| The rise of shmatte chic.
At Fashion Week in New York last month, Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch didn't so much unveil a collection as veil one. His aggressively modest looks included below-the-knee skirts, billowing silhouettes, and, most conspicuously, hats. Lots of elaborate, distinctly undainty hats, which bore a striking resemblance to, of all things, those worn by fashionable Orthodox Jewish women on holy days—making Herchcovitch's runway seem less like a Saturday at the Shows than Sabbath in certain synagogues. This followed on the heels of his summer 2007 men's collection show, in which models were draped in oversized Star of David necklaces, and more than a few others dressed in pants and belts that plainly recalled zizit, the ritual fringes worn by Orthodox Jewish men. Herchcovitch's work has been startling, though it's not the first time Jewish life has been paraded down the couture runway.
Assessing the playoff race in rough-and-tumble West
Fifty wins just aren't what they used to be, are they? Eight teams in the Western Conference are on track to put 50 Ws in the bank. A ninth team, Denver, also isn't far off the pace to reach a mark that usually guarantees a playoff berth. Overall, 10 teams (including fading Portland) are fighting for only eight postseason invitations. There's a good chance that at least one West team will become the best non-playoff club in league history, a distinction held by the 45-win Rockets of 2000-01. With a little more than a quarter of the season left, let's handicap one of the NBA's best playoff races in recent memory (the difference between the conference leader and the No. 9 team was only 6 games entering Wednesday's play). Below we assess each contender's chances of reaching the postseason, based on the games left as of Wednesday morning.
New website helps you choose the proper DTV antenna
Washington, D.C. -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced a new partnership to produce AntennaWeb.org, an online antenna mapping program designed to help consumers and electronics retailers determine the proper outdoor antenna to use in order to receive free local broadcast channels. The tool is particularly valuable to consumers as the U.S. approaches the February 17, 2009, deadline for the transition from analog to digital television. "Cable or satellite subscriptions are not required for consumers to enjoy the benefits of digital television," said NAB President and CEO David Rehr. "With the proper antenna, consumers can receive free, over-the-air digital broadcasts with higher picture and sound quality and access to multiple channels of free programming.
Stock becomes SCMT's all-time leading scorer
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St. Cloud native led NFL's kickoff
The NFL that will be on display today when the New England Patriots face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII is a nationwide pastime, complete with lucrative television contracts and ad revenues, multimillionaire players and even wealthier owners. It's a far cry from the league's infancy, when teams sprung up in milltowns and industrial centers in the Midwest and along the Great Lakes. Most players had other jobs to make ends meet. The Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos were a big part of the league's early period, and a St. Cloud native played a key role — not only in bringing the team into being, but in its colorful on- and off-field exploits as well. That history is at the core of a film coming to theaters in April. The late Daniel "Doc" Williams, who attended high school in St.
Anderson recruiting minority police officers
ANDERSON Call the police today and there's a good chance that the officer who knocks on your door will be a white man. While the city is proud of its existing officers, officials are making a strategic effort to see that Anderson's police force better reflects the community they serve and protect. Ideally, in a police force the size of Anderson's, one-third of the officers would be minorities, said Capt. James Johnson, who was recently promoted to run the department's support services division. “We're no where close," Capt. Johnson said. “This is a problem that has plagued the force for forever." Support services develops the city of Anderson Police Department's recruitment programs, which puts Capt. Johnson in charge of reversing the trend. He said he believes many people discard law enforcement as a profession because they don't see their peers pursuing it.
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