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Recently on my blog, Daisies From Dust, I wrote a post, "Stuff and…Things," where I talked about a recent addiction-related death in my family and about my sister's battle with addiction and mental health issues. My husband also battles alcoholism and depression. You could say I'm no stranger to this war they wage in their own heads — I grew up in it: aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, my father. I fear these things in the people I love, because I know I cannot save my loved ones; they have to save themselves. And that fear of losing those I love to these things — makes me angry. That I can't wave a magic wand and make it all better — makes me angry. That anything can have such a hold on them that they can't simply turn away or seek the help they need to beat it — makes me angry — and scares the hell out of me.
Fear and anger. I don't think I'd be wrong in saying these are two of the biggest emotions families and friends feel for their loved ones who are deep in the trenches battling demons and/or addictions. I know, I know, how can we be affected by something that isn't our cross to bear, so to speak. I've had both my husband and my sister say it has nothing to do with me, it's not my problem, so why am I getting all bajiggity about it? Short answer–because I care. Long answer–because you're part of my life, therefore your life affects mine. It's the way it works, like it or not, a connection makes it my problem as well as yours. And so I get scared. And I get angry.
Often when my fear turns to anger, my loved ones think I'm angry at them. I'm not. (At least not always.) I'm angry at the disease. I may have smashed a thousand full beer bottles, but it wasn't the bottles I was trying to destroy, I may have screamed in faces and stomped off in fits of rage but, it wasn't them I was screaming at, it was the disease.
Those of us who love those of you who battle these things are held just as much hostage by them as you are. We fear for you. We get angry because we cannot do anything for you. We fear we've failed, or haven't done enough, or could have done more. We fear for ourselves and our own mental states, because, believe me, in this you do not corner the market on rage, or dark moments, or despair. We all do.
When I began blogging I had no idea that the greatest strength I would find in the war my sister wages and the battle my husband faces would come from those who have already been through the trenches, both from the ones now recovering and the loved ones of the recovering. But every day that is where my faith comes from that my sister and husband can come back from their battles. Every day, connecting with others who have been there eases my fear and kills my anger.
This is why I want to write about things from the loved one's perspective, because we are all in this together. I don't want to judge, punish, or belittle, I want to understand and, in return, be understood. I want to talk about it, open dialogue so we can discuss both sides together. I want to cross the lines between A.A. and Al-Anon and discuss it together because, maybe we can help each other.
Maybe it's time we do it together instead of keeping it to separate rooms.
In coming posts on "Addiction From the Loved One's Side," we'll talk about topics of detachment, enabling, rock bottoms, support options, and more, depending on what events occur in my life and brain. I also want to hear from you–are you a loved one who wants to share your story? If you'd like to guest post, collaborate on a post, offer suggestions on topics you'd like to see more about, anything at all (even if you wish to remain anonymous), you can fill out our on-line submission form (via Google Forms), and I'll contact you to discuss your thoughts and ideas.
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- B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP). This test detects a chemical released by the heart when it is under strain. BNP can help separate shortness of breath due to heart failure from shortness of breath caused by lung disease. Higher BNP levels mean a higher risk of heart complications.
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@Post 12: Interesting question. If the policy is still within the two year contestable period, there would have had to be an insurable interest in the life of the insured for a policy to have been taken out and issued by the underwriting department of a US insurance carrier. From your post, it does not look like there is enough information provided to make that determination, but it looks like there may not be.
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Jeff Francis Rumors
Reds, Francis Close To Deal
The Reds are close to signing free agent left-hander Jeff Francis to a minor league deal, a source tells Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Last week it was reported that Francis was gaining interest from clubs, including the Reds, Mariners, Blue Jays, and Mets.
Francis spent 2011 with the Royals, posting a 4.82 ERA with 4.5 K/9 and 1.9 BB/9 across 31 starts. His 183 innings of work last season was his highest total since 2007, the season prior to suffering a shoulder injury.
Quick Hits: Lincecum, Red Sox, Gordon, Francis
Friday night links..
- The Giants and the agent for Tim Lincecum have made significant progress since exchanging arbitration figures and both sides are confident that a resolution can be reached before a hearing would be scheduled, writes Andrew Baggarly of the Mercury News.
- The Reds could look to land an infielder via trade, writes MLB.com's Mark Sheldon.
- It appears that talks between the Rockies and Red Sox regarding Marco Scutaro are dormant, but Rob Bradford of WEEI.com writes that Boston's possible motivation for a move involving Scutaro would be to free up payroll. The club has reportedly expressed interest in White Sox starter Gavin Floyd and free agent outfielder Cody Ross, but neither move could be made unless a trade was made to offer budgetary relief according to a source.
- The Royals and Alex Gordon aren't particularly close on a deal but talks remain cordial and both sides want to get something done, tweets Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star.
- Left-hander Jeff Francis is starting to attract more interest from teams in the market for a starting pitcher including the Mariners, Reds, Blue Jays, and Mets, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (Twitter links)
- Jesus Montero has dealt with his visa issue and is scheduled to travel from Florida to Seattle today for his Mariners physical, tweets Ken Davidoff of Newsday.
- Braves GM Frank Wren doesn't believe that his club has a major personnel need, writes Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Wren also believes that this year's bullpen figures to be even deeper that last year's.
- Joe Capozzi of The Palm Beach Post (via Twitter) is told that the Marlins have no interest in bringing Ivan Rodriguez back.
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Rockies May Not Have Budget Space For Millwood
The Rockies offered Kevin Millwood a guaranteed $1MM prior to acquiring Kevin Slowey at the Winter Meetings, reports Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post. The Millwood offer included approximately $1MM more in incentives, but the 37-year-old righty sought $3MM guaranteed. With Slowey having agreed to a $2.75MM salary, Renck says the Rockies have little room in the budget for Millwood.
The Rockies have not ruled out Millwood, but their budget for veteran starting pitching depth doesn't seem to have much flexibility. It'd be surprising to see Millwood score $3MM guaranteed on the strength of nine big league starts, but he does have baseball's toughest agent in Scott Boras.
The Rockies are not currently pursuing a reunion with free agent lefty Jeff Francis, writes Renck. As of right now, all projected members of the Rockies' 2012 rotation are under 30.
Quick Hits: Beltran, Wren, Padres, Marshall
Cornelius Alexander "Connie" Mack was born on this day in 1862. After an 11-year playing career, Mack went on to become the manager and co-owner of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and was a fixture in the A's dugout for the next half-century. Between his 50 years with the A's (and three years managing the Pirates from 1894-96), Mack won five World Series titles and compiled a 3731-3948 record. Needless to say, Mack's records for managerial wins and losses will never be broken.
Some news from around the majors…
- The Indians made "an aggressive" two-year contract offer to Carlos Beltran worth "very close" to the $26MM Beltran received from the Cardinals, a source tells Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
- The Braves have been rather quiet this offseason but "the fact is we like our team," GM Frank Wren tells David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "We continue to have some conversations," Wren said. "We'd have liked to have gotten something done in November in some areas, but just weren't the matches….We're continuing to work different options. This was not a good free-agent year, not a lot of players that impacted teams, especially in the areas we would like to get better in." Wren said the Braves may wait to see how their players perform during Spring Training before deciding if they need to bring in some new acquisitions.
- The Padres still have around $7-$9MM to spend this winter, observes Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune as part of his weekly chat with fans.
- Center also discusses Anthony Rizzo trade rumors, citing the Rays and Cubs as the most interested parties. Center thinks teams who miss out on Prince Fielder (such as possibly the Mariners and Orioles) could look at Rizzo as well.
- The Reds will use Sean Marshall as a setup man, not as a closer, once their deal with the Cubs is finalized, writes John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Fay also wonders if the Reds are working out a contract extension with Marshall, as the price of Travis Wood plus two prospects seems high for a reliever who is only under control through 2012.
- The Mariners are still interested in Jeff Francis, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Seattle wants a veteran like Francis for the rotation to serve as a bridge for the team's young pitchers. We heard about the Mariners' interest in Francis earlier this month, and the Twins, Pirates, Cubs and Rockies have also been linked to the Canadian left-hander.
- Patrick Ebert of Perfect Game runs down the 10 biggest stories that emerged from this year's amateur draft.
- Former Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez told Todd Hollandsworth and Jim Memolo of MLB Network Radio (as reported by MLB.com's Joe Frisaro) that he didn't agree with Miami's signing of Jose Reyes. "You already have an All-Star shortstop, why spend money on another All-Star shortstop?" Rodriguez asked. "Why not put the money into another player, like Albert Pujols or a front-line pitcher?" Rodriguez also wondered how "a very proud player" like Hanley Ramirez would handle switching positions and having Reyes be the center of media attention in Miami.
- The Giants haven't spent much to address their lack of hitting this winter, writes Fangraphs' Wendy Thurm.
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Cubs Have Had Talks With Jeff Francis
The Cubs have talked to Jeff Francis about filling a spot in the back end of their rotation, tweets ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. Crasnick says the team has also had discussions with Paul Maholm, which we heard last week from Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.
Multiple reports last night suggested that the Cubs and Reds were close to working out a trade involving Travis Wood and Sean Marshall. If the two sides were to reach an agreement, the Cubs' acquisition of Wood would likely take them out of the running for arms like Francis and Maholm. However, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer hears from a source that no trade is imminent yet.
The Twins, Pirates, Mariners, and Rockies are among the clubs who have been reported to have interest in Francis.
Central Notes: Twins, Pineiro, Garland, Wood
The NL Central got a little tougher when the Reds acquired Mat Latos on Saturday, but they're still looking to upgrade their pitching further. Here's the latest from baseball's two central divisions…
- The Twins are considering Jeff Francis and Joel Pineiro, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (on Twitter). Morosi says Jon Garland is an option as well if he checks out medically after missing most of last season due to shoulder surgery.
- Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune says Kerry Wood's return to the Cubs is "considered inevitable." Wood wants a market value contract after taking a discount last year, and Sullivan says Octavio Dotel's one-year, $3.5MM deal with the Tigers could serve as a decent comparable.
- Earlier today we learned that the Reds have some interest in Jason Kubel, and that the Royals discussed Joakim Soria with the Red Sox before deciding they weren't a trade match.
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Pirates, Mariners, Twins Interested In Jeff Francis
1:06pm: Francis' agent will also meet with the Pirates and Twins this week, tweets Morosi.
TUESDAY, 11:04am: The Mariners will meet today with Francis' agent, tweets Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times. Francis is represented by Frontline, as our agency database shows.
MONDAY, 12:09pm: The Mariners are also interested in Francis, tweets Morosi. Additionally, the Ms have interest in old favorite Jamie Moyer.
11:19am: The Pirates are among the teams with interest in free agent lefty Jeff Francis, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Bucs were in on Francis a year ago, but with a healthy season in the books he'll certainly require more than a one-year, $2MM guarantee this time.
The Pirates also reportedly have interest in free agent pitchers Wei-Yin Chen, Tsuyoshi Wada, and Aaron Cook.
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Rockies Rumors: Oswalt, Millwood, Francis, Tanaka
The Rockies revamped their catching situation by signing Ramon Hernandez and trading Chris Iannetta, but now let's see what else is cooking in Colorado…
- The Rockies are out of the running for Roy Oswalt, reports Troy Renck of The Denver Post. They remain aggressive in their pursuit of a starting pitcher though, and have interest in Kevin Millwood and former Rockie Jeff Francis. The Twins are in on Francis as well.
- Japanese second baseman Kensuke Tanaka will remain in Japan, reports Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports (on Twitter). The Rockies had expressed initial interest in the free agent according to Morosi.
- The Braves want good prospects along with Seth Smith in return for Martin Prado, reports SI.com's Jon Heyman (on Twitter), so the two clubs have some work to do if they're going to make a trade.
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Twins Interested In Jeff Francis And Edwin Jackson
The Twins were among the finalists for Chris Capuano before the left-hander signed with the Dodgers, and now they're turning their attention to Jeff Francis and Edwin Jackson according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. They've had preliminary discussions with Francis' agent and are likely to continue talks at the winter meetings next week.
Jackson, a Scott Boras client, would not a cost draft to sign as a Type-B free agent, but Minnesota is wary of his price tag according to Morosi. At the moment, the Twinkies have Carl Pavano, Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, Francisco Liriano, Kevin Slowey, and Brian Duensing as potential starters, but Baker, Liriano, and Blackburn have injury concerns and Slowey is a non-tender candidate.
Los Angeles Notes: Kuroda, Wilson, Dipoto, Colletti
Here's the latest from the City Of Angels (And Dodgers)….
- Ned Colletti wants to bring back Hiroki Kuroda next season, but isn't sure if the Dodgers can afford him or if Kuroda will return to Japan, reports Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles.
- The Dodgers' major offseason moves could be wrapping up but Jerry Dipoto's first offseason as Angels GM is just beginning, writes Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times.
- From that same piece, DiGiovanna notes the club will look at "second-tier starters" like Kuroda, Aaron Harang, Jeff Francis, Bruce Chen and Roy Oswalt. Kuroda, Harang and Francis are also known to be on the Dodgers' list of pitching options.
- Of bigger-name starters, the Angels have been connected to C.J. Wilson this winter, but Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles wonders if the Angels' courtship of Wilson just a "smokescreen" intended to drive up Wilson's price for the Rangers. I'm not sure this tactic would specifically work on the Rangers given how they seem prepared to let Wilson leave if his price gets too high, but it could force one of Wilson's several other suitors to up their offer.
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Hawaiian Airlines Begins San Francisco-Maui Service
Saturday, August 16, 2014
(Maui, HI) -- Hawaiian Airlines wants to make it easier for Maui residents to visit the Golden State. The airline has announced it will begin offering nonstop service between San Francisco and Kahului Airport on Maui beginning in November. The service will begin with flights four times a week. Daily service will begin December 17th. Hawaiian Airlines previously brought back San Jose to Honolulu service this year.


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(CBS) -- In 1983, no other single artist had a more spectacular year than Michael Jackson, who without question ruled the music charts. With the release of his blockbuster album "Thriller" in November 1982, Jackson scored seven Top 10 hits the following year, including three No. 1 songs. Along with his show-stopping performance on the "Motown 25" TV special and his iconic music videos for "Billie Jean" and "Beat It," Jackson became an unavoidable pop culture phenomenon; he would later snag eight Grammy Awards in 1984.
But if you take Jackson out of the equation for a moment, the many British pop artists at the time could arguably stake a claim of dominance on the American music charts in 1983. That year, a slew of those acts came over to the States with their synthesizer-driven/R&B-inspired music, charisma and stylish fashion sensibilities. For a young person somewhere in America who was lucky to have MTV in the early '80s, it must have been both shocking and fascinating to see these audacious-looking groups invade their television screens.
"I don't know why that was," singer Martin Fry of the British band ABC told CBSNews.com of the then-new movement in music known as New Pop. "It was kind of an explosion that came out after punk rock swung through Britain—a whole generation that was kind of interested in making music that was more polished. That obviously led to a golden age with Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, the Human League, ABC, Depeche Mode, many bands like that. We were all a little bit flamboyant."
These U.K. acts' brief dominance of the American pop charts 30 years ago was described as a Second British Invasion reminiscent of the first one back in the 1960s led by the Beatles. At the apex of this new music's popularity, Rolling Stone magazine devoted an entire issue to the trend in November 1983 with the headline: "England Swings: Great Britain invades America's music and style." It referenced the week of July 16 of that year when seven acts who were British-based occupied the Billboard Top 10 singles charts: Duran Duran, Culture Club, the Police, Kajagoogoo, Eddy Grant, Madness, and the Kinks—a band from the first British Invasion.
"I must say that at the time, I had no sense of being part of any invasion: second, British or otherwise," said singer/keyboardist Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins, who had its first U.S. Top 40 hit in 1983 with "Lies." "We were doing our work, which certainly focused on delivering success in the charts for new synth pop, but had no real sense of how important the U.S. market was and how central to our story it was to become."
Most of the then-new British pop acts who broke into America in the early '80s emerged after the mid- to late '70s punk explosion in Britain. Their origins can be traced to the New Romantic movement—a hybrid of retro, glam and futurism in the music and fashion through early '70s, pioneered by acts David Bowie and Roxy Music. New Pop was a cross between punk and disco—and the message was more upbeat than political or nihilistic that characterized punk.
"It was a turning away from the negativism of punk and the doubt and despair and political guilt of so much postpunk," said Simon Reynolds, author of the book "Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1981-1984." "It was time for something lighter—a return to fun, positivity. The idea that the point of pop might be escapism and that this was okay started to circulate. So it was like the dialectical next stage in the British music scene's development. It wasn't the complete reversal or repudiation of punk/postpunk. It was more like, 'We tried this, it led to a certain deadlock, now we'll try this new direction.'"
"I think we're a progression from that rather than a reaction," Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor told CBSNews.com in 2012. "I remember sitting in [Duran Duran bassist] John [Taylor's] bedroom at the age of 18 or 19 and we would play a Sex Pistols record, then we would play a Chic record...and then maybe a Kraftwerk record. Our idea was to blend all this different music into one band. If you hear a Duran Duran record on the radio, it's made up of all these different elements, but it's unmistakably our sound."
America had a taste of the new sounds from Britain in the late '70s and early '80s from acts such as the Police, the Pretenders, Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello. But the New Pop bands were different in terms of musicianship. While the guitar was still in use, the main instrument by these new acts was the synthesizer, which was portable and gave the music a more modern-sounding feel.
"Prior to the New Wave/synthpop revolution, music was becoming very stagnant," said singer Pete Byrne of the British synth duo Naked Eyes, who had two big hits in 1983 with "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Promises, Promises." "The punk thing had come and gone and there was still some really great bands around. But there wasn't a lot happening. People suddenly [were] starting to use synthesizers in a different way. We were just in the right place at the right time with everything."
Synthpop made inroads in America starting in the late '70s with songs like "Pop Muzik" by M, "Video Killed the Radio Star," by the Buggles, and "Cars" by Gary Numan. But it was the Human League's electro-driven pop single "Don't You Want Me"—which hit No. 1 in 1982 -- that really ushered in the era of new British music, according to Rolling Stone's Parke Puterbaugh. After the success of that song and Soft Cell's "Tainted Love," British acts were making frequent appearances on the American singles charts, especially in 1983. Among them were Kajagoogoo ("Too Shy"), A Flock of Seagulls ("Space Age Love Song"), Big Country ("In a Big Country") and Eurythmics ("Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This))."
And it wasn't just danceable, electronic pop coming from Britain—others songs by ABC, Dexys Midnight Runners and Spandau Ballet mined traditional soul music and also became hits in the U.S. In his book, "Like Punk Never Happened: Culture Club and the New Pop," Dave Rimmer, wrote: "At the same time, breaking America was what everyone...wanted to do. Not just for the money, though that was most of it, but also because if you made it in America then you...made it."
Undoubtedly, the two British bands that had the most success in the States were Duran Duran and Culture Club, who together had a combined eight Top 10 hits in 1983, and created teenage fan hysteria reminiscent of the Beatles. In his recent memoir, "In the Pleasure Groove," Duran Duran member John Taylor recalled a moment when his band performed in Seattle in 1984 to 18,000 screaming and crying teenage fans: "It was like somebody had given the entire audience drugs. We couldn't hear the monitors. We couldn't hear ourselves play." And in his 1995 autobiography, "Take it Like a Man," Culture Club's charismatic singer Boy George wrote of that period in time when the band traveled on the Concorde to play some American shows: "The clones were out in full force: 'Boy mania' had hit the States in a big way. Dreadlocked fans filled the front rows of every gig and lobbies of every hotel."
Besides the music, a huge factor to these British groups' appeal was their appearance with the big hairstyles (A Flock of Seagulls singer Mike Score's coiffed hair comes to mind) and sleek outfits. In some cases, the look bordered on androgyny—who could forget Boy George's dreadlocks and makeup, or Eurythmics vocalist Annie Lennox's fiery orange buzzcut hair? "I remember Adam Ant and Duran Duran coming to the MTV studio within a matter of a month or two and me thinking, "My Lord, what do they put in the water over there?" said Nina Blackwood, one of the original MTV personalities from the early '80s. "The guys were so beautiful. Not handsome in the classic "movie star" way, but actually pretty—lush lips, cheekbones a mile-high, porcelain skin—and they all knew how to apply make-up better than most women I knew."
However, both the music and look by these new British bands might have been completely ignored in America had it not been for MTV. Debuting in August 1981, the still relatively-new 24-hour music channel became a such an important outlet for this deluge of new British music compared to traditional American radio, whose playlists were more conservative and didn't take chances when it came to new music.
"It was crucial," said Byrne of the channel's importance. "We weren't touring and MTV got us into everybody's living room. We were lucky—we got some really great people to work with, so our videos were still pretty good. So we got lucky there. And MTV was huge."
Reynolds said that MTV provided the nationwide reach that the new British bands needed to make a dent into America. "And then once MTV had made these bands successful and caused a drastic spike in record sales for the new music," he said, "then radio as a whole followed. Record sales had been flat for several years, but suddenly you had young kids rushing to the record stores to buy Culture Club and the Go-Go's and so on."
"I have always thought that the arrival of MTV just as we were stumbling onto our style was extremely fortuitous," Bailey said. "It gave us a foot in the door. But it was also to become our biggest problem in the sense that, before long, the power of the video on MTV overwhelmed the importance of the music. As a musician, I prefer to spend more time and resources making music and less on promotional stuff like videos, but it soon became the other way round."
After an amazing 1983, it would have seemed that the British were poised to gain a further foothold in American pop music for another couple of years. The trend continued onto 1984 with acts like Howard Jones, Talk Talk, Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hollywood scoring hits in the U.S. Top 40. But shortly afterwards, New Pop entered a period of declining popularity, reflecting a backlash from those who felt that synthpop music was less credible and the antithesis of rock and roll. Two of the most popular British acts went through a transitional period in the mid '80s that signaled the movement's decline: Duran Duran had splintered into two side projects, the Power Station and Arcadia, according to Reynolds; and Boy George ran into legal entanglements regarding his drug issues, and Culture Club broke up. Meanwhile, American artists such as Prince, Cyndi Lauper and Bruce Springsteen started to rack up platinum hits. By the end of the '80s, hair metal, dance and hip-hop became the popular musical trends in America.
"I think most of those groups, as so often happens, started to make worse records and accompanied them with really bloated, absurd and pompous videos," said Reynolds. "It was the combination of success and touring and astronomical demands on your time affecting your creativity, but also success bloating egos and destroying any sense of perspective. The Americans by that point had cottoned on to video and making more catchy, singles-oriented, danceable stuff. They were beating the British at their own game. Even old '70s rockers like ZZ Top were making sharper singles and more entertaining videos."
"The whole music scene changes every 15 milliseconds," said Fry. "The reality was that Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson did it better, bigger and more global than a lot of British acts."
While the era of British New Pop has long since faded, it still remains special for a particular generation of people now in their late 30s and 40s. The music by those acts is still played on the radio—Sirius XM even has its own channel devoted to the decade. Meanwhile, some of those New Pop acts like Duran Duran, Howard Jones and the Fixx continue to make new music. And there's also the "Here and Now" and "Regeneration" tours that are like Lollapalooza for '80s nostalgists.
"Today's audience is definitely a combination of different generations," said Fry, who still tours with ABC. "That's the wonderful thing about YouTube and Facebook. There's a younger generation that is kind of interested in the whole flamboyance of the 1980s—there's a whole generation of people that want to hear "The Look of Love" [and] "Poison Arrow" and remember a time when they didn't have a mortgage or debts."
As far as influence, today's pop and alternative rock artists have borrowed at least something from the early '80s whether it's in the form of the music, the fashions or both—among them Lady Gaga, No Doubt, Katy Perry and the Killers. "I think I was in a store and they played a couple of songs," said Byrne, "and I thought, 'Jeez, they were really like early synthpop records.' When you think about it, the best period of pop music of course is the '60s. And then after that—and I might be biased—but I think that period from '81 to '84 was the next best period in pop music."
"We don't dwell on nostalgia very much," said Taylor, speaking for Duran Duran. "We talk about the early days very fondly, but I think we're quite careful not to live in nostalgia. We like to live in the here and now and we like to think of ourselves as contemporary. But we got great memories of that period."
Latter musical trends from Britain never really caught on in the States compared to what happened 30 years ago, such as '90s "Cool Britannia" that included Oasis, Blur and the Spice Girls. Presently a few British artists have flourished on the American charts, including Adele, Mumford & Sons, and Florence and the Machine. "The big British successes in America of recent decades," said Reynolds, "have been individual bands and artists, who generally don't have the same kind of ideological or concepts or awareness about presentation and visuals that New Pop had."
"I think that the old paradigm of cultural pendulum swings between U.S. and Europe can never be so simple again," said Bailey. "The world has changed because of the Internet. Information finds its own routes these days and can't be so easily manipulated. In fact, the avoidance of information overload has become part of everyone's life, it seems. So perhaps we're all less likely to be invaded, but share common cultural exchanges, which express themselves locally with varying emphases."
Sources: Are We Not New Wave? by Theo Cateforis; I Want My MTV by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum; "Anglomania: America surrenders to the Brits—but who really wins?" (Rolling Stone) by Parke Puterbaugh; Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds; Like Punk Never Happened by Dave Rimmer; The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn


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I got this recently in NC20, I wanted something to set my liquid foundation, and give me that "airbrushed" look. Being a loose powder I'm somewhat nervous whenever I open the lid, but with a dab of my napoleon sable powder brush it seems OK, not messy and a little bit goes a long way!
I use it over my Shiseido pore refining foundation in 020. When I first apply it, I love it, it gives me a lovely matte look and looks very natural. After a few hours my nose and forehead do pick up a bit of shine, which is kinda disappointing but I've got a very oily t-zone so I can not expect miracles.
I prefer this over my mac studio fix NC20 pressed powder, I think its less drying.
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This product works wonderful to set your foundation or if you are going to wear just concealer. Gives my skin a very nice finish. If you are looking for coverage you will not be happy this is just really nice to set your foundation.
It is much too sheer for me. Can't really help me even my skin tone, let alone provide coverage for freckles etc.
However, the powder is very fine and natural and doesn't ever appear chalky.
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This is defininitely a little overpriced, but I would probably buy it again. I mean, I'm not expecting MAC to be cheap. I use NW20 and I only realized recently that since it's so fine, I really only get good coverage when worn over a tinted moisturizer. I can't wear it over liquid foundation because my skin doesn't handle liquid well, but I'm sure it would give a set, airbrushed look. It definitely absorbed oil in my T-zone for most of the day, which I was impressed with. It was a little too loose and fine, though. More like a setting powder.
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At first I was in love with this powder, paired with concealer I get amazing flawless skin, and without concealer and just powder it still looks very flawless and natural. HOWEVER, I only applied it occasionally like on the weekends. Once I started wearing it daily, it broke me out! I think it's clogging my pores, my pores on my nose have gotten much worse and I'm breaking out on my forehead and everywhere. And that's just a no-go. Also the packaging makes it impossible to bring it around- since the powder is just going to fall out all over the place. I'm going to go a week without the powder and if I clear up, I'm done with this powder.
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1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
I can do it! I am going to enjoy the ride.
2. Do you parallel park or drive around the block looking for another spot?
Parallel park.
3. What is your favorite meal off the course?
Breakfast. Chilaguiles - Mexican food.
4. What is the craziest thing a fan has requested of you?
Nothing crazy. A golf ball, hat, glove.
5. Is there anything you won't eat?
6. If you could be on a reality TV show which one would you choose?
Dancing with the Stars.
7. If you get lost while driving, do you stop for directions, make a phone call, or just try and figure it out?
Stop for directions.
8. Name one thing you always keep stocked in your refrigerator:
Fruit, peaches.
9. Do you surf the web much? What web site do you visit most often (aside from LPGA.com, of course)?
My email. I don't surf the web much.
10. What is your favorite season? (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)?
11. What type of car would you like to own most and drive?
Mercedes Benz F1 Wagon.
12. Are you afraid of anything?
13. What is one item of clothing you couldn't live without?
14. Which do you prefer? To cook, to be cooked for, go out to eat, order take out? Why?
To cook.
15. Do you have a favorite golf club in your bag?
16. What do you have in your golf bag besides clubs?
Lots of lucky coins :)
17. Favorite movie of all time?
Pursuit of Happiness.
18. What other sport would you like to be good at?
Soccer, Diving.
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Selected schools in B.C. will become "innovation schools" that will serve as testing grounds for the type of personalized, flexible learning that the B.C. education system is moving toward. Education Minister Peter Fassbender announced the new B.C. Innovation Strategy at an event, B.C. Focus on Learning: Rising to the Global Challenge, hosted by the Ministry of Education. The event brought together several international experts with about 150 B.C. education and business leaders and students at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue to talk about making our education system more innovative and flexible.
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Project Runway host Heidi Klum's maxim, "One day you're in, and the next day you're out," applies as much to exercise as it does to fashion. How many Tae Bo classes do you see offered these days?
A current trend: more intense workouts. With time constraints making it harder to squeeze in exercise, people are choosing multitasking routines that build both strength and endurance, says a recent survey from the American Council on Exercise.
Whereas workouts once promised "fun" and "low impact," now the description du jour is "hardcore" or "extreme." Even the old promise of "fat-burning" has been amped up to "torching" or "incinerating."
Intense workouts appeal to something primal. "There's something kind of Neanderthal about wanting to push yourself to the limit," says John Porcari, a professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Here are six new ways to whip yourself into shape.
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Parkour could be described as "obstacle-course your way to fitness." Workouts include learning to conquer a wall or a railing--there's always an obstacle to climb over or across--and mastering a running jump.
Parkour suits people who don't want to feel like they're going to the gym; fans describe it as "like going to the playground, except all of a sudden you're sweating."
Travis Noble Graves, the Parkour director at DC's Primal Fitness, says many Parkour participants at his gym are new to exercise and range in age from 7 to 70. "It starts out very simple but can become very challenging," he says.
How does it differ from CrossFit, which Primal Fitness also offers? "CrossFit uses basic movements, and it's particularly good for people whose specific goals are to get stronger or build endurance," he says. "Parkour is more about technique and moving around your environment better--and the increased strength and stamina and conditioning happen along the way."
To find a class, visit americanparkour.com. To find sessions that are generally outdoors, see parkour.meetup.com.
2. Pole Dancing
Pole classes, such as those at Jessalynn Medairy's studio, Pole Pressure, tone every muscle.
Pole dancing--or pole fitness, as devotees call it--has been featured on the TV shows Desperate Housewives and The View. It's sweeping the globe--with advocates lobbying for it as an Olympic sport for 2016.
A crop of studios has sprung up in Washington, catering mostly to women. Classes blend strength training, dance-based moves, and boot-camp-style exercises like squats, push-ups, and sit-ups. Students learn spins, stretches, and, in advanced classes, climbs and inversions to tone and strengthen nearly every muscle, particularly those in the arms and core. Don't worry if you aren't in top shape or a great dancer. Instructors break down into simple steps moves such as the fireman, in which you curl your ankles around opposite sides of the pole and twirl down.
While classes teach exercise and not striptease, many women opt to wear heels, usually with a platform for comfort and wedge heel for stability; heels force the muscles to contract and the body to work harder. Students start out in sweats or yoga pants, moving into tighter-fitting and skimpier clothing--say, Bikram-yoga-style shorts--as they advance. As you learn more complex moves, you'll need your body to "stick" to the pole, and loose-fitting clothing could be a safety risk.
The women are genuinely supportive of one another's progress--there's no competitive edge. The dancing is about empowerment and self-confidence.
A few of the area's best studios: Chic Physique in Bethesda and Frederick; DivaFit in Ashburn, Chantilly, Herndon, and Falls Church; Pole Pressure in DC and Leesburg; and Xpose Fitness in Annapolis.
3. CrossFit
As the name--mixed martial arts--implies, MMA is a grab bag of boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiujitsu, kickboxing, judo, and more.
Training often involves circuits, such as a flurry of punches for 30 seconds, followed by 30 seconds of burpees--a squat/push-up/jump hybrid--, followed by a 30-second sprint. You repeat that for three to five minutes, then move on to another circuit or to sparring with a partner.
MMA is full contact. It even has a growing pay-per-view audience for professional fights. "You work with a partner and have to think on your feet," says Chris Torres, the 2011 MMA World Champion at 70 kilos. "It's like a very active game of chess."
For people attracted to what Torres calls the "who's the biggest badass" aspect but who have no desire to end up bruised, some gyms have adapted. Torres's DC Combat Labs has a Fit to Fight class that includes everything but the rounds in the cage, MMA's equivalent of the ring.
To find a program, visit crossfit.com; most affiliates offer a free introductory class.
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