Jan Hill, creator of Eden Salon in Oklahoma City taught her mentee, a salon owner in Rwanda, new techniques to enhance her spa services back home, so that she could return and teach them to her staff.

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Beale touted his record as a job creator for the South Side ward he represents in Chicago's City Council.

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To soak it all in, there was Sex and the City chief costume designer Patricia Field, Hollywood stylist Phillip Bloch and Fern Mallis, early creator of New York Fashion Week.

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"His ability as a storyteller, as a creator of spectacle, his background in both theater and film and the passion he has for this city and this project -- they all just screamed at us, " said Bill Morris, director of Ceremonies for the London Games, when Boyle was appointed to the role.

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