![]() ![]() 1 recruit in the Class of 2012 in the HoopGurlz ESPNU 100. New York's Section 3 career leader for points scored (2,000-plus and counting), she is rated as the nation's No. Stewart was the leading scorer and rebounder for the USA Basketball Women's U19 National Team that won the 2011 FIBA World Championships last summer and has been selected to participate in both the McDonald's All-American Game and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America Game this spring. "Oh my gosh, I saw my parents come in the door with Tamika and I thought I was in trouble or something. "Let's just say I was not expecting that," Stewart said after accepting the trophy from Catchings. The state's returning Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Stewart is averaging 25.7 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 3.2 assists and 3.2 steals entering the class postseason final four. You can tell she understands what an honor this is."Īn electric, baseline-to-baseline playmaker, Stewart has led the Northstars to a 19-3 record, the Section 3 Class AA championship and a berth in the Class AA state tournament semifinals against Ossining (N.Y.) on Friday. She kept looking at me like, 'Do I have something on my face?' It was great. "I really think she thought she was in trouble for something. "Her face was fantastic," said Catchings, a 10-year veteran of the WNBA and a two-time U.S. ![]() Thursday, the 6-foot-4 senior picked up some hardware to validate the hypotheses when reigning WNBA MVP Tamika Catchings ambushed a stunned Stewart in the school library to present her with the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year trophy. Since her early teens, Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, N.Y.) basketball prodigy Breanna Stewart seemed destined for greatness.
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![]() “Given my father-in-law Arie Kopelman's amazing history with Chanel, I was lucky enough to work with the Chanel team on my dresses for all other wedding events,” Allie explains. Manolo Blahnik custom-made Hangisi ballet flats in the fabric of the bride’s wedding dress. I truly could not have done this without Bill,” Allie says.īill Bull also made the bride’s veil (with the Oscar de la Renta team) as well as created a drop-waist gown for Allie’s mother out of a Giambattista Valli blouse and skirt set. Simple gowns are almost more difficult to perfect, as each detail has to be so well tailored. “I love helping people find gorgeous gowns to wear in my day job, but finding one’s own wedding dress somehow can prove challenging and you need another expert opinion! I was so lucky to work with Bill. She then turned to the dressmaking master, Bill Bull, for his impeccable eye and to guide her through the fit and proportion of it all. She sent some inspiration photos to Fernando, and he began sketching. Still, she wanted a bit of drama for the ceremony at Sankaty Beach Club to complement the beautiful backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean. Design director Simon de Beaupre public relations director Rebekah Kohan, and the atelier masters put the utmost care and beautiful handwork into my gown.”Īs a first step, Allie tried on dresses with her mother in the Oscar store, and there, she gravitated toward simple silhouettes. The entire team at Oscar is so gracious and lovely. “For my wedding gown, I knew Fernando and Laura could achieve understated elegance perfectly. She decided on Chanel for her welcome party, bridal lunch, and Sunday brunch, with Oscar de la Renta for her wedding gown. Her dress needed to be classic and timeless as well as appropriate for an island setting. Given her career in fashion, Allie immediately knew the direction she wanted to take with her wedding day look. We had so much fun dreaming about the day together. “I trust her implicitly, and I will always look back on this happy time planning my wedding together and the joy of the final outcome. “She helped me follow through with every last detail, and she put everything together with such grace and calm,” Allie says. The mother of the bride also served as a constant guiding force throughout the entirety of the planning process. “They are incredibly talented and suggest such innovative and inspiring twists to make an event special,” Allie notes. She understood every reference and always could capture the quality and character I was looking for.”ĭavid Handy, Katie Hughes, and Donald Dallaire of Handy & Dallaire Events, based on Nantucket, helped with everything from decor to logistics, while Jen and Marco of Stone Kelly created the florals for the occasion. Jill was a perfectionist about every last detail, and I share her love of ephemera. “I had the idea of sourcing vintage Nantucket postcards to use as our save-the-dates and reply cards, and Will and I had fun scouring the web for the best postcards. “It was important that our paper suite reflect this,” Allie says. It is also where we spent the first few months of the pandemic together and grew closer as a couple and to each of our families.”įrom the get-go, Allie and Will knew they wanted to convey a sense of classic Nantucket to their guests-many of whom had never visited the island before. “So it is an incredibly significant place for both of us. ![]() “Both Will and I have spent summers on Nantucket our whole lives,” Allie explains. Soon after, the couple started planning their wedding for August 28 on the island of Nantucket. ![]() “I feel very lucky to have them in my life.” “They were so sweet and excited for our wedding and had been suggesting ‘jewelry shops they knew of’ for a few months ahead of our engagement, as they were growing impatient for Will to propose!” Allie remembers. Will proposed again a few days later in front of his two daughters, Olive and Frankie. “I will never forget the feeling of elation and calm being together with my favorite people.” When she arrived back at the apartment, she was surprised to find her and Will’s parents waiting with Champagne and Rao’s catering. “I practically skipped home-I was so happy.” “Will planned an afternoon around New York City, visiting all of the spots that were significant in our relationship, ending at our favorite bridge in Central Park, where he proposed at dusk,” Allie remembers. ![]() Alexandra “Allie” Michler and Will Kopelman met at a dinner party in New York City, and after a year and a half of dating, the fine art advisor proposed to Vogue’s director of fashion initiatives. ![]() For example, the tactical battles are the same but more refined and nuanced.Īpart from this, it has the same strategic elements that Xcom brought with it. ![]() So, keeping that in mind, you will be finding many similarities between the two titles. The surprising thing about Phoenix Point is that the creators of Xcom created it. Last but not least, there are around 30 battle mechs you can choose from. The game is all about how you strategize against your enemies for reaching the right resolution. You can pilot these crafts and tweak (read: customize) them at your own will. Why? The game is all about interstellar battles where you fight among different noble houses with mechanized robots (combat vehicles). Xenonauts is worth a shot.įrom my personal experience, Battletech is a phenomenal game that will keep you on your toes for countless days and nights. Not to mention, the game also includes a Research tree for unlocking new projects. Ring a bell, huh? For particulars, you are supposed to control and command small squadrons and exterminate extra-terrestrial entities from the face of Earth. ![]() Now, what's queer is that you are not defending yourself from humans or armies from the neighboring countries but aliens. Xenonauts is a strategy game, just like Xcom, in which you have to maneuver a multi-national military organization through a set of hurdles in the Cold War era. In the game, you can freely customize your team add, update, and delete resources and discover new technologies on the way.Īll in all, Warhammer 40,000 Mechanicus is a unique tactical game that takes on exhilarated combative skills and on-point decision-making. The main storyline follows the footsteps of Magos Dominus, who is tasked to rediscover the Necro planet of Silva Tenebris. As for the gameplay, you take control of one of the most advanced armies in the Imperium in terms of technological assets. Warhammer 40,000 Mechanicus is another strategy game that requires expanded thinking horizons from the player. To survive, you and your companions must personally venture to explore. They must find food among the remains of civilization. The game's background is set in the post-human era, where mankind was completely extinct after the nuclear war.Īfter many years, mutant people and mutant creatures evolved. Mutant Year Zero is a tactical strategy game that combines the classic XCOM gameplay style. If you are free on weekends, you can all try it out. Players need strategies with extremely high-risk factors to fight against unknown enemies. Xcom, also called “UFO” by players, is the most classic strategy game. Maybe you are looking for an excellent turn-based strategy game like X-Com. Just assign a physical control to an onscreen control, and it’s connected forever (or until you change your mind). It can connect with just about any external MIDI device on the planet. MainStage supports your addiction to knobs, buttons, and faders. Whether you’re rounding out your sound with a simple stereo backing track or a set of separate, mixable stems, all you have to do is step on a foot switch to jump to the next marker, adjust the tempo, arrange on the fly, or fade out smoothly. With Playback, your Mac becomes a flexible, reliable backing track player. And the next you can be creating bass loops with an external synth against an Ultrabeat drum pattern. One minute you can be playing some heavily distorted guitar with a full backing band. Each Patch works as a self-contained audio mixer and router, so you can completely change direction mid-performance. That means everything you use to perform is right on your Mac, giving you total control. ![]() MainStage features ReWire and MIDI-out support. With just the controls you need onscreen for your song, you’ll never have to hunt for the right knob. And you can set things up so each control is linked to a different parameter in each Patch. You get a full-screen, high-contrast, and high-resolution (Retina display-supported) view of your controls, so they stand out from across the stage. ![]() The MainStage and Smart Controls interface is designed especially for live performance. Knobs, faders, and switches you can’t miss. And you can easily use your favorite hardware to control every nuance of your performance. With the Mac as the core of your live rig, setup is faster, teardown is faster, and everything in between is more reliable. You’ll also find new features like an improved Mixer, easier-to-use channel strips, and more. You can even expand your show with prerecorded backing tracks. Everything from the Sound Library and Smart Controls you're familiar with from Logic Pro X is integrated into MainStage 3. ![]() Love the sound you got on your recording? MainStage 3 makes it easy to bring all the same instruments and effects to the stage. Legacy of Persia: This forthcoming addition for Crusader Kings III lets you relive the dramatic struggle for survival and empire in the lands between the Euphrates and the Indus. ![]() Strong guidance, however, can lead to a lifelong bond across the generations. Whether parent, tutor or warden, the personalities of the child and the adult may clash as headstrong or determined children resist the knowledge of their betters. Wards and Wardens: In this pack, new events add greater depth and interaction to the challenges of raising and educating children.But, no matter the activity, keep an eye out for schemes, as nothing is better than a party to cloak ill-intentions. Impress your friends and rivals with great royal weddings. Host grand tournaments to demonstrate your wealth or military prowess. Take a tour of your realm to check in on your vassals face-to-face. Crusader Kings III: Tours and Tournaments: Join great adventures and activities.Paradox have also given out some info about "Chapter II", a planned series of extra content coming which you can purchase that will include all of these: New Western Clothing: New art for clothing designs will show how fashions changed and evolved in Western Europe from the time of the Carolignians to the closing of the medieval era.New Armor Designs: New historical armor designs from across the centuries, integrated with the new Tournament and Accolade systems.Knightly Accolades: Honor your best knights with special titles and accolades that will give bonuses to them and the armies they lead.Ease your way with a large entourage that marks your importance or travel light so you can get down to business. Travel System: Plan your route to these great activities, choosing safety through civilized lands or risking everything for a more direct route through dark forests or dangerous mountains.Honor your in-laws, cater to your vassals and demonstrate your power. Grand Weddings: Save your gold for an elaborate ceremony that centers the real meaning of marriage - politics.Grand Tours: Take a trip through your realm to take stock of your vassals, gifting them with your benevolence or extorting them for higher taxes.Choose the events, set the destination and use the tournament to improve your social standing or military prowess. Grand Tournaments: Host a grand demonstration of feats of arms, attracting nearby nobles and wandering knights. ![]()
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