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People & Places NEWS/FEATURES ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 NEWS/FEATURES 13 People & Places Westminster Prime Peke! Wasabi wins big at US dog show TARRYTOWN, NY, June 14, (AP): The flavor of the year at the West- minster Kennel Club dog show: Wasabi. A Pekingese named Wasabi won best in show Sunday night, notching a fifth-ever win for the unmistakable toy breed. A whippet named Bour- bon repeated as runner-up. Waddling through a small-but- mighty turn in the ring, Wasabi nabbed US dogdom’s most pres- tigious prize after winning the big American Kennel Club National Championship in 2019. “He has showmanship. He fits the breed standard. He has that lit- tle extra some- thing, that spar- kle, that sets a dog apart,” said Wasabi’s handler, breeder and co-owner, David Fitz- patrick. Show judge Patri- cia Trotter Trotter said simply: “What’s not to like about this dog? ... He stood there as though he was a lion.” Fitzpatrick, of East Berlin, Penn- sylvania, guided the Peke’s grand- father Malachy to the Westminster title in 2012. Still, he said, “I just don’t always think lightning is going to strike twice.” How will Wasabi celebrate? Model wear creations as part of the Ferrari women’s and men’s Spring Summer 2022 collection, in Maranello, Italy, June 13. (AP) “He can have a filet mignon. And I’ll have Champagne,” Fitzpatrick said with a laugh. The 3-year-old Pekingese, mean- while, was “pretty nonchalant about Obit Fashion the whole thing,” his handler said. Indeed, Wasabi laid down on the dais, occasionally looking up as if to see what the fuss was all about, as Fitzpatrick spoke before a cluster of Booming presence Targets uninitiated youth reporters and cameras. It was a poignant win that came after one of his co-owners, archae- Beatty, titanic character ologist Iris Love, died last year of Ferrari enters luxury fashion COVID-19. Besides Fitzpatrick, actor of ‘Network,’ dies MARANELLO, Italy, June 14, (AP): sers sportily fastened at the ankle. the dog is also co-owned by Sandra Ferrari V12 production cars were Footwear included steel stiletto Middlebrooks and Peggy Steinman. NEW YORK, June 14, (AP): Ned Beatty, the Oscar- suspended over the factory fl oor Sun- moccasins with rubber soles for wom- Pandemic nominated character actor who in half a century of day night as the 74-year-old luxury en, or trekking sandals with fl ashes of Wasabi — the name derives from American movies, including “Deliverance,” “Network” carmaker launched a new era as a color and a sneaker collaboration with and “Superman,” was a booming, indelible presence in his mother, Sushi — came out on top lifestyles brand, with a runway show Puma for men. Accessories included of a finalist pack that also included even the smallest parts, has died. He was 83. unveiling its fi rst ready-to-wear col- big Prancing Pony crystal earrings, Beatty’s manager, Deborah Miller, said Beatty died Mathew the French bulldog, Connor lection targeting a younger generation trailing Ferrari-branded belts and fu- the old English sheepdog, Jade the Sunday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles that might not be aware of its Formula turistic sunglasses by Rayban. surrounded by friends and loved ones. German shorthaired pointer, Striker 1 racing pedigree and coveted perfor- The seasonless collection will be trick- the Samoyed, and a West Highland After years in regional theater, Beatty was cast in mance street cars. led out in six drops this year, with 80% 1972’s “Deliverance” as Bobby Trippe, the happy-go- In this Oct 17, 2003 file photo, actor white terrier named Boy. Altogeth- Models walked along the halted meant to be genderless and available in a er, 2,500 champion dogs entered the lucky member of a male river-boating party terrorized Ned Beatty poses at New York’s Music production line in a symbolic gesture range of sizes from XXXS to XXXL. by backwoods thugs in “Deliverance.” The scene in Box Theatre where he plays the role show. that underlined the creative interplay The runway collection is part of a It underwent big changes this year which Trippe is brutalized and forced to “squeal like of Big Daddy in a new production of between Ferrari’s long lineage of brand diversifi cation project that could a pig” became the most memorable in the movie and Tennessee Williams’ ‘Cat on a Hot Tin because of the coronavirus pandem- sleek, curved automotive bodies and contribute up to 10% of Ferrari’s bot- ic, moving out of New York City for established Beatty as an actor Roof.’ Beatty, the indelible character ac- the fashion line by creative director tom line within a decade, said chief whose name moviegoers may tor whose first film role, as a genial va- the first time since the show’s 1877 cationer raped by a backwoodsman in Rocco Iannone, strong on structured brand diversifi cation offi cer Nicola founding. This year’s show was held not have known but whose face 1972s ‘Deliverance,’ launched him on a outwear contrasting with fl uid, bright Boari. The project encompasses retail they always recognized. outdoors at an estate in suburban long, prolific and accomplished career, printed silks in Ferrari red, Scuderia and licensing, which has been com- Tarrytown, about 25 miles north of “For people like me, there’s died June 13, 2021. He was 83. (AP) yellow and electric blue. pletely overhauled since 2019, en- where the top ribbon is usually pre- a lot of ‘I know you! I know Iannone’s collection could easily tertainment, including Ferrari theme sented at Madison Square Garden, you! What have I seen you have narrowly targeted Ferrari’s al- parks in Barcelona and Dubai and a and it happened in June instead of in?’” Beatty remarked without ready loyal customer base - mostly new esports venture, and luxury expe- February. rancor in 1992. Variety more mature consumers who fi ll wait- riences for Ferrari owners. In a sign of the pandemic times, Beatty received only one Os- ing lists for the nearly 10,000 annual Even though Ferrari is among the some handlers wore masks — car nomination, as supporting production of luxury cars that start most recognized brands in the world, though vaccinated people were al- actor for his role as corporate ex- CHICAGO: A Chicago bus driver look- around $200,000 - with more staid Boari said he is not taking for granted lowed to go without — and the show ecutive Arthur Jensen in 1976s driving clothes in quiet luxury fabrics that younger generations have the same Beatty ing for a way to relieve stress during the was closed to the public. “Network,” but he contributed to coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake and fl at driving shoes. knowledge and passion as their parents. “It’s a miracle that they even had some of the most popular movies of his time and worked He spent his fi rst year in the new Michigan for a 365th straight day on Appearance this show,” Fitzpatrick said. constantly, his credits including more than 150 movies Saturday. post slashing 50% of the licensed Striker went into the show as the and TV shows. Dan O’Conor said he started jumping But instead he went bold, starting products - mostly aimed at Formula top-ranked US dog, with more than Beatty’s appearance in “Network,” scripted by Pad- into the lake at Montrose Harbor on the with trenches, bombers and parkas 1 fans - that did not match Ferrari’s 40 best in show wins since January dy Chayefsky an directed by Sidney Lumet, was brief city’s North Side last year to relieve intricately modeled to give the appear- luxury cachet. But Boari said the key stress. 2020. And Bourbon had also won but titanic. His three-minute monologue ranks among ance of a shell, branded with the famed is balancing exclusivity with a move the AKC National Championship. the greatest in movies. Jensen summons anchorman “It was during the pandemic, it was Prancing Pony logo placed discreetly to be more inclusive by reaching out during the protest, it was during an The show was bittersweet for Howard Beale (Peter Finch) to a long, dimly lit board- on the nape, and including clever rub- to a generation that isn’t, for the mo- Jade’s handler and co-owner, Val- room for a come-to-Jesus about the elemental powers election year. ... So it was somewhere berized accents on pockets and sleeves ment, interested in Ferrari’s automo- where I could come down here and block erie Nunes-Atkinson. She guided of media. to recall the automotive heritage. tive range. Jade’s father, CJ, to a 2016 West- “You have meddled with the primal forces of na- all that noise out and kind of be totally “The young generations have the “Someone is saying: ‘Aren’t you present with me in the lake, and fi nd minster best in show win — and ture, Mr. Beale, and I won’t have it!” Beatty shouts power to express the energy and the scared of becoming too approach- lost him last September, when the some moments of Zen,” said the father power of a brand,” Iannone said of from across the boardroom before explaining that of three. able?’” Boari told The Associated 7-year-old died unexpectedly of a there is no America, no democracy. “There is only He continued jumping into the lake the target audience. The 35-year-old Press. “I think the risk instead is if we fungal infection. IBM and ITT and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, Union through the fall before the hard part: designer was previously creative di- don’t do this, we become irrelevant “The good part about it is: He’s Carbide, and Exxon.
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