Michelle Obama

"In the next 60 seconds, 10 children will die of hunger," says a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) online video. It continues, "For the first time in humanity, over 1 billion people are chronically hungry." The WFP has launched the Billion for a Billion campaign this week, urging the 1 billion people who use the Internet to help the billion who are hungry.

It is so important for them [children] to get regular fruits and vegetables in their diets, because it does have nutrients, it does make you strong, it is all brain food.   -Michelle Obama

 

The B ack Bay is one of Boston's most exclusive neighborhoods and one pretty fabulous place for Christmas shopping. There's something for everyone here, from the swanky designer boutiques on Newbury Street ( Map ) to the dozens of major chain stores that fill Copley Place (2 Copley Place, 617-369-5000)( Map ) and Prudential Center (800 Boylston St., Boston, 617236-3100)( Map ) shopping malls to Boston's very own Filene's Basement. For giftable cashmere cardigans and other classic women's clothing ...  

Eleanor Roosevelt pioneered the concept that presidential wives should do more than serve as hostesses at state dinners; she wrote newspaper and magazine columns, hit the lecture circuit and spoke on radio shows about social and political issues ranging from stretching family budgets during the Great Depression to the role of women in the armed services during World War II. Ever since Roosevelt's tenure in the White House, most of her successors have launched initiatives and championed causes, ...

This is one of the things that I love to do most — spending time with you people, particularly young girls with so much promise   -Michelle Obama

 

Nikola Sardo-Errico, of Boxford, was one of 10 performers from the Express Yourself Drumming Group of Beverly who performed earlier this month at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Express Yourself, a program that immerses young people into the creative world of music, dance and visual arts, was nationally recognized this month as one of 15 youth arts and humanities programs to receive the prestigious 2009 Coming Up Taller Award. Sardo-Errico and nine other percussionists helped kick off ...

Children who are not normally seen and heard for their strengths have a voice and a presence that is valued through winning this award.   -Stan Strickland

 

President Barack Obama received a rousing welcome at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Nov. 12 from some 2,000 military troops and their families, who cheered as he saluted their service to their country, and promised them the nation's support. "Of all the privileges I have as president, I have no greater honor than serving as your commander-in-chief," Obama told the crowd, most attired in military fatigues. Obama also saluted military spouses, calling them the backbone of the military families.

Of all the privileges I have as president, I have no greater honor than serving as your commander-in-chief   -Barack Obama

 

A Catalogue Raisonne of Prints and Multiples, 1971-2007. Baldessari is known for his black-and- white portraits obstructed by blocks of color, and the book is the first comprehensive account of his work. At the party, pianist ELEW, who in May played for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, performed orchestral covers of alternative rock songs like "Mr. Brightside" by the Killers, "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones, and "Clocks" by Coldplay while lunging about like a New Zealand soccer player during the Haka War Dance.  

Also known as a chemise, the shift dress is a simple, short, above-the-knee dress. The bust is fitted with darts, and the skirt is either cut straight or with a narrow A-line. The dress doesn't provide any definition to the waist, and the neckline is usually a fairly high scoop neck or boat neck.  

Michelles turn heads with their elegance — even when they're wearing acid-washed jeans. Michelle is a variant of Michael , which apparently means "Who is like God?" And while Michelles don't necessarily breathe life into clay, they can certainly take your breath away.  

As one of Michelle Obama's designers, Maria Cornejo continues to gather steam. While quietly creating some of New York's coolest clothes, Maria launched into the land of prints. Along with Balenciaga 's designer Nicolas Ghesquière, Maria is at the forefront for the print phenomenon.