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This study examined the extent and characteristics of alcohol dependence and the perceived need for and use of alcohol treatment services among women compared with men in a nonclinical sample of adults 18–64 years of age.
Data were drawn from the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. The authors calculated rates and correlates of alcohol dependence and treatment among adult alcohol users in this sample.
About 3% of the women in the survey met criteria for DSM-IV alcohol dependence in the previous year. About 13% of these women received alcohol treatment services in the same period. Only 8% of the women who did not receive treatment perceived a need for treatment. Younger women—those who were 18–25 years of age—were more likely to be dependent on alcohol but less likely to perceive a need for treatment or to use treatment services. Among alcohol-dependent women who received no treatment, those with a family income of $75,000 or more, those who had two or more children living with them, and those who were not dependent on psychotherapeutic medications were less likely to perceive a need for help.
There were no significant differences between men and women in use of treatment services, location of services received, and perceived need for treatment. However, correlates of treatment service use varied somewhat by gender. These findings suggest that the goal of efforts to reduce barriers to alcohol treatment services should be to change people's attitudes toward alcohol abuse and seeking professional help.
Alcohol abuse and dependence are among the nation's most prevalent psychiatric diagnoses (1, 2). According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (3), approximately one in 30 women who knew they were pregnant reported risky drinking, and one in seven women of childbearing age who reported not being pregnant engaged in risky drinking (i.e., at least seven drinks per week or at least five drinks on any one occasion). Such patterns of alcohol use pose a serious threat to the developing fetus and may occur before a woman is aware that she is pregnant.
Alcohol abuse and dependence are highly comorbid with other psychiatric diagnoses (1, 4), especially among women (4, 5). Unfortunately, very few people with alcohol abuse or dependence receive substance abuse or mental health services (6, 7), and the use of such services is generally lower in this group than among those with almost any other psychiatric disorder (7–9). In particular, although female alcohol users appear to be more likely than male alcohol users to experience alcohol problems, they are less likely to use alcohol treatment services at substance abuse treatment facilities (10–12) or to enter treatment (13). Further, the length of time between the onset of drinking, the onset of problem drinking, and adverse health consequences is shorter among women than men (10).
Women often are underrepresented in studies of alcohol dependence and use of treatment services (10). In this study, we examine the extent and characteristics in men and women of 1) alcohol dependence, 2) use of treatment services, and 3) perceived need for alcohol treatment services within a nationally representative sample of noninstitutionalized adults 18–64 years of age.
Data were drawn from the public use file of the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (14). This survey is designed to provide national estimates of the use of licit and illegal substances by Americans 12 years old or older. The target population included residents of households, shelters, rooming houses, and dormitories, as well as civilians living on military bases. To increase the accuracy of drug use estimates, young people 12–25 years of age were oversampled. Survey respondents were interviewed about their use of a variety of substances, problems related to substance use and dependence, use of substance abuse services, and demographic characteristics.
The 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse data collection method involved in-person interviews at the respondent's place of residence and incorporated procedures developed to increase their cooperation and willingness to report drug use behavior honestly. These procedures combined computer-assisted personal interviews with audio computer-assisted self-interviews, which were designed to provide a private, confidential setting for answering sensitive questions.
This study of secondary data analysis of existing files was declared exempt from review by the Research Triangle Institute Institutional Review Board.
Of the 32,628 adults 18–64 years of age who were interviewed, 17,379 (53%) were women and 15,249 (47%) were men. Alcohol use in the past year was reported by 12,146 (70%) of the women and 11,754 (77%) of the men (χ2=89.89, df=1, p<0.001). Of the alcohol users, 40% were 18–34 years old, 9% were African American, 10% were Hispanic, 4% were other minority groups, 55% had at least some college education, 27% had never been married, and 42% had a family income of less than $40,000 (weighted percents). There were slight gender variations in education (10% of female alcohol users did not complete high school, compared with 14% of male users) and marital status (24% of female users had never been married, compared with 29% of male users).
The 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (14) included a series of questions to assess alcohol dependence in the past year based on seven DSM-IV criteria: 1) tolerance, 2) withdrawal, 3) inability to cut down or stop alcohol use, 4) spending a great deal of time obtaining or drinking alcohol or recovering from its effects, 5) reducing or giving up important activities because of alcohol use, 6) using alcohol more often than intended, and 7) having physical or psychological problems because of alcohol use. Respondents who met three or more of these criteria in the previous year were classified as alcohol dependent.
Dependence on psychotherapeutic medication referred to dependence on any nonmedical use of prescription-type stimulants, sedatives, pain relievers, and tranquilizers, excluding over-the-counter drugs. Other illicit drug dependence referred to dependence on marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, or inhalants in the past year.
Use of alcohol treatment services was defined broadly as use in the past year of any service for alcohol-related problems at any location. We defined two types of treatment locations—specialty and nonspecialty—on the basis of respondents' answers to a question about the main place where they received their most recent treatment services. A specialty setting refers to residential alcohol/drug rehabilitation facilities, nonresidential alcohol/drug rehabilitation facilities or programs, and mental health facilities or centers. A nonspecialty setting includes private doctors' offices, hospitals, jails or prisons, court-sponsored programs, self-help groups, church-run programs, schools, workplaces, or community/city programs.
The subgroup of respondents who reported that they did not receive treatment or counseling for their alcohol use in the previous year were asked if they needed alcohol-related treatment or counseling during this period.
We examined the following respondent characteristics: age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, total family income, and population density of the area where the respondent lived (14). For the analysis of perceived need for alcohol treatment services and use of treatment services, we also determined how many children younger than 18 years of age were living with respondents because of the potential association with use of treatment services among women (15).
The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse used a multistage probability sampling method to select participants. To ensure the representativeness of the sample, analysis weights were developed to adjust for variation in household selection, nonresponse, and poststratification of the selected sample to census data (16). Analyses were conducted with SUDAAN software to adjust for the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse's complex multistage survey design (17). All percentages reported in this paper are weighted estimates; sample sizes are unweighted.
We began by calculating the rates and correlates of alcohol dependence among alcohol users. Among the subset of respondents who were alcohol dependent, we determined the extent and correlates of their use of alcohol treatment services and, in those who did not use these services, their perceived need for treatment. We then conducted logistic regression procedures to identify 1) the characteristics of alcohol dependence, 2) correlates of use of alcohol treatment services, and 3) correlates of perceived need for such services. We used a stepwise method to select variables to be included in the final logistic regression model and determined their respective odds ratios. An adjusted odds ratio denotes the strength and direction of the association between a response variable (e.g., use of treatment services) and a given correlate, while controlling for other potentially confounding characteristics. An odds ratio greater than one indicates a positive association between the two variables; an odds ratio smaller than one denotes an inverse association.
Of all adults 18–64 years old (unweighted N=32,628), significantly fewer women than men met criteria for alcohol dependence in the previous year (Table 1). Among the subgroup of respondents who had used alcohol in the past year, women were significantly less likely than men to be classified as alcohol dependent (Table 1).
There was no difference between men and women in rate of comorbid drug dependence among alcohol-dependent adults (17% for women versus 16% for men). Alcohol-dependent women and men were equally likely to meet criteria for dependence on psychotherapeutic medications (5% of women and 2% of men) and other drugs (14% of women and 16% of men). Few alcohol-dependent adults used alcohol treatment services (13% of women and 12% of men). Of those who did not receive services, few perceived a need for treatment (8% of women and 10% of men). None of these differences between men and women was statistically significant.
Many users of alcohol treatment services also received treatment for drug problems in the previous year. Of those using alcohol treatment services (N=181), 42% of women and 51% of men reported using services for alcohol problems only. Alcohol-dependent women and men were equally likely to receive services at a specialty addiction/mental health treatment setting (6% of women and 4% of men) or nonspecialty treatment location (7% of women and 8% of men). We found similar results even when we restricted the specialty setting to substance abuse treatment facilities (4% of women and 3% of men) and compared it with all other non-substance-abuse treatment locations (8% of women and 9% of men).
We generated gender-specific logistic regression models to identify correlates of alcohol dependence among respondents who had used alcohol in the past year (Table 2). In our unadjusted analyses, age, education, marital status, family income, and drug dependence were each independently associated with alcohol dependence among female alcohol users. Even after we controlled for comorbid drug dependence, all variables remained significant. Female alcohol users 18–25 years old were twice as likely as female users 35–64 years old to be dependent on alcohol. Female alcohol users without a high school diploma (relative to college graduates), those who were white (relative to Hispanics), those with a family income of $75,000 or more (relative to those with incomes of $20,000–$74,999), and those who never had been married were more likely to report alcohol dependence. In addition, dependence on psychotherapeutic medications was associated with a 16-fold increase in odds of alcohol dependence, and other illicit drug dependence was associated with a nine-fold increase.
Among male alcohol users, being white (relative to being African American), never having been married, having a family income of less than $20,000, and dependence on psychotherapeutic medications and other drugs were associated with greater odds of alcohol dependence.
The odds ratios for use of alcohol treatment services among alcohol-dependent adults are presented in Table 3. In the adjusted logistic regression, use of treatment services was associated with age, race/ethnicity, population density, and psychotherapeutic dependence. Women who were 18–25 years of age were less likely than women who were 35–64 years of age to receive services. African Americans (relative to whites), those living in metropolitan areas (relative to nonmetropolitan areas), and those with comorbid psychotherapeutic dependence were more likely to receive services.
Except for age (like younger women, younger men were much less likely than those 35–64 years old to use services), correlates of use of treatment services among alcohol-dependent men were different from those of alcohol-dependent women. The men who had one child living with them were four times as likely as those without children to use services. Alcohol-dependent men who also were dependent on illicit drugs were three times as likely as those without comorbid substance abuse to use services when their demographic characteristics were held constant.
To understand whether the use of alcohol treatment services varied by alcohol dependence symptoms (18), we used logistic regression analyses to examine their relationship. As shown in Table 4, after we held age, race/ethnicity, and education constant, tolerance, alcohol-related emotional or physical problems, and being unable to cut down on alcohol use increased the odds of using treatment services among women. For men, greater use of services was highly associated with alcohol-related emotional or physical problems but not with other symptoms.
Finally, we examined the characteristics associated with perceived need for alcohol treatment services among alcohol-dependent adults who did not use any alcohol treatment services in the previous year (Table 5). After holding comorbid drug dependence constant, we found that young women (those 18–25 years of age), women with a family income of $75,000 or more, and women who had two or more children living with them were less likely to report needing services. Alcohol-dependent women with comorbid psychotherapeutic dependence were seven times as likely as those without comorbid substance use to report needing services.
Among alcohol-dependent men who did not use any alcohol abuse service in the previous year, the perceived need for services was related to age but not to other characteristics examined. Even after holding comorbid drug dependence constant, we found that young men (those who were 18–25 years of age) were less likely than those who were 35–64 years old to report needing alcohol treatment.
An estimated 3% of all women and 6% of all men in the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse met criteria for past-year alcohol dependence. Our prevalence estimates of alcohol dependence and use of treatment services are similar to those of other studies. Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey of subjects 15–54 years old (4) indicated that 2% of women and 7% of men met criteria for alcohol dependence in the previous year. The National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey (6) found that 10% of Americans 18 years old or older with alcohol abuse or dependence received alcohol treatment services in the previous year.
A remarkably high proportion of alcohol-dependent women as well as men did not use alcohol treatment services (6) and did not perceive a need for such services. Only two of 25 alcohol-dependent women who did not receive services reported a need for help. The National Comorbidity Survey (19) also found that the proportion of people with a substance use disorder who reported a perceived need for help was low (14%). These findings support other findings (18, 20) that there is a long lag time between the onset of alcohol problems and initial treatment contact with a health care provider (approximately a decade). Thus, many persons may not have sought help until their alcohol use resulted in substantial problems in their lives (20).
Many alcohol abusers do not seek treatment services because they do not perceive their drinking as a problem or because they prefer to handle it on their own (21, 22). Our study and others (21, 22) suggest that alcohol-dependent individuals may benefit from targeted educational interventions that increase their knowledge about the symptoms of alcohol abuse or dependence, its consequences, and the availability and effectiveness of treatment services.
Many people who use alcohol treatment services are seen in a nonaddiction treatment setting, which points to the vital role of general physicians and non-health-care agencies in the delivery of alcohol treatment services. However, substance abuse and/or mental health care provided by general medical providers or primary care physicians may be inadequate (23, 24). For instance, comorbid mood and anxiety disorders are more common among women with alcohol abuse or dependence than among their male counterparts (4, 5), but general medical providers may fail to adequately assess the possibility of comorbid mental health or substance abuse problems and non-health-care agencies may be unable to provide a full-scale psychiatric assessment (24).
Alcohol dependence among alcohol users was highly associated with drug dependence, particularly dependence on psychotherapeutic medications for women and other drug dependence for men. Among alcohol-dependent adults, use of treatment services was strongly related to comorbid dependence on psychotherapeutic medications in women and comorbid other drug dependence in men. These findings suggest that use of treatment services is determined by the severity of alcohol dependence and its immediate consequences (e.g., comorbid alcohol-related emotional/medical problems), which may prompt health care providers or others to notice them (25–27).
Women with alcohol problems are less likely than men to receive support from family or friends to enter treatment (28) and more likely to seek help in a nonaddiction treatment setting (11, 12). However, our findings suggest no significant gender differences in use of treatment services, receipt of services in a specialty treatment setting, and perceived needs for treatment. Weisner and Matzger (27) also found no gender difference in entry to alcohol/drug treatment. These findings may reflect a recent change in women's access to substance abuse care, perhaps caused by reductions in stigma, increased awareness of alcohol problems, or greater availability of women-focused treatment programs (29, 30).
For both genders, age is a significant correlate of use of treatment services and perceived need for treatment. Young adults are most likely to report a recent substance use disorder (2). Unfortunately, we found that young alcohol-dependent adults used fewer services and were less likely to perceive a need for services. Hajema et al. (31) also found that younger adults used fewer alcohol treatment services, independent of the severity of their alcohol problems. Heavy drinking among young adults may be more tolerated by peer groups and considered a transitional stage before the assumption of adult responsibilities (31). Young drinkers typically have a shorter duration of problem drinking than older drinkers and are more likely to claim that they can manage their drinking behavior without treatment.
We also found that African American alcohol-dependent women were more likely than their white counterparts to use treatment services (32) and that women with the highest income were less likely than those with lower incomes to perceive a need for help. Women in alcohol/drug treatment, especially African American women (33), tend to have lower incomes than men (11, 34). Yet African American women and those with lower incomes are least likely to complete treatment (30, 34). Entry into alcohol treatment may generate some personal and social losses because of stigma, separation from family, and negative job-related consequences (28). High-income women who do not seek alcohol treatment may deny their alcohol problems because of fear of stigma and other social losses but may seek other mental health services. In fact, socioeconomically disadvantaged people are most likely to enter public alcohol treatment programs, while higher-income people tend to enter private treatment sectors through workplace referrals (29).
Although we did not observe any gender differences in the use of treatment services, women still may face unique psychosocial and program-related barriers to entering and remaining in treatment (12, 28, 35, 36). Men, especially married men, are more likely than women to receive support from family and friends to enter alcohol treatment (28). Women, especially those with children, experience more shame than men and worry about losing custody of their children and failing to fulfill childcare responsibilities when entering treatment (37–40). McMahon et al. (15) found a negative relationship between the number of children and the number of contacts for drug abuse treatment. We observed that alcohol-dependent women who had two or more children living with them were less likely to perceive a need for treatment than those without children. Available addiction treatment programs may not be designed to meet the special needs of women (41, 42). Women in substance abuse treatment typically view themselves as having a unique set of needs that tend to go unmet (41).
These findings should be interpreted with some caution. First, the annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse uses a cross-sectional design and relies on respondents' self-reports. Our findings could be influenced by some memory and reporting biases. Nonetheless, the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse methodology has produced more valid estimates of substance use than telephone surveys (43). Further, studies have found self-reported substance use to be valid, especially among those with substance-related problems (44, 45). Second, the lack of available data on mental health problems, quality of care obtained, and DSM-IV criteria for alcohol abuse requires us to exclude these characteristics from our analyses.
It appears that only those individuals with the most severe alcohol and drug problems receive treatment or come to the attention of institutions or others that would facilitate their treatment entry (46). Young adults, white women, and those without comorbid drug dependence may underutilize alcohol treatment services and may be less likely to be identified by others as having alcohol problems. Barriers to use of treatment services and identification of alcohol problems deserve further investigation. For women who received services, the quality of the care received, the setting, and the level of appropriateness of their treatment deserve further examination.
Supported by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism research grant R21 AA-013255. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) are the providers of public use data files of the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
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Dominique Wilkins: London will one day have its own NBA team
DOMINIQUE WILKINS insists fans in London will one day be watching their very own NBA team every week.
The Hall of Fame legend played for the Atlanta Hawks against the Orlando Magic in the first ever NBA pre-season games to take place on these shores 20 years ago (see pic).
And he will return to the capital in January when the Hawks take on the new-look Brooklyn Nets at the O2 Arena as part of NBA Global Games 2014.
But he is convinced that the league will one day have a team based permanently in Europe – and that London is right at the top of the list for host cities.
Wilkins, who was known as the Human Highlight Film for his explosive dunking ability as a player, told Starsport: "Eventually it's going to happen. It's inevitable.
"I mean, whoever thought the NBA would play regular season games here? Nobody! But they've been doing it for years now.
"Will it be the Hawks who come here? Hopefully not! I'd hate to leave Atlanta. But it could be a completely new franchise. An expansion. That's the most likely thing.
"I think it would be a good thing for the sport. It grows the borders for basketball worldwide. London would definitely be an attractive venue for that.
"We all saw how well London put on the Olympics last summer and how great the basketball venue was. London would be a very attractive capital city for an NBA franchise.
"I don't think the travel would be an issue either. NBA teams already do a lot of flying all over north America. If you get the planning right it wouldn't be a problem."
Outgoing NBA commissioner David Stern insisted earlier this year that the league will have "multiple international teams" in Europe within 20 years.
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Wilkins, who is currently vice-president of basketball for the Hawks and remains their all-time leading scorer, claims the sport in the UK has grown massively since he first came here in 1993.
He now feels the sky is the limit for hoops in the UK, with basketball currently the third most-played team sport in Britain.
The 53-year-old said: "The enthusiasm is already there. When I first played here the sport was just being introduced to UK fans. Now there's a lot more love for it."
The NBA regular season tips off on Tuesday (29 Oct) with a host of teams looking to dethrone LeBron James and the Miami Heat as champions.
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"They will definitely be contenders. There are a few teams who will give the Heat a run for their money. Brooklyn, Indiana – hopefully the Hawks.
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AAUP Critiques System of Reviewing Human-Subjects Research
A new report by the American Association of University Professors suggests various ways that the government can rewrite regulations on the research of human subjects. The report, "Regulation of Research on Human Subjects: Academic Freedom and the Institutional Review Board," is a response to a federal government endeavor to improving regulations when it comes to such research. The report says that the current review system, where an Institutional Review Board -- a local committee that monitors research that involves humans -- assesses research projects is far from ideal as the board's members might not have any special competence in the vast range of disciplines they might be asked to monitor. It suggests that university departments and faculty committees might be better equipped to deal with the job rather than these boards. "[A]lthough researchers may make mistakes in deciding whether their research methodology would be a minimal risk methodology, we think that the alternative – namely requiring that all research projects be approved by an IRB or an IRB surrogate – is markedly worse in its impact on both academic freedom and scientific research," the report says. "...[W]e are recommending that if a research project would impose no more than minimal risk of harm on its subjects, then it therefore should be exempt from the requirement of IRB approval."
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The radical Yemeni cleric who is connected to numerous terror plots has made a new video showing he is still alive and very much a threat.
Anwar al-Awlaki, whose radical sermons have been cited by terrorists involved in the Times Square, Fort Dix, Fort Hood and Christmas Day bomb plots, is expected to call for more attacks on the U.S. in the video that is set to be posted soon on the Internet.
In April, President Obama approved the targeted killing of Awlaki. Drone strike attempts so far have proved unsuccessful in killing the radical preacher, who holds U.S. citizenship.
U.S. officials have also pressed the weak central government of Yemen to help track him. The video is expected to carry more of his calls for terror strikes against the West.
Al-Awlaki was in the U.S. before the 9-11 attacks and is believed to have preached to some of the hijackers. Some officials have alleged the preacher was part of a support network here in the U.S. for those terrorists.
After the attacks, al-Awlaki went to Yemen were he became increasingly radicalized calling for bombings and killings of non-Muslims. Officials now believe he is playing an active role in organizing and inspiring specific terror plots on U.S. targets.
In a March 2010 sermon, he said, "I eventually came to the conclusion that jihad against America is binding upon myself just as it is binding upon every other able Muslim."
U.S. authorities consider al-Awalki a recruiter for al Qaeda. He is known to have met with Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab -- the man who tried to set off a bomb on a plane bound for Detroit on Christmas Day.
He also exchanged more than a dozen emails with Nidal Malki Hassan, who later went on the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Times Square bomber Faisal Shaizad and the Fort Dix terror suspects also said he they were followers of al-Awalki's sermons.
Radical Islamic websites with known ties to al Qaeda announced the planned release of the video featuring al-Awlaki.


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For one, grey hat seo is what this post is. Confusing is it? Grey hat seo is a method of influencing the search engine rankings by mimicking ranking factors that the search engines use as signs of authority, and signs of content deserving to rank.
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White hat seo is basically natural seo. NOT artificially building links is a good example:
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text: Cruise Homeport choice in Texas By Tom Stieghorst / November 25, 2012 Share 1 -- An empty cruise terminal has haunted Houston for nearly five years, but a revival is in the works that could bring dueling ports back to Texas for the first time since 2007.Starting next year, passengers and travel agents will again have a choice of homeports in the Lone Star State.An established cruise trade is already crowding the Port of Galveston, which hosts ships from Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean International and Disney Cruise Lines. Some 50 miles farther inland, Houston will gain a Princess Cruises ship in late 2013 and a Norwegian Cruise Line vessel in 2014.The Houston deployment gives new life to the $100 million Bayport Cruise Terminal (technically located in the city of Pasadena), which has been used chiefly for hurricane emergency response and for cargo ship dockage since it was finished in 2008."We're tickled that it's going to be used for its intended purpose," Houston Port Director Len Waterworth said.Cruising from Texas could gain momentum now that its two ports are each drawing ships, Waterworth said. "You know if you get one, and the market continues to grow, you may end up attracting others." Already, Texas residents trail only Florida in their affection for cruising. Last year 1.1 million Texans, or 11% of the state's population, took a cruise, according to CLIA. Ports in Texas are an important drive destination for mid-South cruisers and a closer departure point for West Coast residents who may want a Caribbean cruise without a flight to Florida.By one account, a short supply of berth space for ships in Galveston is partly responsible for Houston's comeback.When Disney Cruise Line relocated the Disney Magic to Galveston from New York in September, it created the potential for overcrowding, Galveston Port Director Mike Mierzwa said. Disney agreed to an alternating six- and eight-day cruise schedule when it started at Galveston in September, but it asked for a seven-day schedule starting next fall, which would put three big ships in port on Saturdays at the same time.Mierzwa said the Princess and Carnival ships would have had to share a terminal to board, and Princess officials concluded that was likely to make many passengers unhappy."They were not willing to jeopardize their guest satisfaction being the third ship here on a Saturday," Mierzwa said.Having already advertised cruises from Texas, Mierzwa said Princess made the "logical" decision to move to Houston, where the Caribbean Princess will begin sailing in 2013. "I fully understand why they decided they needed to go," he said.Norwegian's decision to cruise from Houston marks a return to the city where it pioneered cruises from Texas 15 years ago.In 1997, when ports on the Gulf of Mexico were less popular with cruise lines, Norwegian created a seven-day cruise it marketed as a "Texaribbean" itinerary out of a smaller terminal in Houston.Galveston joined the fray in 2000 when Carnival put a ship there, followed by a second in 2001.The ports competed until 2007, when Norwegian pulled out. By that time, construction was well under way on the 96,000-square-foot Bayport terminal (photo at left).With no ships, Houston's terminal stayed vacant and Galveston gained traction, partly because it is about two-and-a-half hours closer to the open ocean than Houston.Waterworth said that when he joined the port earlier this year he made an aggressive push to recruit new cruise business. Norwegian had been canvassing ports on the Gulf of Mexico, checking on costs.Ultimately, Norwegian opted to return to Houston, where it will base a ship seasonally for three years. "They have made a business case that it's good to come to the Houston Port Authority's cruise terminal," Waterworth said.Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Kevin Sheehan credited demand from customers and travel agents for the return to Houston. He also said delivery of the Norwegian Breakaway next year and the Getaway the following year frees up ships like the Norwegian Jewel, currently in New York, to homeport elsewhere.Although it is farther from the ocean, Houston is closer to major airports than Galveston.Mierzwa estimated that up to 90% of Carnival's passengers drive to their cruise but said it could be as low as 50% for Princess. "It's a different demographic," he said.Beth Leonhardt, a Houston agent affiliated with Avoya Travel/American Express, said, "I think it's wonderful they're bringing more ships."Leonhardt said her only concern is finding the Port of Houston, which she said sits in an industrial neighborhood. "You're not even sure you're in the right area," she said. "It doesn't look like Miami." Follow Tom Stieghorst on Twitter @tstravelweekly.


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Ugly Betty is an American TV show. Each episode lasts for around 45 minutes without the adverts and it is aired on channel in the uk. It is show once a week and repeated on E4.
Ugly Betty is about ugly duckling Betty. Betty wants to be a journalist but has trouble getting a foot in the door anywhere serious. She gets a job working as assistant to Daniel Mead who works at the magazine offices of Mode magazine. She is hired by Daniels father. He is sick of Daniel playing around with his assistants and hires Betty because he knows Daniel will not fancy her.
After sometimes together Daniel and Betty get used to each and forge and unusual friendship. Daniel relies on loyal Betty to get him out of trouble and organise all aspects of his life. In return Betty is rewarded with problems each week that she has to sort out, usually for Daniel himself. Daniel is deeply fond of Betty and although he is often inconsiderate and selfish, he does care about Betty and tries to help her with her career and give her the credit she is due.
Each episode has a different theme, problem or story and there's usually a moral at the end. Often Betty, although her intensions are always honest and good, is on the receiving end of bullying, teasing and evil. The is however always a moral to the story and although Betty doesn't always win or get what she wants, she is better off because she has told the truth or done the honourable thing.
I have watched Ugly Betty from the beginning and think it's a great show. Its always a bit sickening when they do the moral bit towards the end, but there's a lot of shows like that and you just have to go with that bit. It can be very funny and Betty is a great character, who, even with pressure from every angle, refuses to change who she is for the people around her.
They have covered a lot of different topics throughout all of the series including the immigration of Betty's father, single parent living with Betty's sister and love triangles with Betty and her boyfriend.
I like the show because they don't have some girl who looks likes a supermodel for the lead role. It's a bit more original than most shows on and I was very sorry to hear just a few days ago that they will no be making any more series.
Ugly Betty is about a girl who wears braces and glasses, has frizzy hair and has no fashion sense. But when she gets a job working at Mode magazine, everyone at the magazine is just as surprised at she is.
She becomes good friends with her boss, Daniel, but two other workers at Mode, Amanda, a self-centred beauty queen, and Mark, a gay self-centred beauty queen, never stop taking the mickey out of Betty's hideous fashion sense and lack of make-up and styled hair.
As well as this going on there's always something else to make working at Mode more exciting including the big boss's affairs and his wife's prison sentence, Daniel's womanising ways and Betty's own family's troubles.
Although this is a very silly show, with over the top actors and very unrealistic storylines, it really is great to watch. It's very funny and you can't beat the amount of drama that it contains. I did think this was going to be like The Devil Wears Prada where the plain and not-so-pretty girl ends up getting a make-over and looking stunning at the end, but this hasn't happened to Betty yet as she seems to like being different and not fitting in with the typical girl who works for a fashion magazine.
Even though it's quite silly and a lot of the storylines are unrealistic, there are parts that are very truthful and can cause you to laugh or even cry. I thought this would be a very girly show seeing as it's based around a fashion magazine but my partner enjoys it too so I think there's bits in this that cater for everyone's tastes.
When this show first came out I didnt really enjoy it but now I make my plans around this show! I absolutely love it. The storyline, the characters, the actors, the set and the show is just truly amazing!
The Show
The show is about a girl called Betty Swuarez, who works for a fashion magazine as an assistant of one of the owners of the company, Daniel Mead. Her dream job is to become an editor, which in the end of the third series she finally gets to become. Throughout the show, you see into the lives of the characters and really feel for the characters, especially Betty. Another owner of Mode is Wilhimena Slater is the bad guy in the show who makes things very interesting.
The Main Characters
Betty - The star of the show, a true sweet heart and not at all ugly!
Daniel - Betty´s boss, who is a nice guy, used to be abit of a womaniser but married Molly
Molly - Daniel´s wife, died of cancer at the end of series 3... very sad indeed
Wilhimena - The bad guy in the show
Claire - Daniel´s mum who hates Wilhimena with a passion!
Mark - Wilhimena´s assistant, with a good heart
Amanda - Mode Magazine´s receptionist, a funny character
Egnastio - Betty´s father, a good dad
Hilda - Betty´s sister, street wise woman with a strong personailty
Justin - Betty´s nepher, Hilda´s son, very into performing
I love the way in this show the storyline is kind of believeable and also you really do feel for the characters. Betty is a nice person and when something bad happens or if she really wants something, you want it too. As Daniel has now changed his ways, you really do grow fond of him and with his good looks aswel..that aint a bad thing.
A really great concept with a good storyline. I truly am addicted and will be hooked on this show for as long as its on. I recommend you watch this show, which is suitable for all ages! A light hearted yet heart warming show with all the emotions you can think of. As the show has been going on I believe it has gotten better. Cant wait for the next episode!
Ahhh my favourite sunday duvet day watch!
I find watching the ugly betty programmes soothing and easy to watch if you've had a long stressful week at work. Even the over the top style of character on this programme are a little far fetched i is still easy o relate different people in you office to the characters in the programme making it relatable and almost personal and therefore more enjoyable.
The mind of betty is fantastic she knows she's not pretty but really stands her moral ground through the different series. The mix of characters is hilarious and even my boyfriend who judged a book by its cover commenting that it looked ''girly and just ridiculus, plus its about a fashion mag!'' has turned a new leaf and has started to enjoy the programme - might have something to do half naked models on show?
I thooughly enjoy the sory of her life and I think she is a very relatable character because every woman doubts her appearance once in a while and its great o see someone succeed and work beyond something other than looks.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to watch a light hearted programmes - recommended with a sunday hangover and a plate of biscuits. A proper feel good programme!
I hate to admit that I schedule most of my evenings around TV, but there are few programs I actually plan to watch because I actually enjoy them. Ugly Betty is one of the few, and I think many people would share that opinion because it seems to be a very popular program.
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama, with a lot of advertising and press behind it. Since it first aired in the UK, it seems to have attracted a host of fans. The show doesn't just appeal to fashion fanatics or those who consider themselves to be an Ugly Betty, and its original style has won it a broad audience.
The program is shown on Channel 4 at 10pm, but there are also repeats and online catch-ups in case you miss it. It's one of the few programs I actually record because I want to watch it and follow it, as it does hold an addictive quality to it.
Unsurprisingly, this show centres around the main character, Betty Suarez, a happy-go-lucky girl known for her peculiar fashion sense and braces. Initially, she lived with her father, brother and sister in New York after moving from Mexico. Although sidelined because of her appearance, Betty's kind heart and sharp intelligence drove her to 'follow her dreams' when she applied as an assistant at Mode Magazine.
Betty was originally hired by Bradford Mead to be his son's assistant, believing Daniel wouldn't sleep with her as she's not a Barbie doll off a conveyer belt like the rest of the women there.
As the series develops, so do the characters as we see Betty battle in the world of fashion, go through relationships and break ups, move out, move back home and balance her work with her family.
The show compromises of a top cast, with many well known names (such as Ashley Jenson as Christina and Eric Mabius as Daniel). Dispersed amongst the regulars are some guest appearances, such as the one made by Lindsay Lohan. Having a cast of known faces, as well as lesser-known ones, helps make this program all the more popular.
Obviously, being in a fashion bubble, these are all beautiful people. It's a little unrealistic, hence Betty is the odd one out in terms of appearance to highlight certain preconceptions and assumptions. The morals that arise throughout the storylines are quite blunt and easy to pick up on, like how beauty is skin deep, and I think that makes this show more accessible to the average, everyday viewer.
The storylines themselves can be quite outrageous, with unusual twists keeping us guessing what could happen next. Most notable is a murder scandal, a sex change operation on Daniel's brother and an assistant (Christina) acting as a surrogate for the steely Wilhemina Slater to continue the Mead bloodline.
In addition to the crazy storylines are the more believable ones, the little things that reflect incidents closer to home, such as the break-up of a relationship or the difficult decision between staying with family or becoming independent. I like the mix between the crazy and the ordinary, as it keeps the show interesting and colourful, but also allows you to relate to it.
The characters are brilliantly done and really bring life to Ugly Betty. Although stereotypical, their portrayal is interesting and comical, and it doesn't take long to warm to characters, even the ones you love to hate.
I believe the current series has 24 episodes, so there's enough to get settled into and follow avidly for a few weeks. ABC television has signed on for the 4th series, so fingers crossed we get more soon!
I wont say too much more about the characters or storylines, even though I'd love to try to remember all of the weird and wonderful things that have happened, because I don't want to ruin it for anyone!
I would definitely recommend this show if you haven't already seen it, or haven't become an avid watcher. It's easy to watch, warm, comical and light-hearted yet intelligently made. Considering the large number of fans Ugly Betty has, I think it's safe to say the show must be doing something right! :o)
The Ugly Betty phenomenom was shamelessly copied from a Argentinian daytime drama and transformed for the american audience into the truly absurd Ugly Betty. Set within the hallowed walls of Mode, the bitchiest hippest fashion magazine ever to grace the planet, Ugly Betty Suarez is a fish out of water. Sure shes got the brains and the drive and the determination but with blue braces, huge glasses, ridiculous hair (and a hairdresser for a sister) and less dress sense than someone who has been in a coma since 1960. She sticks out like a sore thumb.
The plot lines are attrocious, Bettys ex-boyfriends even more so. The inhabitants of the Mode office are ridiculous. What empire would survive with an alcoholic murderess at the helm backed up by a nymphomaniac son, a trans-sexual daughter (formerly son) and an adulterous husband (now dead) whose almost second wifes surrogate is pregnant with his child, a child concieved using a turkey baster and a sample collected from the autopsy table.
Ugly Betty follows in Bettys shoes as she lurches from disaster to disaster with a technicolour wardrobe which only a colourblind lunatic would choose to wear. Especially one who sort-of-lives at home with her gay teen queen fashion obsessed nephew.
The whole show is absurd, ridiculous and strangely compelling.
Channel 4, E4 at variuos intervals throughout the week and available free to watch streamed direct from 4OD, episodes last 43 minutes excluding adverts which are absent from 4OD broadcasts.
Ugly Betty, since its first episode, has appealed to me. It's a funny, sweet programme that can tug the heart strings as well as just be a little bit of fluff for a wednesday afternoon.
Based on an Argentinian show, 'Betty Fea', the show is based around a budding journalist, Betty Suarez, who finds herself in the aggressive, superficial world of a fashion magazine. Turning up for her first day in a rather unfortunate poncho, you know at once that Betty is not going to fit in! Befriending her boss, Daniel, and Christina, a colleague, she battles through family troubles, copious work troubles and problems of the heart.
There are some great characters in Ugly Betty. Betty herself is very likeable and I really root for her to do well. She's a little hapless and this makes her very endearing, and as you can guess, not great with guys, which makes her appear really sweet. In series 1, she had a romance with a guy called Henry, and I loved that story, really lovely and everyone was talking about it! On the other hand, there's the catty Wilhemina, whos biting comments and put downs are hilarious!
Showing on C4 at 10pm every Wednesday, this is a great, fun show with a big heart.
Ugly betty is a fantastic programme. It is shown on channel 4 on Wednesday evenings. Its currently in its third series. I personally think the present series is the best! It follows a girl in New York who wants to be an editor. We follow her from looking for an assistants job in the first series were she gets a job at Mode publications working for Daniel on a fashion magazine. As each series develops we see there friendship grow and how each support each other and betty becomes nothing less than a shoulder to cry on as well as a friend and colleague they have a brilliant friendship like no other boss/colleague relationship. We see the struggles of her family and how she has to balance life. She is not your typical fashion magazine worker she has a very individual fashion sense but that's why the normal person can relate to her! In the current season we see her leaving home and making it in New York she forms new friendships with old rivals in the office, her friendship is still growing with Daniel but she's becoming more and more dependant and less dependant on her family and past friends who carried her in the last season. We have just seen her enter for editor in training course with mark and hopefully she will end up a biog shot editor in future seasons. Fantastic series very happy channel four are showing this as it really is excellent viewing as well as a great pick up mid-week. Brilliant highly recommended to people of all ages!
Ugly Betty has been brightening up our screens since 2006. She may not be pretty but she is definitely funny!!
Ugly Betty's real name is Betty Suarez. She is a Mexican American living in Queens. It has been her dream to be involved in the high fashion high pace world of magazine publishing and lands a spot at Meade Publications as an assistant to the Editor in chief of Mode Magazine, Daniel Meade. Now, Betty is not what you would call high fashion. She is somewhat naive but a very trustworthy helpful girl with big dreams that no one can stand in the way of. She has a very quirky dress sense and is a little on the large size. I would say she is probably an average size woman but in the fashion world this positively makes her an elephant, something that she gets the mickey taken out of time and time again. She also wears braces on her teeth, big red glasses and has very birds nest type hair. She cares more about her career than her looks and has gone far on her instincts and good nature rather than relying on good looks like a lot of people in that type of work do. She gives hope to all those ugly girls out there looking for a break which I think is one reason why this show is so popular.
I also think this show works because it is a bit tongue in cheek and not afraid to make fun of itself. It's very gimmicky. It has been adapted from a Columbian television soap opera and it definitely has the same filming, dramatic scenes as this type of soap opera would. It's over the top and tacky but I think this is all the reasons that actually make it work.
The show is mainly set in the fashion offices of Mode. There is a great ensemble cast with lots of weird and wonderful characters which add to the storyline. Daniel her boss is a womaniser but has actual respect for Betty as someone who works for what she wants to achieve. They have actually formed a great friendship over the years and really look out for each other which is quite nice and trusting to watch. I'm a personal assistant too and have never had this kind of relationship with my boss but I think it would be quite nice on a certain level.
Daniel' nemesis is Wilhelmina Slater, the other Editor in Chief who he despises due to the fact that she is always trying to steal his job, his company and that she had a relationship with his late father which has related in a baby and an heir to the Meade fortune. I think she's a great character. She's played by the gorgeous Vanessa Williams. She does look fairly old now but she still has beautiful eyes in my opinion and is still very good looking. She wears amazingly clothes on the show and really portrays the role of a scary editor very well. She makes people afraid of her but demands respect at the same time, I guess a little bit like an Anna Wintour (American Vogue Editor) character.
The fashion on the show is great and they often show scenes inside the Closet, the place all the amazing shoes and clothes are kept where rumour has it you can help yourself from time to time.
Probably one of the best characters on this show is Amanda the receptionist. She's queen bitch of the office. She doesn't really ever do her job, it's a wonder she hasn't been fired years ago and spends most of her time gossiping with Mark, Wilhelmina's gay assistant. She's very thin and I have to admit it pretty and relishes in bugging Betty whenever she can. She does have some awesome one liners which are so cruel but you have to laugh at the genius of them.
I also like the inclusion of Betty's family in the show. They include her father, Ignacio, her older, glamourous but very tacky sister Hilda and her nephew Justin. They show that with the backing of a good family you can achieve anything as they are always there for Betty and will help her in any way possible.
In conclusion, it's fun, it's quirky, does not take itself too seriously and is a good way to spend an hour.
Ugly Betty is a comedy on Channel 4 and E4, it's about a girl in her twenties, who is a secretary of an owner of fashion magazine Mode, Daniel Mead. She came into the office as the "new girl", and nothing like the other women who work in the fashion industry. She's "fat" in their words...although she is about a size 12, maybe a 14 at a push, so in other words not fat at all! She has gaudy manky hair which she doesn't really care about, braces which give her the look of an overbite, and absolutely no fashion sense.
Because of this she is constantly picked on by her colleagues especially Amanda, Whilamina and Marc who have a little clique together...all against the Mead family. Whilamina wants to own Mead Prodcutions but everything seems to go wrong, when her fiance dies on their wedding day..who just so happens to be Bradford Mead...the father of Alexis and Daniel, and head owner of Mead Productions.
In the series leading upto the current, Betty (played by a not so Ugly America Farrera) had started to fit into Mode, and Daniel had come to rely on her. Last series she got into a bit of a love triangle when her boyfriend Henry got another girl pregnant during a break, and she hooked up with Gino, the Deli guy. But they both lost her when Henry had to go look after his baby, and Gino asked Betty to go to Rome with him and she refused, saying she wanted to just be friends.
Daniel found out he had a son from 13 years ago when a model he was dating in France got pregant, but didn't tell him about it...when she died, D Day (the 13 yr old son of Daniel!) went to France to look for his father, been told simply he was the head of the Mead Productions.
Whilaminia used Bradfords frozen sperm to impregnante Bettys best friend Christina (as she doesn't want to ruin her own figure!!!) who is now around 7 months pregnant, she did this so that the baby would be 1 of 3 of Bradfords children and so as much entitled to his money as the other two!!! But, somehow I don't think thats going to happen as she plans, but we will have to see how this series goes!!! :)
The show is actually pretty funny, I wasn't into it during the first series, but I started watching it last year and actually really started to enjoy it!!! The characters are funny, if a little excentric...and it annoys me that Betty isn't really all that ugly... the fact she doesn't straighten her hair or get rid of her stupidly thick fringe...also she never seems to go to a dentist with her brace...which has NOW been on for 3 years...seeing as you have a brace for around 18 months, this is very wrong...and her teeth are perfect below the brace so I can't see why it's on anyway...!!!! She could also wear contact lenses instead of thick glasses!!
It's as though they couldn't be bothered getting a trully ugly girl to play an ugly girl, there are plenty of them around to chose from, but they got a pretty girl and made her ugly by adding to her and making her look geeky and dorky. :-s
But I shall allow for that...lol! Other than that, the show is good, I don't think it shows a real life in a magazine, but it is a good watch!!! :)
Ugly Betty is an America comedy that's just finished airing its third season in the U.S and it has been renewed for a fourth. Ugly Betty is based on the Columbian show of a similar name 'Betty the ugly one' (Translated to english).
Characters and plot:
Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) is a nice but couragous girl from Queens, New York who certainly has a wierd fashion sense but she always tries to see the good in people no matter how horrible they are to her. She gets a job at Mode, a really popular, high fashion magazine and is put into a world she really knows nothing about. Bradford Meade is the head of the magazine and hires her as his son Daniel's (Eric Mabius) assistant because she just isnt beautiful enough.
Daniel is the new editor in chief of Mode and is a huge player. Bradford wants his son to stop playing around and concentrate on the magazine but he just doesnt seem able to do it. Betty and Daniel become great friends over the series' and generally help each other out a lot.
Wilhelmina Slater is Daniel's arch nemesis and she longs to have his position at the magazine. Wilhelmina's assistant is Marc who is gay and really fashionable. She has him running around after her all the time and he's pretty much willing to do anything she tells him to and he quite enjoys her scheming plans. Wilhelmina starts up a relationship with Bradford in order to get higher in the company.
Marc is best friends with Amanda the secretary who hardly ever does any work and never gives anyone their messages. Amanda is pretty much the dumb blonde and in a later season she thinks Gene Simmons is her biological father after finding out she is adopted. Marc and Amanda always make fun of Betty about her fashion sense and how quirky and ugly she is. Although to start off with, the 3 dont get on at all, in series 3 Betty lets Amanda share her new apartment and they become friends.
Betty's best friend is the seamstress at Mode, Christina (Ashley Jensen) and also befriends Henry the accountant who becomes one of Betty's love interests. Christina often helps Betty out and lets her use anything she wants from 'The Closet' in order to try and make her look a little bettter when needed.
Betty's family are also a big part of the show. Until season 3, Betty still lives at home with her dad Ignatio, her sister Hilda and Hilda's son Justin. Justin is very camp and although it isnt stated, everyone assume's he's gay and is made up when Betty lands this job thinking it will get him some benefits too but it doesnt really work out that way.
Daniel's dad is a main character to begin with but then his alcoholic mother Claire and transexual sister Alexis (formally Alex) are also introduced and become main characters in later seasons.
Betty must learn how to fit in working at a place where no one eats, is beautiful and very fashionable, 3 of the things she isnt. Although things dont start out too well for her she starts making quite a few friends and is ultimately Daniel's right hand woman. When Betty goes travelling he feels lost without her and never wants to lose her as his assistant but wants her to be happy and successful at the same time. We see Betty end up with a lot problems in her love life even though everyone thinks she's plain and boring. As well has having her own problems Betty must struggle with deciding whether to do as she is asked at work or standing by her beliefs.
My opinion:
One of the things i love about Ugly Betty is the fact they havent changed her the whole way throughout even though she works at a fashion magazine. I think if it had been a film she would have ended up getting a huge make over and being beautiful so im glad they didnt do this. Betty wears braces on her teeth and seeing as the show has been going on for 3 years now, she would have had them off by now (speaking from personal experiance) so hopefully they'll make this a little more realistic soon.
Ferrera plays the part of Betty extremely well and i think she is perfect for the role. She's quick and witty but can take on the more serious stories well. The rest of the cast are fantastic too, especially Mabius who plays Daniel. It's good to see him go from bad boy player to really sweet and in love. In season 3 he marries a woman with cancer and he carried off emotional and caring fantastically.
I love the variety of storylines. Ugly Betty has a great mix of comedy, drama and romance and you never know what you're going to get from one episode to the next.
I was extremely sad when I learnt that season 4 was going to be the last. Some shows run for at least 5 years and I feel like Ugly Betty didn't really get enough time. I loved this show and I will miss it a lot now that it has finished. I also think that the ending wasn't as good as it could have been . I was quite disappointed with how everything ended although some aspects were addressed well. Unfortunately, not everything was.
Betty is back for a third season this summer, and having watched them ahead of the UK release, i can now confirm lots of exciting drama!! But first, what is Ugly Betty?
Betty is a girl from Queens working in a big fashion magazine and because she isnt very good looking, has a bad sense of style, and doesnt live the high life, it follows her everyday life and all the comedic moments... and gosh there are so many!! Along with Marc, AManda, Daniel and her family, the show is absolutely hilarious, preying on modern affairs and celebrity culture, playing with stereotypes, but ultimately poses a question: Is appearance everything?
Not only is this show hilariously entertainin, but it is meaningful and presents many important human values and points out many problems that exist in society. It is a great watch and if you haven't gotten into it then do so this summer late June when it hits UK screens again!
Ugly Betty has been on our screens for the last few years. It is an American show, and has been on for 2 series. The first series was a lot longer than the 2nd, due to the American writers strike that happened partway through series 2 - Thanks writers for taking Prisn Break, Lost, Desperate Housewives AND Ugly Betty off our screens - all of my favourite shows! Anytime this is on it is on the Channel 4 set of Channels, so E4 tends to premier the episode and it is followed up on Channel 4. You can buy the dvd box sets from most retailers.
Anyway onto the show. the main character in the show is Betty Suarez. She lives with her dad, sister Hilda and Hlda's son Justin in Queens New York. They are of mexican/Columbian decent and they seem quite proud of their heritidge - such as decor in the home, tv shows, food etc. Betty loves to write so she applied for a job at "Mode" Magazine. Nothing wrong there surely? Well Betty isn't exactly part of the elite Fashion set. She is short, dumpy, has puppy fat and dresses horrendously. If any of you have watched this, how funny did she look in her job interview with her poncho? She also has thick glasses, wire braces on her teeth and hair that just hangs and has no style to it. Strangely enough she is hired. Her ability is great, but she doesn't fit into the life as much as the size 0 models.
Others tend to bitch at her at work, but over the episodes we see Betty turning from a quiet, shy young lady into someone who can answer back and throw in a few sarky comments. She meets a boy at work called Henry, ends up falling in love with him, but it doesn't exactly go smoothly. Amanda the receptionist is pretty nasty to Betty, but Betty can handle herself. Amanda's gay best friend Marc is pretty bitchy as well, but you find there is a lot of stereotypes in here - the bitchy gay guy, the bulemic girls, and so on. It is done in a humourous way and shouldn't really offend anyone too much.
It is just really watchable. Sure some of the plot lines seem a bit far fetched, and other things you wouldn't see in real life, but it is only a sit com.
I know they can't make this storyline go on forever, but I hope they hurry back with new material soon. it is a feel good show in which it shows you don't have to be a pretty face to have a good heart - often that's the best way!
I am unashamed to admit that I, a macho male type, have become an avid viewer of this multi-award winning, Stateside comedy. I rate this show alongside other US favourites, of mine, Cheers, Friends and Frasier.
The story centres around "ugly" Betty Suarez (wonderfully portrayed by America Ferrera), her family (father, sister and nephew) and the owners and employees of the New York based fashion magazine Mode.
Betty is a warm, lovable character who has a big heart and unique dress sense. She lands a dream job at Mode and soon becomes the friend and confident of her womanising, playboy boss Daniel Meade. There are numerous interweaving storylines which stretch the imagination to the extreme. The wicked witch of this pantomine is Alexis, delightfully played by Vanessa Williams, and her oh so very camp sidecick Marc is a comedic masterpiece.
Well scripted and brilliantly acted this modern classic covers murder, sex-change, a prison break, more paternity/maternity quandries than you could shake your hat at, Borgia-like family treachery and so very much more. It is a tour de force and as slick as they come.
Just over two years ago, this huge American TV series exploded onto our screens, and we have never looked back. I am of course talking about the amazing Ugly Betty. When it comes down to comedy, I dont usually like the American shows, apart from the Simpsons of course, but this one has be hooked. Basically it is all about a young girl who works as the assistant to the editor of a huge national fashion magazine, and the title comes from the fact, that Betty, isnt much to look at, and doesnt fit into the world of fashion.
There are many people who really dont like this show, and most of them are men, and this is possibly due to the fact that it is probably aimed towards females, it just has that feel. But me, I think it is great, and so funny, yet so dramatic and emotional, featuring some tough storylines. I can see why the Americans like this show so much, as it is way too over the top, and it isnt what this countru is used to, but for some reason, the whole population has grown towards it. As far as I am concerned, I think that it has an amazing cast, joined with an amazing script, to make an amazing show.
So far, it is currently into its thrid series, and there are rumors that it will continue into its fourth and fifth season, which I hope are true. Of course all good things have to come to an end, but I hope we get some more great comedy out of this shpw first. My advice would be to buy the first and second series boxsets, get caught up, and watch the third. Its the best.


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Loss to Red Wings 'earns' Sabres a dubious distinction
DETROIT — It was a gritty effort on the road against a team desperately looking to lock up a playoff spot.
It was a display of that classic hockey cliche "compete level" that had the Buffalo Sabres knocking on the comeback doorstep in the third period.
Only problem was that first period. Which was bad. Very bad.
And in the end the effort fell short as the Buffalo Sabres dropped a 3-2 decision to the Detroit Red Wings in Joe Louis Arena on Friday night.
The loss officially clinched last place in the National Hockey League for the Sabres. Bottom of the barrel. Thirtieth out of 30 teams. It's the first time the Sabres have finished last in the league since the 1986-87 season.
It's a dubious distinction, albeit one that comes with promise. The Sabres now have the best chance (25 percent) in the NHL lottery for the overall No. 1 draft pick in June.
The Sabres spent much of the first 20 minutes of Friday's game trying to stop the bleeding.
The literal bleeding came when Luke Adam, on an emergency call-up from Rochester, took a slap shot in the face just 10:34 into the game. He left in the first period but returned in the second period after having the cut attended to on his jaw.
The figurative bleeding resulted from some bad defensive play and a general slow start that saw Matt Hackett give up three goals on 12 first-period shots – to Darren Helm, Tomas Jurco and Daniel Afredsson.
But the Sabres regrouped, made a few adjustments and mostly refocused their attitude and approach to play noticeably in the second and actually control some of the play in the third.
"I think it was more of a mental approach," coach Ted Nolan said. "And plus we had to start going north-south with the puck. The first little bit we were starting to do those fancy plays and cross-ice passes and Detroit's too good of a team to do that.
"So we talked about a couple things. About stopping and starting in our defensive zone. Moving from north to south and then trying to keep the simple play. Along with the mental approach we did a few things tactically."
With a bit more aggression, the Sabres got on the board in the second with a power-play goal. Jamie McBain found room to the left of Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard and buried his opportunity for his fifth goal of the season.
Chad Ruhwedel had the first assist, and his first point in the National Hockey League.
Nick Deslauriers scored his first NHL goal at 6:40 of the third, snapping in the puck after Johan Larsson won the faceoff in the Detroit zone.
"I think everybody knew what we had to do. Just shoot the puck," Deslauriers said. "They're a good team and if you let them enter the zone three-on-two they have a chance to put a good shot on net or do something good. Just all the forwards were tracking back and helping our D's. That's what we did the last two periods."
Hackett improved his play as well, making 19 saves over the final 40 minutes to keep the Red Wings off the board.
It was a key win for Detroit, which is battling for its 23rd straight playoff appearance. The Red Wings moved three games in front of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the wild card race.
Next up for the Sabres is a trip to Philadelphia on Sunday for a 7:30 p.m. game against the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.
The Sabres then return to Buffalo for another meeting with the Red Wings at 7 p.m. Tuesday in First Niagara Center.
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Montreal (AFP) March 15, 2016
The UN aviation agency called Tuesday for regulations on space travel to be enacted within five years in order to bolster a burgeoning space tourism and transportation sector.
The International Civil Aviation Organization "recognizes that sub-orbital and outer space flights will foster new tourism and transport markets, and that investments in related research and development remain at a very healthy level," ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said.
"Personally, as an engineer, I am very excited to see the dream and theory of normalized space flight now becoming such a tangible reality," he told an aerospace symposium in Abu Dhabi.
In making its case, the agency noted an uptick in the number of spacecraft designs that have made the leap from concept to reality, saying more will follow.
The ICAO also cited a steady increase in rocket ship launches, and commercial spaceports are now becoming "operational realities," the Montreal-based agency said in a statement.
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company owned by British billionaire Richard Branson, last month unveiled a new commercial spaceship 16 months after its predecessor crashed, killing a pilot during a test flight.
The company's SpaceShipOne was the first private spacecraft to reach the edge of space in 2004.
Meanwhile, SpaceX, owned by another billionaire, Elon Musk, has successfully launched a communications satellite into a distant orbit, but failed to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform earlier this month.
Rules must be put in place soon to ensure safety and security in space, as well as prevent the creation of a patchwork of regulations by individual states, the ICAO said.
The agency suggested adapting the existing regulatory framework for aviation, for which the ICAO and national governments are responsible.
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Here are a few motivating and inspiring blog carnivals for you to read through this weekend. Two of them focus on weight loss and the third is a wonderful collection of articles related to creativity and positivity.
Have a wonderful time reading through one or all of these blog carnivals. Enjoy!
My article 5 Tips to Avoid Night Eating and Sabotaging Your Diet was included in The Biggest Loser Carnival at Don's Biggest Loser Blog.
- Release Self-Doubt and Gain Motivation – Part Two was included in the Carnival of Creative Growth at Energies of Creation.
- The Best Weight Loss Plan Ever – The Six Week Body Makeover was featured in the Carnival of Dieting Tips at Middle Age Shed.


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Natural Child
"Nashville band Natural Child first came onto my radar during the most recent CMJ Music Marathon when they crashed an Impose Magazine showcase (featuring The Beets, The Girls At Dawn, and Smith Westerns, among others) and basically stormed the stage, with an entourage of Nashville boys and proceeded to play one of the most exciting, eneregetic, and ridiculous punk sets I'd seen in a long time. I instantly fell in love. ... Natural Child's songs are all loud and driving, kind of reminiscent of The Replacements, but in a charming, Southern way. From songs about being forced to sleep with someone, to one about smoking crack with friends, the lyrics are constantly entertaining. Natty Child (as the kidz call them), three boys aged 21, 21 and 25, have pretty old school influences (besides JEFF, who I don't think really count...) including Neil Young, The Band, Thin Lizzy, and Bob Dylan from 1969 to 1976." --WFMU
Birdcloud met in Murfreesboro and immediately didn't like eachother. At a party in 2009 they had some whiskeys and became friends and started dicking around on guitar, writing their first song, a song about going down on your best friend, now lost to the sands of time. Despite a lukewarm reception at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, they have been sitting on eachother's faces ever since, showing eachother their bruises and generally doing whatever they want when it works out that way.
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Why the NBA Lockout Was a Waste of TimeJuly 5, 2012
Last year's NBA lockout was enacted because the owners weren't making enough money. They were riddled with bad contracts and their incoming revenue couldn't keep up. So as a solution, the new collective bargaining agreement set up a system where the owners weren't required to pay as much money to the players.
However, the reasoning behind the lockout and the subsequent collective bargaining agreement is flawed. That's because they can't protect the owners from themselves.
We're starting to see this play out in this offseason's free-agent signing period. Instead of seeing owners exhibit caution in the contracts they propose, we're seeing teams attempt to hand out bad contracts all over again. Meaning the lockout was a waste of time.
A perfect example of this is Indiana restricted free agent Roy Hibbert's proposed max deal from the Portland Trail Blazers (reported by David Aldridge). If Portland is unlucky enough to sign Hibbert, they'll pay him $58 million over four years.
Don't get me wrong, Hibbert's a very good center, an All-Star, in fact. But he's not worth a max deal. Only a handful of players in the NBA are worth max contracts, and Hibbert is not one of them.
Don't believe me? Check out what Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee tweeted about Hibbert's proposed deal.
I like Roy Hibbert but a max deal for him?
Jones followed that up with another tweet that highlighted the problem with the lockout.
This is why the lockout was crazy. Teams are going to overpay guys, regardless of system in place.
It'd be one thing if Hibbert's proposed contract was an isolated incident. Unfortunately, it's not. Another example is Landry Fields, who ESPN reports to have agreed to a three-year, $19 million offer sheet with the Toronto Raptors (via Marc Stein of ESPN).
Because Fields is a restricted free agent, the New York Knicks can match the offer; but either way, Fields is getting his money. Fields, like Hibbert, has proven himself to be a very solid player, especially during his rookie year. But he's not worth $20 million over three years.
While Fields' and Hibbert's proposed contracts are bad, they can't hold a candle to Omer Asik's reported offer from the Houston Rockets. Asik's contract proposal is absolutely horrendous—$25.1 million over three years, including $15 million in the final year.
Even ESPN's Jalen Rose, a former player, had a tongue-in-cheek response to Asik's proposed deal on his Twitter account.
Happy for Asik parlaying 2 starts, 3pts/5 rebs into a $25m deal from Hou. Being 7ft always pays especially if you can walk & chew gum #NBA
What's the moral of the story, you may ask? It's really quite simple. As much as teams want to make money, they want to win more. Don't get me wrong, that's a good philosophy to have from a fan's perspective, but it's not good business acumen.
All it does from a business standpoint is bog teams down with more bad contracts. After repeatedly doing this, revenues will no longer match player salaries, and the NBA will find itself in another lockout to remedy the problem.
So while the ever increasing player salaries may in fact be the problem, artificially reducing salaries isn't the solution. The real solution is to avoid giving out bad contracts in the first place. But as we're starting to see this offseason, that's much easier said than done.


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A single house and a coconut tree on the isolated Manicani Island near the Eastern Samar town of Guiuan is seen devastated in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, on November 19. Authorities estimate more than 3,900 people were killed when Typhoon Haiyan, one of the largest ever recorded, made landfall in the central Philippines and the sea surged ashore. Philippine authorities, the US military and international agencies face a mounting humanitarian crisis, with the number of people displaced by the catastrophe estimated at four million, up from 900,000 late last week. Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay


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HWDT nominated for Lottery Award
For the past decade volunteers, youth groups and school pupils have been monitoring and gaining knowledge about the spectacular marine environment off the west coast of Scotland on expeditions aboard the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust's (HWDT) flagship vessel Silurian. Now, the education work on-board has been recognised by the National Lottery Good Causes Awards, being shortlisted as a finalist in the Education category.
But, the winner will be based on votes cast so HWDT needs you to vote to have any chance of winning.
Education Officer Gemma Paterson said: "We're honoured to be the only Scottish project in the running for Best Education Project at the National Lottery Awards. The funding we received from the National Lottery has allowed us to enthuse and educate people of all ages, instilling a sense of environmental responsibility and commitment to the protection of the marine environment in the Hebrides."
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A man is accused of operating nearly a dozen brothels that masqueraded as massage parlors in three North Texas counties as part of a multistate prostitution ring generating more than $1 million since 2010.
A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment against 11 people, including eight who are in custody, U.S. Attorney Malcolm Bales said at a news conference Wednesday. Twelve others taken into custody face state charges in Plano and Dallas.
In addition to arresting 20 people, authorities shut down nine storefronts posing as massage parlors -- including the Rosemeade Spa on Rosemeade Parkway near the President George Bush Turnpike and the J.J. Asian Health Center on Alpha Road near Montfort Drive -- and raided one residence in Dallas County.
The indictment alleges that the ring also used apartments and homes rented in Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The brothel locations, some promising an "Asian Fantasy," were advertised online and in a newspaper. The prostitutes were transported among the North Texas locations as well as from California, Nevada and Georgia, according to the indictment.
NBC 5 has obtained mug shots and identifying information for three women arrested on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity and who are associated with the Dallas Police Department report number for the prostitution investigation.
Yu Tao Chen and Pang Hsiang Lin are both listed as having been charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. Both have bonds in the amount of $100,000. Police records show both are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A third woman, Yvanli Zhang, faces a charge of engaging in organized criminal activity and is specifically being held by Collin County investigators for the prostitution ring. She also faces an immigration charge.
Additionally, six women are in Plano police custody. Yubing Li, Hui Li, Jing Liu, and Jihong Liu have all been booked under a massage therapy license violation. Yafen Wang and LeQuin Huang are both charged with prostitution.
Most of the women involved came from China or other Asian countries, according to authorities. Bales said investigators have found no evidence that the ring involved human trafficking or children.
The indictment also alleges that Quyen Thuc Ha, also known as Tony Ha, paid $305,000 in multiple bribery payments to a detective in Dallas and another in Plano since 2011, believing they were protecting his brothels from police enforcement. Instead, the officers were working undercover, recording the transactions and turning the payments over to federal authorities. The federal indictments allege that Ha managed his brothels with defendants Kim Sey "Tony" Lau and Li Yan Zhou.
The investigation, known as Operation Flaming Dragon, began more than two years ago after Plano residents complained to police of suspicious behavior at certain massage parlors, said Chief Greg Rushin.


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