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‘Secret’ Painting by Giotto Uncovered in Florence Chapel A restorer uses an ultra-violet light to expose greater details on a Giotto painting in the Peruzzi Chapel at the Santa Croce Church in Florence. Read more on Art…. Click Here to Read More

USDA Forest Service Officer Shot, Killed While On Duty The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says Friday night was a routine shift for 37-year-old Christopher Upton, until two men hunting coyote in the same area, mistook him for their game. Read more on 13 WMAZ…. Click Here to Read More

Paris does performance art, exotic locales Performance art – which saw Dutch design duo Viktor&Rolf strip a pup tent-shaped former supermodel down to the size of a Playboy bunny in front of an audience of thousands – rang in Saturday day four of the City of… Read more on FOX 12…. Click Here to Read More

Threader Urban Clothing Partners With World-Renowned Dance Crew, the Philippine Allstars LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – March 3, 2010) – Streetwear company Wildchild Nation, LLC announces a new partnership with the Philippine Allstars, the 2006 and 2008 World Hip-Hop and 2009 Malta Guiness Street Dance Champions. Wildchild Nation will provide online distribution of the Philippine Allstar’s collection of garments and products as part of Threader, the first online urban clothing … Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

Business matching for Asean textile Twenty leading global apparel brands will gather in Thailand in June to participate in business matching with Asean textile and garment manufacturers in a bid to promote Southeast Asia as a fashion hub. Read more on The Nation – Thailand’s English…. Click Here to Read More

Pee Wees pitch in to help Haiti The Pee Wee hockey team here has been asking Telluriders if they’ll do a little early spring cleaning and help disaster-torn Haitians in the process. Read more on Telluride Daily…. Click Here to Read More

Airline Vows To Stop Black Market Uniform Sale Japan Airlines has played down suggestions that 400 cabin crew facing redundancy will try to sell their uniforms for premium prices to Tokyo sex clubs. Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

Book Review: ‘A Reliable Wife,’ By Robert Goolrick Review by Juanita Sherwood “A Reliable Wife,” appearing on last week’s best-seller list, has merit, but the all-over tone is definitely dark. Read more on Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Flournoy Holmes channels music into vision Flournoy Holmes is either a yogi or the next best thing. He certainly looks the part in his long gray beard, wild hair and woven Indian garments. Read more on Access Atlanta FebFest today in village of Camillus The annual Camillus FebFest is planned for today, Saturday Feb. 27. Here is the schedule of events for the day: Pancake breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m. At Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

Pee Wees pitch in to help Haiti The Pee Wee hockey team here has been asking Telluriders if they’ll do a little early spring cleaning and help disaster-torn Haitians in the process. Read more on Telluride Daily Planet Chanel treasures hit Paris’ auction blocks Hundreds of fashionistas, collectors and would-be consumers with a dream jostled for a closer look at some of the more than 800 garments, accessories and shoes by the storied luxury giant Chanel that hit the auction blocks… Read more on KTNV Las Vegas Bangladesh fire probe announced Bangladeshi authorities set up an inquiry to find out the cause of a fire in a clothes factory which killed at least 21 people. Read more on BBC…. Click Here to Read More

Chanel treasures hit Paris’ auction blocks Hundreds of fashionistas, collectors and would-be consumers with a dream jostled for a closer look at some of the more than 800 garments, accessories and shoes by the storied luxury giant Chanel that hit the auction blocks… Read more on KTNV Las Vegas Bangladesh fire probe announced Bangladeshi authorities set up an inquiry to find out the cause of a fire in a clothes factory which killed at least 21 people. Read more on BBC News My! My! My! features stylish looks from years gone by Fans of vintage clothing have long flocked to the stretch of Little Five Points that could be dubbed “vintage row.” Read more on Access…. Click Here to Read More

It’s A Bride’s Day Out Planning a wedding can be a stressful. Trips to the caterer, photographer and dress shop, not to mention the thousands of details to be considered, can leave a bride and her family feeling flustered. Read more on ThePress.net Retail Details – Prep for spring at new resale shop Clothes Mentor Web Search powered by YAHOO! Search Note: Starting today, when you visit this blog each Wednesday you’ll see a rundown of some of the area’s best shopping bargains. Excerpts from this will appear in print in Friday’s Retail Details column. Read more on The Wilmington Star-News Chanel treasures hit Paris’ auction blocks Hundreds of fashionistas, collectors and would-be consumers with a dream jostled for a closer look at some of the more than 800 garments, accessories and shoes by the storied luxury giant Chanel that hit the auction blocks Thursday. Read more on AP via Yahoo!…. Click Here to Read More

Goa police hunt for Israeli drug dealer’s Kazakh girlfriend Anti narcotics sleuths are tracking down the Kazakh girlfriend of an alleged Israeli drug peddler arrested in the coastal belt of north Goa for possesing durgs worth Rs 3.81 lakh. Read more on Sify News Organ theft scare grips Manesar Sanjeev K Ahuja . Read more on Hindustan Times Crash & Learn: What failure taught me Everyone’s wants to succeed, but a bit of bad luck can go a long way. These three entrepreneurs have been to the brink — and back. Read more on Canadian…. Click Here to Read More

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with Bangladesh On January 5, 2010, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2009 Article IV consultation with Bangladesh. 1 Bangladesh’s economy has held up remarkably well despite the global recession. Financial contagion was contained by low levels of financial integration. Read more on IMF Research and Markets: Schoeller Technologies Has Been Presented With the 2009 Textile Design Award by Swiss Textiles … DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of Textiles Intelligence’s new report “Global Apparel Markets: Product Developments and Innovations, 4th Quarter 2009″ to their offering. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Water, electricity index up 8.9% The Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels Index went up by 8.9 per cent, mainly on account of higher electricity tariffs, National Statistics Office said. Read more on Malta…. Click Here to Read More

Exclusive Glimpse of the Rich History of the Fascinating World of Charm, Champagne and Chanel “Dior” (Marc Bohan: design), C.H. Kühne & Zonen (execution). Two identical afternoon dresses, machine lace, silk, ca. 1972, K 42-1999, K 101-1999. THE HAGUE.- Read more on Art Daily The Scoop on Beyonce and Rihanna’s Wild New Costumes Felipe Dana/AP We were instantly intrigued when photos emerged of Beyoncé in Rio de Janeiro last week wearing a saucy, elaborately patterned jumper and headpiece on the set of her music video for “Put It In A Love Song,” her duet with Alicia Keys. Turns out the eye-catching garments were made by 26-year-old Read more on People Magazine Chips in crystal can be repaired QI have two expensive crystal wine glasses with small chips in the base of the stem. My neighbor told me she thought there were places you could take them to have the chip filed down, or perhaps this could even be done yourself with a file of some sort. Do you know if this…. Click Here to Read More

Snow fun ruined by rule stickler Denise Jasienowski isn’t happy with a Fayetteville police officer who enforced a city park ruling during a recent snowfall. Renee Garland wants to know more about the Haiti Emergency Clothing Drive under way today through Monday at a local church. Read more on The Fayetteville Observer Weeplay sweatshirts recalled WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Weeplay children’s sweatshirts because of a strangulation hazard. Read more on UPI Eastday-Retail sales up 17% during Spring Festival BEIJING: China’s retail sales hit 340 billion yuan ($49.8 billion) during the “golden week” of Spring Festival, up 17.2 percent over the same period of last year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday. Read more on…. Click Here to Read More