Word: saint
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...today, hubris and self-doubt were not things that worried her. Having won the first of what would be three general-election victories, her address to the British people was not modest and self-deprecating in the traditional fashion. She clothed herself, rather, in the words of a saint - Francis of Assisi. "Where there is discord," she quoted, "may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope...
...Renta embroidered navy stripes on formal dresses in a modern harlequin design. Armani Casa's printed armchair and Verner Panton's rug appear to have been cut from the canvases of Victor Vasarely's Op art paintings from the '60s, while armored Coach bags and caged boots from Yves Saint Laurent showcase a similar understated yet forward-looking elegance. It's a brave new world out there. Dress accordingly...
...Yves Saint Laurent caged ankle boot in patent leather ($1,290; ysl.com...
...physical form itself of the trees is mirrored on the shape of a mushroom cloud. A lot of it came to me really intuitively; it just felt right. It was difficult in a great way.”Laubacher will continue to practice design at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, part of the University of the Arts London. “The boundaries between art forms are blurring,” Laubacher says. “I want to bring design to a new level in a performance setting...
...people and wounded more than 100. On Friday, a double suicide bombing at the most important Shi'ite shrine in Baghdad killed another 60 and injured 125 more. The bombs went off as people gathered for Friday prayers at the mosque and tomb where the prominent Shi'a saint Imam Mousa al-Kazim is buried. Last weekend, a pair of mortars or rockets slammed into the Green Zone, the first such attack since mid-January. The number of murders across Iraq that appear related to insurgent violence has also risen over the past few weeks...