love. For the campaign shoot, a diverse group of talented personalities was photographed with someone near and dear to them. From an affectionate image of actress Maria Bello and her mother, to a nose-to-nose shot of Deepak Chopra with his son, to a loving portrait of Stephanie Seymour with her four children -- the images evoke the peace and love of the season. Each person in the campaign is photographed wearing a hoodie from Gap's holiday line. Seal looks laid-back and comfortable in his chocolate brown sherpa-lined hoodie, Stephanie Seymour is cozy in a gray cashmere v-neck hoodie and Claudia Schiffer sparkles in a cream-colored hoodie with gold-trim.
The ads are tagged 'peace love gap' and each campaign image has a corresponding message such as believe in your hood, together in your hood and reflect in your hood. With a gold peace symbol prominently featured throughout the print campaign, the images remind us of the powerful message peace brings during the holidays. The print ad campaign, which was developed by Gap's creative agency Laird + Partners, will run in December issues of publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, Allure, Glamour, Lucky and Rolling Stone. The campaign also includes outdoor elements such as billboards and bus shelters in select markets.
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Sweet or Sour? New Yorkers vote themselves Sweet.
PHOTO: Personality Poll: Hours before heading out to vote in the General Election, hundreds of New Yorkers voted themselves "sweet" or "sour" Monday in a "Sweet or Sour" election sponsored by Trident Green Apple Fusion flavor gum. Ballots were cast using actual pieces of Trident chewing gum. The poll was held to determine the flavor of the Big Apple and to encourage people to vote in the real election. New Yorkers voted themselves sweet, 1,069 (63%) to 619 (37%).
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PHOTO: Reba McEntire, Whirlpool Corporation and Habitat for Humanity kick off the inaugural Whirlpool(R) Building Blocks project in Nashville, Tenn. to build 10 homes on one block in one week. Whirlpool, which has been donating a refrigerator and range to every Habitat home in North America since 1999, seeks to raise awareness of the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. During the week of Nov. 4-10, more than 300 people from across the country will work to raise walls, roofs and lives.
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Today's Enduring Vision of Jolly Ole Saint Nick Came to Life in 1931.
Atlanta - Seventy-five years ago, thanks to one man's imagination and artistic touch, the contemporary vision of Santa Claus as a jolly looking gentleman with a white beard was born. Created by Swedish-American artist Haddon Sundblom for a long-running series of holiday advertisements for Coca-Cola, today's cherished version of Santa Claus is at once recognizable around the world as an emblem of the holiday season.
The Coca-Cola Santa was first introduced in 1931, appearing in a series of print ads in The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, National Geographic and other U.S. publications. The captivating images struck a chord with the public, which almost instantly adopted the lovable personification as an enduring symbol of Christmas. Over the next few decades, the artist's depictions of Saint Nicholas evolved into the picture-perfect look of "Father Christmas" – the man in the red and white suit with the big brass belt buckle.
In 1931, when The Coca-Cola Company commissioned Sundblom to lend his artistic genius to its holiday campaign, the artist breathed refreshingly human elements into Santa's image, giving him his trademark rosy cheeks, a handsome white beard, twinkling eyes and happy wrinkles.
Sundblom's Santa had such universal appeal that, as distribution of Coca-Cola continued to spread globally and holiday ads featuring Santa reached into other countries, the character born of Sundblom's brush become an established international icon.
Sundblom's images of the North Pole's most-famous resident remain the commonly accepted depiction of Saint Nicholas around the globe, passing the test of time and evoking memories and a holiday spirit that transcends national boundaries.
As testimony to their impact, most of Sundblom's original Santa artworks have been displayed in several prestigious museums, shopping meccas and popular local venues, including the Louvre in Paris, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the Isetan Department Store in Tokyo and the NK Department Store in Stockholm. This season, the 75th anniversary of the Coca-Cola Santa is being celebrated in the United States with an exhibition featuring a selection of the original Sundblom paintings at Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York City.
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Irvin Aerospace, the world's first parachute engineering, design and manufacturing company founded in 1919, has been selected to develop parachutes for NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV). Following the space shuttles retirement in 2010, NASA plans to replace the aging shuttle fleet with a number of reusable Orion spacecraft. Orion is expected to carry crew members to the International Space Station, the Moon and beyond.
Irvin Aerospace is a world leader in the design, development, and manufacture of best-of-class parachutes for space and air vehicle recovery systems, deceleration systems for high-performance aircraft, military, personnel, and cargo parachute systems as well as ordnance flare chutes, airbags, and weapons delivery systems.
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100 Percent of Net Profits to Benefit St. Jude's Annual Thanks and Giving Campaign.
As part of its ongoing commitment to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R), Target has created a special plush elephant gift card holder to benefit St. Jude's annual Thanks and Giving(R) fundraising campaign this holiday season.
The plush elephants are priced at $2.99 and a minimum of $1.50 of each sale, which equals 100 percent of the net proceeds, will be donated directly to St. Jude. The whimsical snowflake-covered ears of the plush elephant were designed by 9-year-old Julia, a dynamic and creative St. Jude patient and Target House resident.
The joyful mascot of Target House, elephants symbolize luck, family and helping others in need - characteristics shared by both St. Jude and Target House. The plush elephants will be available for purchase at Target stores nationwide beginning November 5, 2006. In addition to the elephants, Target holiday gift cards will also be available for purchase in any amount ranging from $5-$1,000.
Target House provides apartments free-of-charge to families of children whose treatments require that they be in Memphis for at least 90 days. This commitment is an extension of St. Jude's coverage of all costs for treatment not covered by insurance, regardless of a family's ability to pay. Target House also allows St. Jude to focus more of its resources on life-saving research and treatment.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay.
Minneapolis-based Target has 1,494 retail stores in 47 states in the USA.
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PHOTO: Arizona resident Margaret Skinner participated in the final round of Payless' "School's In. Get In." promotion. The USA nationwide contest encouraged shoppers to register at www.PSSgetin.com for a chance to win $100,000. Three semi-finalists were randomly selected from three regions throughout the U.S. To win big money, the contestants were challenged to select their own shoe size among 100 shoeboxes. Skinner made her pick and got the shock of her life as she saw her size and realized she'd won the $100,000.
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BEIJING, Nov. 01 -- eFuture Information Technology makes its debut listing on NASDAQ with symbol: EFUT.
PHOTO: EFUTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOWER, BEIJING, CHINA
eFuture Information Technology Inc. (eFuture), a leading provider of integrated software and professional services in China's supply chain front market, announced the closing of its initial public offering of 1,133,500 ordinary shares at $6.00/shar, raising 6.8 million dollars.
The ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 31, 2006 under the symbol "EFUT".
eFuture is the first Chinese software company listed in NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET, and also the first software company in the front supply chain market.
eFuture Information Technology Inc. (''eFuture'') is a provider of integrated software and professional services for manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers in China's supply chain front market.
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PHOTO: Michelin unveiled some of the world's most exclusive supercars, all equipped with Michelin high performance tires, today at SEMA 2006 in Las Vegas. For the first time ever on American soil, the Caparo T1 will be featured along with several other unique supercars at the Michelin booth this week. Pictured here is the Saleen S7.
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THE EVOLVE SEMA C30.
PHOTO: A true performance powerhouse, the Evolve SEMA C30 is the ultimate performance car with over 500 horsepower, twin sequential turbochargers, all-wheel drive and race-inspired aerodynamics including a rear air diffuser.
Edited & Posted by the Editor | 3:26 PM | View the original post
PHOTO: Virgin Mobile USA's new "Cyclops" introduces two new texting features: TXT Tones and VAM/Audio Messaging.
Edited & Posted by the Editor | 3:17 PM | View the original post
PHOTO: Microsoft dropped 2,000 copies of its small-business and home-based business accounting software on the small town of Willow Springs, Ill., today with the launch of Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, which is available to anyone at http://www.ideawins.com.
Edited & Posted by the Editor | 12:04 PM | View the original post
Tokyo, October 30 2006 — Mitsubishi Motors today announced that its new mono-box minivan will be branded the "Delica D:5" (pronounced "dee five") for launch in the Japan market early in 2007.
Mitsubishi Motors' plans for 2006 included three new model launches in its domestic market. The first was the double launch of the new eK Wagon and eK Sports in September 2006, and the second was the new Pajero in October 2006. Both have been a big hit with customers, and further success is expected with the Delica D:5, the third of the planned model launches.
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Boeing Airplanes for VIP's.
PHOTO: Boeing Business Jets has announced it has won seven orders for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747-8. Undisclosed customers have ordered one 787-8, three 787-9 and three 747-8 airplanes specifically designated for the VIP market. The VIP-configured widebody airplanes, shown in the Boeing Business Jets livery, offer between 2,404 square feet (223.3 square meters) to 4,786 square feet (444.6 square meters) of cabin space. Typical interiors could include staterooms with ensuite bathrooms, dining areas, lounge areas, meeting rooms and private offices.
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PHOTO: In cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing Phantom Works soon will begin ground testing of its X-48B Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept in preparation for flight testing early in 2007. The X-48B ground and flight testing will take place at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, where two high-fidelity 21-foot wingspan prototypes have been delivered.
Edited & Posted by the Editor | 7:53 PM | View the original post
DAIMLER CHRYSLER MARATHON.
PHOTO: One week after the start in Paris the marathon fleet of 36 Mercedes-Benz E-Classes arrived at the destination of the first leg in St. Petersburg after a drive of around 3550 kilometres.
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PHOTO: Together with a Hungarian transportation system specialist, Siemens is equipping all the traffic lights of Budapest with light-emitting diodes (LEDs). These semiconductor light sources consume up to 90 percent less power, and they are brighter than the conventional lamps in traffic lights. Despite a high initial investment, the city treasurer incurs no additional charges.
Edited & Posted by the Editor | 11:25 PM | View the original post
Move Will Match Flexible Manufacturing Capacity to Market Demand.
Honda will enhance its ability to match flexible manufacturing capacity with market demand in a move that will make it possible to increase North American production of fuel efficient 4-cylinder Civic models in early 2007 by up to 60,000 units on an annual basis.
Honda began operations in the U.S. in 1959 with the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda's first overseas subsidiary. Honda began U.S. production operations in 1979. Honda has invested more than $8.5 billion in its North American operations with 14 major manufacturing plants, employment of more than 33,000 associates and the annual purchase of more than $16 billion in parts and materials from suppliers in North America.
Edited & Posted by the Editor | 12:49 PM | View the original post
Automobile Adventure.
PHOTO: London, October 21, 2006. PARIS - Automobile adventure: Today Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the DaimlerChrysler AG Board of Management gave the start signal for an extraordinary long-distance journey. 36 Mercedes-Benz E-Class saloons are starting on the demanding route to Peking. Mercedes-Benz intends to use the diesel marathon across the earth's largest land mass to demonstrate the global potential of its drive technology. The fleet is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on 17 November.
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Ford designer Anthony Prozzi says that the design of the 2007 Ford Edge’s clean lines and flowing design exemplify the order and organization that people are looking for.
Automotive designers draw their inspiration from a wide array of sources, but Ford designer Anthony Prozzi says the fashion industry is an especially fertile breeding ground.
“As a designer, you have to have a sixth sense to predict what’s going to happen next,” says Prozzi, who worked for fashion maven Donna Karan before joining the design team at Ford. “Fashion is a wonderful barometer because fashion designers are a lot more progressive, and they’re able to move a lot quicker. It takes us years to build a car, but a fashion designer can put a collection together in a few weeks.”
“Look at the ’60s, for example. The decade began with crew cuts and bouffant hairdos, and by middecade, miniskirts, hot pants and go-go boots were commonplace,” he says. “It was an era of counterculture and individualism, and people wanted a car that was a little naughty without being decadent. The Mustang represented that brilliantly. Like the hot pants and go-go boots, it was the antithesis of prim and proper.”
In today’s busy world, Prozzi says, mass clothing retailers such as Target and Banana Republic are responding with high fashion that is versatile and affordable. Ford is responding with the 2007 Edge.
He says the Edge reflects the mood of today’s society.
“These days, everyone’s running around like crazy people. They’ve got kids in school. They’re trying to balance their work life and their personal life. The last thing they want to look at is something that’s disheveled and disorganized,” he says. “People want more order and organization in their lives. Those ideas are represented in the Edge’s clean lines and flowing design.”
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