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WARM HEART: Moncler has partnered with UNICEF – the United Nations international children’s emergency fund, – to launch a charity project. Named “Warmly Moncler For UNICEF,” the initiative aims to provide clothes and survival kits to children and families in need who live in areas around the world with harsh winter weather conditions.
In particular, the outerwear specialist and the charity association – which operates in 192 countries, – will provide thermal blankets, hats, gloves, scarves, socks and shoes, in addition to fuel to warm up homes and schools. Clean water, food and medicines will be also included in the survival kits.
Previously, Moncler supported children in need by funding the Child Priority Foundation. For the occasion, the brand launched the “Moncler Toy” initiative, which combined art and fashion.
A quirky version of the brand’s iconic cartoonish duck that imparts washing instructions inside all of Moncler’s jackets was molded from glass resin with a three-dimensional effect. The statue was then handed over to British artist Stuart Semple, who manually reproduced a mountain scene onto the duck in black and white, and auctioned it off.
Established in Grenoble, France, in 1952, Moncler was acquired by Italian entrepreneur Remo Ruffini in 2003 and is publicly listed

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FRESH TALENT: London College of Fashion’s graduating MA men’s wear students showcased their collections on Friday with a runway show ahead of London Fashion Week Men’s.
Ten students from the fashion design technology men’s wear course presented their ranges at St John’s Smith Square in Westminster, in the show styled by Adele Cany. The strongest lineups came from Hanni Yang, Ying Yi Lu, Hengmin Lu, Sohyeon Park and Xu Bo.
Yang, who has worked with Teatum Jones and Céline, explored pattern-cutting and worked scarves onto the garments. She sent out a range of tailored-yet-relaxed looks and draped burgundy and cream silk scarves over a white men’s wear shirt and burgundy trousers.
Ying Yi Lu looked to young boys of the Victorian era and focused on tailoring, as in a cropped blue pinstripe suit. Lu topped off the looks with sailor style hats done in collaboration with Atelier Millinery.
Hengmin Lu — who has worked with Ports 1961 — was inspired by the architecture of the Chairman Mao era. Lu explored functionality and pattern cutting as seen on a long brown coat, worn over a white shirt with a mandarin collar and white knee-length shorts. The student teamed with JKJY Handcraft Fashion Ltd. Shanghai on

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Creating the ideal personal office can take a great deal of time and effort. You need to find the perfect desk, the right ergonomic chair, stationary that is both professional and unique, and of course, the modern-day sword of the business world, an exceptional writing instrument. From pens inspired by a Russian dynasty to a […]

The highly civilized touring bike tackles the country’s wild and tortuous northern route.

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The Los Angeles Rams are back in the playoffs and our reporters will be on hand in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons.

The last time the Falcons and the Rams played against one another, Atlanta beat Los Angeles 42-14 on Dec 12, 2016. The Rams look to turn the tables this time around with a chance to continue on in the postseason.

Follow along for updates and reaction from our reporters at the bottom of this page.

Quick hits: 2017-18 stats | Statistical breakdown | Who has the edge? | NFL playoff picture

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Start time: 5:15 p.m., Saturday

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Here are homebuying highlights for Orange and Villa Park from ReportsOnHousing for October.

This house-hunting report tracks listing, buying and selling of existing detached and attached residences in the community. Analysis includes October trends based on closed sales: sale counts; average price vs. average list price; high and low price paid in the month; average cost per square foot and average size; plus, based on broker listing networks stats on Nov. 30 the “market time” metric comparing supply of listings to new escrows opened in past 30 days.

In Orange …

Sales: 108 sold vs. 96 a year ago.

Average sales price: $652,151 that ranked No. 30 out of 46 Orange County markets tracked and was down -7.0 percent in a year.

Compared to list: Sellers got 98.7 percent of what they typically asked for, ranking No. 18 of the 46 markets.

Range: High sale of $1,470,000 vs. the $318,000 low.

Sizing: On average, buyers paid $369 per square foot on a 1,769 square-foot residence. This pricing metric was up 4.2 percent in a year.

Market speed: 43 days, listing to escrow opened vs. 73 days a year ago and 77 days two years ago.

In Villa Park …

Sales: 6 sold vs. 6 a year ago.

Average sales price: $1,489,131 that ranked No. 5 out of 46 Orange County markets tracked and was up 25.2 percent in a year.

Compared to list: Sellers got 97.8 percent of what they typically asked for, ranking No. 33 of the 46 markets.

Range: High sale of $1,818,000 vs. the $1,050,000 low.

Sizing: On average, buyers paid $363 per square foot on a 4,107 square-foot residence. This pricing metric was up 19.2 percent in a year.

Market speed: 180 days, listing to escrow opened vs. 111 days a year ago and 70 days two years ago.

Compare these patterns to five October trends we saw in all of Orange County …

1. Sales: 2,553 sold vs. 2,575 a year ago.

2. Average sales price: $868,090, up 10.4 percent in a year.

3. Compared to list: 98.4 percent.

4. Sizing: On average, buyers paid $464 per square foot — up 9.7 percent in a year — on a 1,870 square-foot residence.

5. Market speed, as of Nov 30: 62 days vs. 73 days a year ago and 75 days two years ago.

DID YOU SEE …

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Southern California housing takes nation’s largest bite of local paychecks

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SAN JOSE — Ashley Wagner finished off the podium at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday night but nevertheless found – or placed – herself at the center of another drama looming over the Olympic team selection.

Bradie Tennell, the Illinois 19-year-old who only weeks ago was nowhere on the Olympic radar, captured the U.S. title against the deepest women’s field in five Olympic cycles with a composed and flawless free skate and a 219.51 overall score on tension-filled evening at SAP Center.

“Going into it I could really feel the intensity of the arena and all the energy,” Tennell said.

It was even electric backstage where Wagner, the three-time U.S. champion and 2016 World Championships silver medalist, ripped into the judges after finishing fourth overall.

Even before Wagner’s tirade the arena buzzed with a sense of anticipation and uncertainty over which of the four leading contenders would present the best case for the three spots on the Olympic team on a night when the selection controversy surrounding Wagner and Mirai Nagasu at the 2014 U.S. Championships continued to loom large over the sport.

Nagasu, the 24-year-old from Arcadia, presented a convincing closing argument to return to the Olympic Games, finishing second with an 213.84 overall mark.

“I really feel like the comeback kid,” said Nagasu, the 2008 U.S. champion who was also fourth at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver as a 16-year-old.

“I’m really happy with where I am right now,” she continued.

The operative word being “now.”

Four years ago Nagasu thought she was on Team USA after finishing third at the U.S. Championships in Boston, a place ahead of Wagner. But a U.S. Figure Skating selection committee sent Wagner to Sochi instead.

It is a precedent that should make for a restless night for Karen Chen, the 18-year-old Riverside-based 2017 U.S. champion, who was third at 198.59 with a courageous program after spending much of Thursday in bed with a virus.

“I’m just so proud of myself,” Chen said, “to forget about all the pain I was in and just keep reminding myself that I trained so hard for this moment that I wasn’t going to let some stupid sickness win and I’m going to keep fighting to the end.”

In a sense Wagner also went out swinging Friday night, criticizing the judging in no uncertain terms after finishing just behind Chen at 196.19.

“I’m furious,” Wagner said. “I am absolutely. I know when I go and I lay it down. I absolutely left one jump on the table, but for me to put out two programs that I did at this competition as solid as I skated and to get those scores I am furious and I think deservedly so.

“I am a performer and that second mark is just not there and you know I am absolutely OK with them being strict on my rotations. That’s what I think U.S. Figure Skating should demand of its judges, but it needs to be across the board and I don’t necessarily feel like it’s been that way at this event. So we’ll see how things pan out.”

All four women will be up at 5 a.m. PST Saturday to see the Olympic team announced on NBC and against the backdrop of another selection firestorm involving Wagner, this time lit by the skater herself.

Wagner’s comments also further fueled the debate over whether the Olympic team spots should be awarded to the top three finishers at the U.S. Championships, similar to how track and field selects its Olympic team.

“Tough question,” Nagasu said. “Last cycle, I would have said top three. … I’m hoping this cycle is a better one for me.”

This cycle the selection committee will base their decision based on a criteria involving eight competitions (in order of importance): the 2018 U.S. Championships, the 2017-18 Grand Prix final, the 2017 Worlds, 2017-18 Grand Prix circuit, 2017 Four Continents, 2017 U.S. Championships, 2017 World Junior Championships and the 2016-17 Grand Prix final.

In addition to being the new U.S. champion, Tennell was third at Skate America, a Grand Prix event, ahead of Chen and Wagner, who withdrew with a foot infection after the short program. Tennell was ninth at the 2017 U.S. Championships and seventh at World Juniors.

Nagasu, fourth at last year’s U.S. Championships, took third at Four Continents and then posted fourth- and ninth-place finishes at her two Grand Prix events. She also has the biggest upside of any of the Americans after earlier this season becoming only the second U.S. woman to land a triple axel in international competition.

Where it could get interesting is deciding between Chen, who struggled on the Grand Prix circuit this season, and Wagner. In addition to her U.S. title, Chen was also fourth at the 2017 Worlds, three spots ahead of Wagner. Wagner was third at Skate Canada, her other Grand Prix event, and second at last year’s U.S. Championships.

Asked if she thought she deserved to be on the Olympic team, Wagner said, “Yes, I do.”

Wagner’s complaints about the judging center around her components scores this week. She had an overall free skate score higher than Chen’s – 130.11 to 129.11. But Chen’s 3.56 margin after the short program gave her enough of a cushion in the final standings.

Wagner’s short program component score was 30.09, down from the 33.68 and 33.47 marks she had at Skate America and Skate Canada.

“I honestly think that at the end of the day you, this is how I feel,” Wagner said when asked if she was concerned that her criticism of the judging might undermine her chances with the selection committee. “And I feel like I need to stick up for myself and I think that I delivered when I really needed to. And I think all these girls delivered when they needed to. But I want to be on that Olympic team and I’m really mad that I’m in this position again.”

But a case could also be made that Wagner has no one but herself to blame for finding herself in a precarious position again.

Wagner left off a triple salchow jump at the end of a three-jump combination just past the halfway point of her routine Friday, opting for a double salchow.

“If I had an explanation I would give it to you and I think at this point it’s up to the selection committee to see what I have done this season,” Wagner said referring to the scores.

“I don’t like the position I’m in and you know you can always say I put myself in this spot, but I think I had some help getting here too,” she said before heading off into another restless night that Nagasu will again share.

“This is about my journey and that decision hasn’t been made yet so there is always that chance that I will be skipped over again, but right now I’m enjoying that performance, that training that went into it,” Nagasu said. “To have it come into fruition like it did tonight makes me really emotional and I cannot wait for the decision to come out.”

TUSTIN – After erasing a nine-point deficit in the final minutes, Beckman’s boys basketball team was in prime position to steal a victory from Trabuco Hills.

Fortunately for the Mustangs, Dylan Thoerner missed a 3-point shot at the end of regulation and Trabuco Hills prevailed in overtime 59-53 behind Chase Anderson’s 19 points.

Trabuco Hills coach Sean Sullens was relieved after seeing Thoerner’s potential game-winner miss the mark.

“We actually defended the pick and roll,” Sullens said. “They killed us with their stud number 11 (Thoerner). I told them if you want to win the game you have to defend that play.”

Dylan Thoerner’s buzzer beater comes up short for Beckman. The Patriots lost to Trabuco Hills in overtime 59-53. Chase Anderson led the Mustangs with 19 points. pic.twitter.com/He6cFYxMef

— David Delgado (@DavidDelgado_OC) January 6, 2018

After a solid night of shooting, Thoerner (15 points) missed a difficult shot on the last-second play called by Beckman coach John Goins.

“We were tied with the ball, seven seconds left and we saw something that we were trying to exploit,” Goins said, “which was how they were playing the ball screens with Thoerner. We just couldn’t really get that one done. I wish I had one more second on the clock.”

Ryan Sprosty had 11 points for the Patriots (7-9) and Andy Chen contributed 10 points.

Anderson scored six points in the extra period as Trabuco Hills (14-3) pulled away to secure the win. Fellow captain Quentin Watts finished with 14 points including four 3-pointers and Kelvin Cabrera chipped in with 11 points off the bench.

Sullens praised the first-half efforts of Watts and Cabrera as they helped the Mustangs set the tone.

“Q (Watts) stepped up for us especially early on,” Sullens said, “and then Kelvin Cabrera had 10 in the first half and really helped pace us.”

“Beckman is a good team, they played very hard and it’s going to make us better and get ready for the South Coast League.”

The Mustangs will look to add to their five-game winning streak next week against San Juan Hills, which is their final game before they begin league play.

FULLERTON – Troy put forth just enough of a spurt in the final minutes to come away with a 45-40 victory over San Clemente in a nonleague boys basketball contest Friday at Troy High.

In a game that featured seven lead changes and plenty of missed shots by both teams, Josh Yoo’s free throw with 3:56 remaining gave the Warriors (12-4) the lead for good at 41-40.

The Tritons (10-7), who defeated rival Dana Hills 60-42 on Thursday, were held to just four points in the fourth quarter by the Warriors and didn’t score during the final five minutes.

Troy’s Alec Sinek finished with a game-high 18 points and hit four 3-pointers.

Jacob Nemeth scored nine to lead the Tritons.

The Troy-San Clemente matchup has become a bit of rivalry in recent seasons, with each team winning close games on their home court.

“We always battle,” Troy coach Scott Blake said. “We were up by four with 20 seconds to go at their place last year and they hit a runner and one to beat us.”

The score stayed 41-40 on Friday until Isiah Holm scored off a great pass from Sinek to give the Warriors a three-point lead with one minute remaining.

With 32 seconds left, Jared Reyes made an acrobatic shot as he was falling backwards to put Troy up by five.

Holm and Trevor Seesemann pulled down key defensive rebounds on the Tritons’ final two possessions.

Both teams open play in their respective leagues next week.

Troy opens Freeway League at home against Buena Park on Tuesday and the Tritons plays host to Tesoro in their South Coast League opener on Wednesday.