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Audrey Landers takes on new role as Fashion Designer

A successful television and film actress, singer, writer, composer, and producer as well as mother of teenage twin boys Audrey Landers can now add fashion designer and style entrepreneur to her credits. Audrey and her mother and business partner Ruth Landers bring their passion for fashion and their decades of experience working with clothing designers, to the Landers STAR Collection.

During Audrey’s 30 year career in front of the camera with Ruth as her manager the duo collaborated with the designers in Hollywood, New York, Paris and Milan who were styling Audrey. Over the years they learned the secrets to accentuating one’s assets - - and camouflaging when necessary. With that insight and experience, along with their deep love of all things fashion and style, the Landers STAR Collection of women’s clothing was born.

The collection premiered on Home Shopping Europe in 2008 with great success. Ruth and Audrey appeared on air (speaking several languages) and had a fruitful year abroad adding to Audrey’s already established European stardom through her recording career and “Dallas” fame. They decided to bring the Landers STAR Collection home to the U.S. consumer, where it is now available at shopnbc.com. She often makes appearances on ShopNBC TV to present the collection live. The next show with Audrey and Ruth is Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 1:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 12 Noon (EST).

Audrey explains, “We want to create a wardrobe that flatters every shape and size. The collection transcends the generations it is ageless and timeless. Our designs are classic, extremely comfortable, easy-to-wash, and always include a touch of glamour.”

Ruth adds, “We add details of crystals, beads, and sequins -- just enough to give you that sparkle, to lift your spirits, and make you feel like a star. We know that if you look good, you feel good … and when you feel good, you look good. Every woman deserves that.”

Still best known to fans for her role as Afton Cooper for eight years on Dallas, Audrey Landers grew up in front of the camera in the 1970s on daytime television (Secret Storm, Somerset). Hundreds of primetime guest roles in the 1980s and 1990s followed (Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Hotel, Murder She Wrote, etc.). She went on to star in the film A Chorus Line (1985) and on the daytime drama One Life to Live (1990). In 1995 with toddler boys at home, she wrote (47 episodes and 250 original songs) and performed in the children’s series, The Huggabug Club, produced by Ruth, which aired on public television for five years and continues to run on other stations today. In 2009 Audrey appeared in a recurring role on USA Network’s Burn Notice and in Fox Films Comedy remake, Bachelor Party.

While working in the U.S., she was breaking records in Europe as a singer and composer. She earned 10 gold singles, four gold albums and two platinum albums.

Landers STAR Collection

Audrey Landers takes on new role as Fashion Designer

Landers STAR Collection

Designer Jason Wu & GIC to develop new digital line

General Imaging (GIC) and Jason Wu, one of the most highly regarded designers in fashion, announced an exclusive partnership to introduce a unique line of digital cameras. The collection represents Wu's unique approach to design and style combined with the latest features that GIC, the exclusive licensee of GE digital cameras, represents in camera performance and power.

Jason Wu, the 27-year-old designer who has gained international recognition dressing First Lady Michelle Obama, Diane Kruger, Drew Barrymore and other stylish women, will lend his design talents and fashion insight to GIC to influence the style and aesthetic design in their new line of point-and-shoot cameras.

"As a highly visual person, I love taking pictures of the many beautiful things I encounter in my everyday life which then often influence my designs. It seemed like a natural to partner with GIC on a camera that represents my style and passion for photography," says Jason Wu.

Leveraging GIC's cutting-edge technical expertise and intimate understanding of how a large segment of consumers take pictures, the new designer point-and-shoot cameras will also offer the latest technology and features to make taking great pictures easy. GIC, the worldwide exclusive licensee for GE branded digital cameras, continues to further its promise in delivering smart, powerful cameras that combine all the features, functionality and technology of the latest digital cameras in an intuitive and easy-to-use body, infused with Wu's fashion-forward style.

"As a company focused on the makers and keepers of memories, we think it's important to express your individuality and sense of style with your camera, just as you do with the pictures you take," says Paul Meyhoefer, General Imaging's vice president of Marketing and Product Planning. We're thrilled to partner with Jason Wu and see this opportunity as a way to extend his distinct sense of style and eye for fashion now in a digital camera."

The new line of cameras will be introduced alongside Jason Wu's fall collection during New York Fashion Week in February.

Designer Jason Wu & GIC to develop new digital line

Pearl Academy of Fashion wins APEX AWARD

Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF), India’s leading fashion and design institute won Apex Award for ‘The Best Academic / Training Institute of the Year 2008-09’.

The Award was conferred amidst a glittering ceremony organized by CMAI (Clothing Manufacturers Association of India) at Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai recently. Amongst the other nominees short listed by an External Jury were NIFT, Gandhinagar and School of Fashion Technology (SOFT) Pune.

CMAI, Mumbai instituted the apex awards, the premier awards of the Indian apparel industry in the year 2006. Outstanding performers are recognized and chosen by their own peers to honour those who turn modest apparel into a lifestyle. It acknowledges excellence in apparel manufacturing, marketing and supply chain management also. Contributors from allied industries are also honoured during CMAI awards ceremony.

On this occasion, Col. Surojit Bose, Group Registrar (Academic Administration), Pearl Academy of Fashion said “I am extremely honored to receive such a prestigious award on behalf of Pearl Academy of Fashion. It has proved to be a reward and recognition from the industry for our hard work and dedication in providing the best fashion education in the country. This award is of utmost importance for every individual associated with Pearl Academy of Fashion. This recognition will be a strong inspiration to continue best of our endeavour in providing quality education in India.”

Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) is a leading fashion and design institute with international presence. From an institute, which started with 47 students in 1993, the Academy currently has over 1600 students on its roll in its state-of-the-art campuses in Delhi, Jaipur and Chennai within India and in Dhaka and UAE abroad. The Academy has an extensive network of national and international partners including some of the best known universities and state bodies, besides having membership of prestigious bodies like the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes, National Retail Federation, USA and the Fashion Design Council of India. Currently, Pearl Academy of Fashion is also on the executive body of IFFTI, the only educational institute from India to have this honour.

Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF)

Pearl Academy of Fashion wins APEX AWARD

Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF)

RAFINHA CATCHES BRUCE'S EYE

Mignolet move scrapped

SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce has been looking to Germany for possible reinforcements with Rafinha believed to be one of the names on his radar.
The Black Cats boss is keen to reinforce his defence this month and is eyeing up a number of potential targets with Guy Demel of Hamburg also on his wanted list.
It is understood that Brazilian right-back Rafinha has been watched by the Wearsiders and emerged as an option for Bruce, should any move for ex-Arsenal man Demel fail to materialise.
Rafinha, 24, has one cap for his country and is currently with Bundesliga outfit Schalke.
A move to January could be in the pipeline as Wolfsburg are on his trail and, although a loan move to Corinthians has been dismissed as speculation, Schalke have not totally ruled out a transfer.
Bruce is interested in adding another right-back to his ranks as he has also been keeping tabs on Alan Hutton's situation at Tottenham.
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Meanwhile, Sunderland have pulled out of a move for Simon Mignolet in January but the keeper hopes they will resurrect their interest in the summer.
We told you of the Black Cats' interest in the Sint-Truiden shot-stopper last month as Bruce sought to provide more cover for current first-choice Marton Fulop with Craig Gordon still working his way back to full fitness.
The youngster, who is under contract with the Belgian club until 2011, would have been patiently groomed for first-team football.
However, a dream move has collapsed for Mignolet, who is happy to remain in his homeland for now.
"Of course it's what you want when a club from the Premier League is interested in you," he told HBvL.
"If they come with a proposal, you always listen.
"I'm not at all disappointed. I'm always happy at STVV and won't push for a transfer. Sunderland are not gone but maybe things will be different in the summer."

ENGLAND HOLD OUT IN DRAMATIC FINALE

ENGLAND battled for a draw that ensures they cannot lose the series with South Africa after an absorbing finale in Cape Town.

Dogged resistance from Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell, who stayed together at the crease for 57 overs, put the tourists in a good position, only for a spectacular collapse late in the day to threaten to undo all the good work.

Collingwood and Matt Prior went in quick succession and, when Bell was finally dismissed for 78, it left Graeme Swann and Graham Onions clinging on for dear life with 17 balls remaining.

JP Duminy raised hopes for the hosts when dismissing the excellent Collingwood and Prior.

Collingwood made 40 from 188 balls before being caught by Jacques Kallis at slip and wicketkeeper Prior lasted only nine balls as AB de Villiers held on at short-leg.

Stuart Broad did not last long either as he gloved a catch to de Villiers off Paul Harris.

Bell, so often criticised, followed up his 140 in Durban in the second Test with an innings of dedication and determination. However, he edged Morne Morkel to Graeme Smith to leave everybody on tenterhooks.

Swann, who has proved to be a real hero this series, and Onions survived some nervy moments to maintain England's 1-0 lead with one Test left to play.

It was Onions who had to see out the final over, from Morkel, and he was forced to wait for a referral on the penultimate ball of the match before rightly being given not out.

England finished on 296-9 as the travelling fans celebrated, safe in the knowledge that South Africa need victory in Johannesburg to avoid defeat in the four-match series.

"Just when we thought we'd nearly got there, South Africa came back again," said skipper Strauss.

"Graham Onions? He's a legend isn't he? We keep asking our number 11 to do the job for us.

"We're very thankful still to be 1-0 up in the series.

"I know how desperate Ian Bell's been to play an innings like that for England.

"He showed his class.

"It bodes well for the future and he's a pretty satisfied guy in the dressing room."

FRESH SUITORS EMERGE FOR MACHEDA

BOLOGNA have made an approach to Manchester United to take Federico Macheda on loan.

The promising striker recently signed a new long-term contract at Old Trafford that runs until 2014 as Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced he will become a first-team regular at Old Trafford.

However, there is a feeling the teenager would benefit from a loan spell away from the Premier League champions to learn more about the game.

Macheda burst onto the scene in precocious fashion with winners against Aston Villa and Sunderland last season but has struggled to earn too many opportunities this term.

Injury has prevented him from making the squad recently but, with Senegalese import Mame Biram Diouf now adding to the striking options available to Ferguson, Macheda may be released on a temporary basis.

Real Zaragoza and Newcastle have already showed an interest in his services but Bologna are hoping a return to Italy will best suit the ex-Lazio youngster.

Ferguson will be wary of being able to keep a close check on his progress should he farm Macheda out this month although an argument could be made for him staying put to add to United's firepower.

Bologna are currently struggling in Serie A as they lie in 17th position in the table.

'Nine killed' in suspected Afghanistan suicide bombing

A suspected suicide bomber has attacked a market in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez, killing at least nine people.
The dead included four young children. Police say 28 others were wounded, some seriously.
A BBC correspondent in Kabul says the target appears to have been the commander of a private security firm working for American forces.
The man, his brother, and two bodyguards were killed. Many civilians were also caught in the blast.
Gardez is the capital of Paktia province, and Thursday's attack happened at 1630 local time (1200 GMT) when the suspected suicide bomber, wearing an explosives-filled vest, detonated his device.
"This was a suicide attack," said the spokesman for the governor of Paktia province, Rohullah Samon.
The BBC's Mark Dummett in Kabul says the Taliban regularly target senior government and security officials in Afghanistan's south and east along the Pakistan border, where the insurgency is at its strongest.
Earlier on Thursday the governor of neighbouring Khost province was injured after a bomb was detonated just outside his office.
It is not the first time Gardez has been targeted.
In December, Taliban militants seized a building near a police station and in the ensuing firefight two militants were killed and a number of police officers and civilians injured.

Aid groups warn of Sudan civil war risk

Ten international aid groups say a 2005 peace deal in Sudan is on the verge of collapse and that the world must act now to prevent renewed conflict.
The agencies blamed a "lethal cocktail" of rising violence, chronic poverty and political tensions.
The oil-rich south is due to hold a referendum on independence in 2011.
The peace deal five years ago ended a 22-year civil war that left some 1.5 million people dead. The region remains one of the poorest areas of the world.
The peace deal saw President Omar al-Bashir's northern National Congress Party (NCP) enter government with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) rebels from the south.
But tensions are again rising between the former enemies in the run-up to the referendum and April's general election - the first nationwide poll for 24 years.
The SPLM has accused the NCP of stirring up ethnic violence in the south to destabilise the region ahead of the polls - charges the northern party denies.
More people died from violence in southern Sudan last year than in Darfur.
South 'deteriorating'
In their report, the aid agencies cite disputes over Sudan's oil resources, April's election and the independence referendum as potential flashpoints.
The situation is not as good as we were expecting after the signature of the comprehensive peace agreement
Omar Muhammad Siddiq
Sudanese ambassador in London
A return to conflict would have devastating consequences extending far beyond southern Sudan, they say.
The BBC's James Copnall in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, says the country is clearly at the start of a highly charged and risky 12 months.

However, he says that there is a heavy international presence in the country - unlike previous crises the country has gone through.
The strength of the UN peacekeeping mission has yet to be tested, but almost 10,000 military personnel are charged with keeping the peace in the south, he says.
Sudan's ambassador to London, Omar Muhammad Siddiq, acknowledged that the situation in southern Sudan was "deteriorating".
He said communities were competing for scarce resources and were arming themselves and fighting "tribal wars".
"The situation is not as good as we were expecting after the signature of the comprehensive peace agreement," he said.
South Sudan awaits oil bonanza
Could clashes herald return to war?
However, he argued that the unrest would not affect the election, in which he said parties and voters were preparing to participate.
Meanwhile, the UK says it has pledged £54m ($87m) in aid to help rebuild southern Sudan and prepare for April's elections.
British Foreign Office minister Glenys Kinnock, who is due to visit Sudan, noted that many Sudanese still live in poverty.
"They are doing disastrously, and that is reflected in the terrible poverty and relentless suffering of the people," she said.
But she added that fully blown conflict could still be averted.
"What we're asking is for the leadership of both sides... [to] ensure that they talk together, they work together with the same motivation, which is to bring peace and security to Sudan," she said.
SUDAN'S STRUGGLING SOUTH
Southern Sudan All Sudan

Population: 7.5m to 9.7m Population: 42.2m
Area: 640,000 sq km Area: 2.5m sq km
Maternal mortality: 1,700 Maternal mortality: 1,107
deaths per 100,000 births deaths per 100,000 births
Access to clean water: 50% Access to clean water: 70%
Life expectancy: 42 years Life expectancy: 58.92 years
Sources: CIA, UN, UNFPA

Nigeria President Yar'Adua budget signature 'forged'

Allies of Nigeria's ailing president forged his signature on the country's supplementary budget last month, opposition politicians have alleged.
They have written to the police asking them to investigate the forgery claims.
The government said President Umaru Yar'Adua signed the budget despite being treated for a heart condition in Saudi Arabia.
Mr Yar'Adua has been away for six weeks, fuelling fears of a power vacuum in Africa's most populous nation.
Doctors say he is suffering from acute pericarditis - inflammation of the lining of the heart. He also has a long-standing kidney complaint.
In a bid to dispel fevered speculation over Mr Yar'Adua's health, ministers have insisted the president is recovering from treatment.
Information Minister Dora Akunyili said the president had spoken to his colleagues over the telephone on Tuesday.
Several court cases have been launched demanding that power be officially handed to the vice-president.
And one group of activists has even suggested the president should be declared a missing person, and a search party should be sent out.
'Utter dismay'
In the latest move, an umbrella group for the main opposition parties known as the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has demanded that the police investigate the alleged forgery.
The group's lawyer, opposition official Femi Falana, said in the letter that the CNPP had tried to verify claims by the government that the budget had been taken to Saudi Arabia for the president to sign on his sick bed.
"To its utter dismay our client (CNPP) has confirmed that the signature of the president and the seal of the Federal Republic of Nigeria were forged by some persons in the presidency," the letter read.
"Our client has instructed us to request you to use your good offices to set the engine in motion for the investigation and prosecution of those who carried out the nefarious act."
The CNPP said it would take the issue to the federal court next week if the police failed to act.
Mr Falana, who is also senior opposition activist, is behind one of the court cases being brought against the government.
He wants judges to annul all decisions taken by the cabinet during the president's absence.
In the other cases, one activist wants Mr Yar'Adua to be sacked because of his ill health and the Nigerian Bar Association is demanding that power be handed over to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan.
The courts have asked for the three cases to be merged, and the consolidated case is due to be heard next week.

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Audrey Landers takes on new role as Fashion Designer

Audrey Landers takes on new role as Fashion Designer

Designer Jason Wu & GIC to develop new digital line

Designer Jason Wu & GIC to develop new digital line

Pearl Academy of Fashion wins APEX AWARD

Pearl Academy of Fashion wins APEX AWARD

RAFINHA CATCHES BRUCE'S EYE

SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce has been looking to Germany for possible reinforcements with Rafinha believed to be one of the names on his radar.

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ENGLAND HOLD OUT IN DRAMATIC FINALE

FRESH SUITORS EMERGE FOR MACHEDA

'Nine killed' in suspected Afghanistan suicide bombing

Aid groups warn of Sudan civil war risk

Nigeria President Yar'Adua budget signature 'forged'

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