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Anyone who watches “Jane the Virgin” will know Gina Rodriguez seems like the kind of gal you want to be BFFs with. And, after chatting with the Chicago-native IRL, we can confirm she’s just as lovely as you would hope she would be.
Between winning Best Actress at this year’s Golden Globes, landing a campaign with handbag brand Kipling, and nabbing a role in the hotly-anticipated “Deepwater Horizon” flick, 2015 is shaping up to be Rodriquez’s year. We caught up with the star to talk about her new gig visiting college campuses as part of Kipling’s ...
StyleCaster: Tell us about your involvement with the Kipling Make Me Happy campaign.
Gina Rodriguez: I’m just so excited to have the chance to go and give encouragement, feed ambition, and hand over these awesome products to people going after their dreams.
I read that book, The Five Love Languages and after reading it I realized that the way I receive love is through quality time, and the way I give love is through giving . . . So the fact that Kipling was doing this on their own and they asked me to be a part of it, it really was just a perfect partnership.
Kipling is your first big fashion ad campaign. Did anything surprise you about the process of shooting it? What was that like?
It’s actually not a fashion campaign—I aligned and partnered with this specific movement. A lot of people have been supportive by giving me these high props about it being a fashion campaign, but it’s definitely a movement.
As for the photo shoot, it was awesome and wicked fun. I had my glam squad with me and they made me feel so beautiful and amazing every step of the way. I’m not a model, but I definitely felt like one that day, and I definitely felt very comfortable. It was an amazing day, and an amazing photo shoot.
I’m headed to New Orleans soon to film a new movie called “Deepwater Horizon.” The cast is absolutely amazing, I mean Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell. The director is Peter Berg and I’m a huge fan of his. I’ve been a fan of his since he was acting. As much as I love that I’ll be working with all the actors [in the film], he ...
The purpose of the master’s program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a professional career or doctoral studies. This is done through course work in the foundational elements of the field and in at least one graduate specialization. Areas of specialization include artificial intelligenc...
Kris Martindale has always been fascinated with cosmetology, but it took her a few years and three kids to start pursuing her dream. She’s part of a crop of nontraditional students — some re-entering the work force later in life and others who have lost their job — enrolling in cosmetology schools. It’s led to a surge ...
Kris Martindale has always been fascinated with cosmetology, but it took her a few years and three kids to start pursuing her dream.
Martindale, 38, will graduate in April from the Tricoci University of Beauty Culture in Rockford, one of six campuses founded by industry leader Mario Tricoci.
She’s part of a crop of nontraditional students — some re-entering the work force later in life and others who have lost their job — enrolling in cosmetology schools. It’s led to a surge across the country.
The beauty business has taken a hit like any other industry during the recession, but there’s “never-ending turnover” providing opportunities for jobs, said Gordon Miller, executive director of the National Cosmetology Association.
“Maybe some of the weaker businesses will fall by the wayside, but those salons and spas that have upped their game and put a better focus on their clients are actually seeing increases in business,” he said.
Jobs for barbers, cosmetologists and other personal appearance workers is projected to grow slightly faster than the average for all occupations, about 14 percent from 2006 to 2016, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Laura Pierce, general manager of the Rockford Tricoci campus, said the school is seeing more interest from nontraditional students, whereas the school was seeing more students right out of high school when it first opened in 2005.
Diane Ruff, Tricoci’s admissions coordinator in Rockford, said the school is adding two cosmetology sessions next year and starting its first part-time cosmetology session on Jan. 25 to accommodate need.
There’s a waiting list for the next class starting Sept. 14 at the Rockford Regency Beauty Institute, campus manager Teresa Wennmacher said. Regency is seeing the same increased interest, especially from nontraditional students.
France edged past Belgium 1-0 to book their place in the final of the FIFA World Cup in a rip-roaring semi-final clash here on Tuesday.
Centre-back Samuel Umtiti headed home from close range in the 51st minute and that proved to be the winner in a match littered with goal-scoring opportunities.
Belgium played with a lot of gusto as skipper Eden Hazard led from the front making jinking runs throughout the game down the right channel.
But the goal would just not come for the Roberto Martinez-coached side who was in the semis for the first time since 1986.
France, who will play the World Cup final for the first time since 2006, will either take on England or Croatia in the summit clash on Sunday.
The match began at a breakneck pace with Belgium bossing possession initially only for the French to catch up.
Kylian Mbappe danced forward inside the first 10 seconds and crossed low for Antoine Griezmann who failed to get on the end of it.
Hazard then put in a dangerous cross which was turned behind by Umtiti. It was an end-to-end affair as Kevin De Bruyne lobbed a pass to Hazard who shot past the post.
France took time to work Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois who smothered a Blaise Matuidi effort in the 19th minute.
Then, moments later, at the other end, Hazard's goal-bound shot was flicked over the bar by the retreating Raphael Varane.
Hugo Lloris was forced into a brilliant save at the other end too when his Tottenham teammate Toby Alderweireld took aim after a corner.
For France, Olivier Giroud and Griezmann came close to scoring after the half-hour mark before Benjamin Pavard was set up by the brilliant Mbappe only for Courtois to stick his leg out and divert the ball.
It was a travesty that both teams went into the break locked goal-less.
Belgium fell behind minutes into the second period when Umtiti leaped ahead of Marouane Fellaini to head home a corner taken by Griezmann.
Belgium probed on numerous occasions as Lukaku came the closest to scoring in the dying minutes of the game after De Bruyne's stunning lofted pass teed the Manchester United striker up.
Six minutes of injury time provided Belgium with hope but France ran the clock down and almost made it 2-0 as Griezmann and then Corentin Tolisso's shots were well saved by Courtois.
This is the Corporate Headquarters, R& D, Operational Facility, that every company wants to have. All High end finishes. This Modern Updated meticulously maintained 10,000 Sq/Ft Building, is currently set up as 2/3 High end Office, and 1/3 Warehouse/ R&D.
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Susan Culpepper and Chris Arnold were united in marriage on Aug. 21, 2010, at Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin in a double ring ceremony with the Rev. Fred McNab officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Gloria and Ben Culpepper of Orange. The groom is the son of Janice and Jack Arnold of Memphis, Tenn.
The bride was escorted by her father. She was attended by her sister, Beth Turley of Beaumont, as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Bonnie Yesian of Austin and Katie Swanton of Orange. The groom’s father was the best man. Groomsmen were Andrew Culpepper of Orange, and Marc Petrick of Austin. Ushers were Jack Johnson of...
Serving as the bride’s house party were Claire Johnson, aunt of the bride, Diane Broadway, cousin of the bride, and friends Cheryl Spell, Alma McElhannon, Jennifer Barlow, Jennifer Jacobs, Christy Beamon, Stephanie Schock, and Kellie Johnson.
Following their honeymoon in Park City, Utah, the couple will reside in Round Rock, Texas.
The usage of ByLock, an encrypted messaging application that is said to have been used by members of the Gülen Movement under U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, who is accused of orchestrating the failed coup attempt of July 15, could show evidence of links to Gülen, according to a Turkish-origin U.S. citizen...
David Keynes, who acquired American citizenship and changed his name with inspiration from British economist John Maynard Keynes, told daily Hürriyet in an interview in New York on Oct. 16 that he agreed using ByLock could be construed as evidence of Gülenist links, although not in all cases, noting that he himself ins...
David Keynes was the subject of much speculation as the rights holder for ByLock, and daily Hürriyet reporter İsmail Saymaz related how he finally came to meet Keynes.
Keynes told Hürriyet that his Gülen-linked former flatmate, nicknamed “Fox” and currently living in Turkey, developed ByLock before using Keynes’ credit card to publish it on Apple’s App Store three years ago.
Born in 1973 in Turkey, Keynes said he studied at Gülen-linked schools and stayed at their residences in Ankara before eventually moving to the U.S. in 2001 for a master’s degree after graduating from Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences. Keynes said his father acquired Turkish citizenship and his mother w...
During the interview, Keynes stated that he met “Fox” in his college years and that they became flatmates in Portland between 2003 and 2004, adding that the flat upstairs was used as a residence of the Gülen movement. Keynes said “Fox” had links with the movement and that the latter’s father was also a member of the or...
Now a sworn financial adviser in Connecticut, Keynes is the owner of ByLock and still holds the records of the application in Apple, which is currently not available for download.
Keynes said the application had been downloaded by 600,000 people, mostly from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, with 500,000 downloading the app on the Google Play Store and another 100,000 on the App Store. He said 90 percent of Turkish ByLock users were members of the Gülen Movement, admitting that it had turned into a...
However, Keynes noted that the application had been unavailable since January 2016 and that it was also not available during the failed coup attempt of July 15. He said the application was available both on the App Store and Google Play Store from March 2014 but that it was removed from the App Store on Sept. 7, 2014, ...
According to Keynes, he learned about ByLock when he met with “Fox” on Dec. 3, 2013, to watch Breaking Bad at his house, during which time “Fox” asked to use his credit card.
“I asked what he was going to use the [credit card] for? He said, ‘I’m going to develop a program.’ I said OK. [A credit card] was necessary to publish a program on the App Store. This was how it began. The aim of ‘Fox’ was to present ByLock to technology companies at Silicon Valley in San Francisco. He would have inve...
Keynes also stated that he questioned “Fox” about ByLock after reports began to circulate regarding the application following the failed takeover on July 15.
“When there were reports on ByLock after July 15, I asked ‘Fox’ what that meant. He could not provide an explanation. Referring to a Gülenist partner and the movement, he said, ‘I gave it to some friends and they passed it on to others.’ The partner of ‘Fox,’ who escaped after July 15, is currently in connection with a...
When asked why the application was not used in Europe or U.S., Keynes said it was only advertised to the Gülen movement without any general advertisement.
Keynes also stated that he stopped paying the server company GoDaddy in October 2015. Keynes also noted that he would file a lawsuit against GoDaddy as the codes of ByLock had been hacked by the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MİT) and that his user identity had been disclosed.
In addition, Keynes said he would disclose the identity of “Fox” once he is called to testify and an investigation is opened. After the failed coup attempt, “Fox” first fled to Germany and then U.S. but returned to Turkey as there was no investigation opened against him, according to Keynes.
According to his passport, Keynes came to Turkey on June 12 and went to the Netherlands before eventually coming back to Turkey on June 17. He left the country on Aug. 7 after the coup attempt.
“It is impossible for MİT to not know. I entered and left the country twice a year with my passport. I was in Turkey both during and after the coup. I did not feel like I was being followed,” Keynes said, adding that intelligence officials have not contacted him even though he was listed as the owner of ByLock on the A...
Keynes also refuted that he was a member of the Gülenist movement, but said there were clients of his who were from the movement.
“I think that Fethullah Gülen is schizophrenic and he is acting. I think that he is exploiting the poor and lower class by also controlling the monetary resources of people around him. I believe that the grassroots are innocent but the upper class of the movement is a coup organization,” Keynes said.
The name of Keynes first appeared in a report in The Guardian at the request of Reuters in August. He was mentioned as the creator of the application but that the report said it was unable to locate anyone matching the name or verify the veracity of his identity.
Is Kelsea Ballerini the Cure for Everything?
And Is Her Realgram the Saddest?
Oh, the glamorous life of a country star.
Wait, what? Kelsea Ballerini is on the bathroom floor throwing up? Maybe life at the top is not so perfect after all. Maybe the flu doesn’t care how many singles you’ve had on the charts. And maybe being honest with your fans is the best medicine ever.
Ballerini got real on Instagram on Tuesday night (Feb. 20) to tell her fans, friends and followers what was going on with her.
Realgram: Legends may be the number one song in country music this week, but I am covered in sweat on the bathroom floor getting cozy with the commode in yesterday’s clothes with my mom coming over so I can lay in her lap until this flu runs its course. // It looks like a cancelled writing session, opry performance, an...
Tutor Perini Corporation TPC, -0.65% a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, today announced that its subsidiary, Black Construction Corp., has been awarded a fixed-price contract valued at approximately $82 million by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command for the design and construction o...
Work will be performed in Yigo, Guam, and is expected to be completed by January 2021. The contract value will be included in the Company’s third quarter 2018 backlog.
Obama's plan to get America out of the international jailer business means that developing-world prisons have picked up the slack. A look inside the Bosaso prison provides a snapshot of what life is like in a post-Gitmo world. Many of the prisoners here are alleged pirates, captured in the coastal Somali towns that hav...
Inside the main yard, a young man with a bulging, round belly stands up and announces in English: "My name is Ahmed, I will try to speak to you." He complains that the toilets aren't clean, the living quarters are overcrowded, and the cells are crawling with insects. He pulls aside another prisoner with a protrusion on...
Read the whole thing, as they say.
The New Chitose Airport terminal building in Hokkaido, Japan, will be collecting snow during the winter for cooling needs during the summer.
The New Chitose Airport terminal building in Hokkaido, Japan, will be utilizing a new cooling system by the fiscal year 2010. The transport ministry actually plans to collect snow during the winter and preserve it to provide 30 percent of the building's cooling needs during the summer.
It would be, of course, impossible to preserve all of the snow collected. Only around 45 percent of the snow would remain come summertime through the use of heat-insulating materials for covering. The collected snow would be used to chill the liquid of the building's cooling system. The energy that went into making the...
Four major supermarket chains have teamed up with the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) and DBS Bank to launch a campaign to reduce plastic bag usage here.
The One Less Plastic campaign, launched yesterday, is fronted by FairPrice; Sheng Siong; Prime Group, which runs Mahota and Prime Supermarket; and Dairy Farm Group, which runs Cold Storage and Giant. It consists of a series of roadshows to encourage consumers to use reusable bags.
They will be held at 16 participating supermarket outlets and will run from Saturday to Feb 3.
During the roadshows, shoppers who spend more than $50 at the supermarkets can redeem a reusable bag made of waterproof fabric. It features a bar code to keep track of its use. The tracking will be rolled out at all outlets under the participating chains from March.
A pilot batch of 40,000 bags will be distributed, with more to come if the campaign is successful.
The Straits Times reported in August that local residents take 820 million plastic bags from supermarkets every year, according to an SEC study. About half of all shoppers take three or more plastic bags each time they go to a supermarket.
Through the One Less Plastic campaign, the SEC hopes to reduce plastic bag consumption by 25 per cent, said Ms Isabella Loh, who chairs the council, at the launch held in One Farrer Hotel yesterday.
Number of bags to be distributed during the One Less Plastic campaign, with more to come if the campaign is successful.
Number of plastic bags Singapore residents take from supermarkets every year. About half of all shoppers take three or more plastic bags every time they go to a supermarket.
Percentage the Singapore Environment Council is hoping to reduce plastic bag consumption by.
Shoppers can also enter a lucky draw to win $3,000 worth of vouchers by completing a survey and submitting a photo of themselves using the One Less Plastic reusable bag from Saturday to March 3.
Ms Loh said data collected from the tracking will be used to plan the future of the campaign and to inform consumers of their behavioural patterns.
Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor said at the launch: "Getting consumers to change their behaviour is not an easy task. Legislation and imposing plastic bag charges are not always the most effective or sustainable ways to convince people of the need to change.
It is better to educate and persuade people about why they should reduce excessive use of plastic bags so that the behavioural change can be sustained over time.
DR AMY KHOR, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources, on reducing plastic bag usage.
Besides reusable bags, our counter staff are also trained to discourage shoppers from double bagging their groceries. We tell customers that plastic bags are more durable than before, so one bag is enough.
MR LIM HOCK CHEE, Sheng Siong chief executive, on staff training to educate shoppers on the use of plastic bags.
"It is better to educate and persuade people about why they should reduce excessive use of plastic bags so that the behavioural change can be sustained over time."
Sheng Siong chief executive Lim Hock Chee said in Mandarin: "Besides reusable bags, our counter staff are also trained to discourage shoppers from double bagging their groceries. We tell customers that plastic bags are more durable than before, so one bag is enough."
Ms Loh said future campaigns will focus on plastic bottles, packaging and food waste.
The SEC also announced an enhancement to its environmental certification programme, EcoOffice. Eco-Office Plus will measure staff engagement on top of the original programme's assessment of a company's waste management and energy and water usage.
Firms will be able to track their progress through a mobile app called EcoLifeSG. They can also tap the SEC's e-concierge service for consultation or advice on reducing their carbon footprint. This is especially so for small and medium-sized enterprises, which may not have the resources to devote to sustainability init...

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