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Mass market retailers increasingly are elevating their health and beauty departments to help shoppers look good and feel good — initiatives that are playing out in various forms at retail. To share with readers some of the most innovative efforts currently underway at mass, Drug Store News took a closer look at what's trending now in beauty.
When you look good, you feel good. And to help shoppers navigate the beauty aisles, retailers increasingly are staffing beauty advisers in stores and implementing in-store services. It is a trend that shows little sign of slowing.
Within the mass market, perhaps the greatest example of this is Walgreens (pictured here), which has an army of 26,000-plus beauty advisers across its store network.
CVS/pharmacy also has some beauty advisers in its store locations nationwide. And in its Pacific Palisades store in Los Angeles, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy has opened The Natural Beauty Bar, which offers such beauty services as brow waxing and threading, as well as makeup and lash applications.
Meanwhile, Target has its Beauty Concierge program that the retailer began testing in July 2012 throughout the Chicago area. By October, four more stores were added to the pilot, including the State Street CityTarget. Armed with an iPad, mirrors and product samples, two beauty-trained experts per store, clad in black and wearing a beauty concierge-embossed apron, are on hand throughout various hours, ready to provide advice and help guests. According to Target, the Chicago pilot will run until mid-2013 and will help test the program before a potential 300- to 400-store launch.
Dollar stores are beginning to ramp up their beauty assortments to cater to today's value shoppers rocked by the recession.
In speaking at the 2012 Industry Issues Summit, hosted by DSN, Mike Bloom, president and COO of Family Dollar, described beauty as "an evolution" for the value chain. "If you've been in a Family Dollar lately — at least if you've been in our new prototype — you've seen significant advancement in not just health, but [also] in health and beauty aids. And I think you'll see more. Again, if you think about where [our customer] is in this economy, and how her purchasing patterns have changed over the last several years, she's asked us to carry these products," Bloom said.
Meanwhile, Dollar General also is making a greater push with health and beauty, even promoting beauty on its website.
While it remains in the test phase, Walgreens executives are excited about a new interactive kiosk located in its recently opened Boston flagship store that allows customers to sample a selection of beauty products for $1 each. The kiosk, which was developed by Coinstar, houses product samples from about two dozen different beauty vendors. How it works: You touch the screen to select a category (e.g., fragrance), and the available samples within that category appear on the screen. You then touch the screen to select the sample you want, pay $1 — either cash or credit card is accepted — and the sample is then dispensed.
To give it an extra special touch, the samples even come housed in chic packaging. For example, a sample of Curve fragrance was dispensed in a little black, faux crocodile paper bag.

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text: "Please join us for sporty fun, our lil' rookie is turning 1! You've been drafted!" It's time to draft all your friends for your lil' rookie's first birthday! This first round draft rookie 1st birthday invitation features a photo of your little athlete next to your own unique wording for any age and type of party. Footballs and a grassy green border carry the theme, and we can change all the colors and graphics to your taste. You can order this version or view other design ideas here: Draft Football Birthday Invitation.


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Despite the fact that Sky Bet is one of the few bookmakers that does not offer branches on the high streets, it has still managed to attract large numbers of customers from all over the world. One attraction that draws people that Sky Bet is the special apps that they launched in August 2011. They are a member of the FTSE 100 and are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Perham enrollment better than expected
Enrollment in the Perham School District is ahead of projections.
And, school officials are doing everything they can to stay ahead of the flu--including lessons on how to sneeze.
With one week into the 2009-10 school year, there were 1,409 students.
"We were predicting as low as 1,370, so that's very good," said Perham Superintendent Tamara Uselman. "If it stabilizes at about 1,409, that will be really good news."
Another good indicator is that enrollment is up from the end of last year. There were 1,406 students in May of 2009.
The message to sick kids and their families: Stay home.
"We're watching the flu situation very carefully," said Uselman. "We're sanitizing computer keyboards, using disinfectant, washing hands before lunch, and we're having students wash their hands as a group," said Uselman. "We're even modeling the proper way to sneeze into a tissue."
Sick kids must stay at home--or go home if they get sick at school.
"We used to be more flexible, sometimes letting sick kids stay until the end of the day," said Uselman. "But we have no choice now--we have to send them home."
One teacher was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus--but stayed home from work. According to Uselman, the teacher was at the Minnesota State Fair, where there was a flu outbreak, and became very sick prior to school starting.
Superintendent will speak to groups about school budget, levy
The Perham school levy referendum vote is November 4.
Superintendent Tamara Uselman is available to discuss the school budget and referendum vote with groups, businesses and organizations.
To schedule an informational meeting, call the school offices at 346-4501.
By law, the school superintendent can't "campaign" for a yes vote. But the superintendent can make factual presentations about school finance; and engage in question-answer sessions.
The levy increase has been reduced substantially, in an effort to garner enough votes to pass.
The school board is asking for $395 per student, for a term of three years. Initial proposals called for about $700 per student, but for a five year period.


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Just back from Bruges, Belgium
Updated 6:55 pm, Friday, February 21, 2014
Just Back From: Bruges, Belgium
Karen and Dennis Kuehl, Napa
Why we went: We wanted to see for ourselves this beautiful city full of canals and medieval buildings that we had admired in movies, especially "In Bruges."
Don't miss: Taking a tour of De Halve Maan Brewery and then enjoying a complimentary Zot beer in the courtyard while conversing with visitors from all over the world.
Don't bother: Visiting Bruges on a weekend; it is much less crowded and more pleasant during the week.
Coolest souvenir: A beer glass with the logo. There are 800 beers brewed in Belgium. Also, boxes of chocolate are a wonderful souvenir - there are chocolate shops on every corner and in between.
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Worth a splurge: A horse-drawn carriage ride through the city as the sun is setting. Touristy but very romantic.
Wish we had packed: Lighter clothes, as it was very warm in September.
Other comments: Rent bikes and ride out on a level bike path to the nearby village of Damme, passing windmills on your way. Stop along a canal for a picnic lunch and be sure to ride bikes at night through Bruges when you have this beautiful city to yourself - it is magical.
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Video: Oregon Hockey claims the I-5 Cup
Oregon Men's Hockey team beat Washington in 3 out of 4 games to claim the I-5 cup for the first time since 2008.
Video: Freshman pitcher Cole Irvin's path to PK Park
Freshman pitcher Cole Irvin has come to the University of Oregon to help out the Ducks and add some depth to the bullpen. He is immediately making a difference for the team and looks to be a major threat for the upcoming season.
Video: College GameDay visits Eugene
Duck fans showed their spirit early Saturday morning for ESPN's College GameDay show.


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Earlier this month, a team from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing deployed to the Midwest to help contain forest fires that had spread across that region. Two C-130 aircrafts equipped to battle the sweeping fires, and a third providing support, left Charlotte for Colorado and South Dakota.
On July 1, we received word that one of the planes had crashed in South Dakota with a crew of six on board, killing four airmen and leaving two survivors hospitalized. These airmen answered a call they'd answered before, to leave their families and go out and help their fellow citizens during a time of crisis. I was honored to attend a memorial service in Charlotte for these heroes last week. Words cannot describe the sorrow and loss that the families and the entire North Carolina Air National Guard community have faced these last three weeks.
Whether assisting in Afghanistan or as part of the response in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the men and women of the 145th have worked to protect us from a wide array of threats. From all of the family members who spoke, a theme rang through: These heroes loved what they did, and they did it well. They'd perfected their roles in flight and firefighting, one of only four units nationwide to administer and manage the system they used, and the only one that calls the East coast home. Their story is a story of service and sacrifice.
The story behind the equipment these heroic airmen used and mastered also provides us with some insight into the roadblocks faced in rebuilding our economy. To combat the fires, these planes were equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems, or MAFFS. The MAFFS systems that are loaded onto these planes are nearly 2-ton pieces of equipment, about the size of a school bus, that spray water or flame retardant from a C-130 at a rate of 3,000 gallons in less than five seconds.
A California-based company, Aero Union, had served as the lone manufacturer of these units for years, until the company shut down and the facility and remaining equipment were reportedly sold at auction months ago. With this closure of yet another U.S. manufacturer, we're now left to rely on a stockpile of spare parts saved by the U.S. Forest Service over the years. These men and women rely on equipment like this in order to answer our nation's call and protect our citizens, and our citizens should have a fair shot at making the machinery and equipment they use. People who risk their lives to keep us safe should be able to do so with the knowledge and security that the tools they use are the best in the world, and were manufactured by the people who they fight to protect.
As we make less and less in America, we tie our hands and find a growing list of goods that are vitally important to our safety and security being manufactured overseas. In the face of bad trade policies and additional burdens on businesses, we need to mend our ways and support companies that make things here--especially companies that make the things our military and first responders rely on. This is a matter of national security.
To add insult to injury, this week brought news that the U.S. Olympic team is being outfitted in apparel that is made in China. The Red, White and Blue that makes us all so proud is helping to make China rich. Patriotism is a pride in and love for one's country. We should provide those who fight to protect our freedom, keep our families and homes safe, or represent our nation on the world stage with equipment made by their fellow Americans. The making of a key military or public safety component or an Olympic uniform can be just as prideful and rewarding as the using or wearing of them. And we owe our people a fair chance to feel that pride, in themselves and in our nation.
There is some good news this week, the House Agriculture Committee conducted the mark-up of the 2012 Farm Bill. In this bill, we were able to advance numerous measures to help combat the ongoing fires, such as clearing dead timber and brush that so often helps to fuel the flames. Government should provide to the U.S. Forest Service the funding required to combat these fires and contract with American companies for the machinery used in the effort. We've seen fires in North Carolina require an outpouring of assistance from elsewhere, and I'm glad we were able to take steps to help our Forest Service respond to these threats and keep our people safe while battling these fires.
To the families of the brave airmen of the 145th we lost in South Dakota, I offer my prayers during this time of unimaginable loss, and my thanks for the service to our nation their loved ones and so many others have given. We offer our prayers not only to them but to our folks still recovering. I intend to honor their sacrifice by redoubling my efforts to see that the nation they sacrificed to protect is as strong as it can be. One thing I can do in that effort is to fight for American companies and American jobs, and the right for American workers to compete to manufacture the tools used by those whose service we value so dearly.
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Have Mental Health Questions? Ask a Psychiatrist Online
Hi Stephanie, I'd like to help you with your question.
Transference occurs when a person brings their past, unresolved issues into therapy and transfers their needs onto the therapist. Often, a person who experiences erotic transference has unresolved sexual issues most likely from childhood. That does not mean that the transference is about sexual abuse, but instead it could also be from deep unmet needs. The person sees the therapist as the person who can answer their unmet needs so they transfer these feelings onto the one person they feel can save them.
When your original therapist encouraged your feelings instead of addressing them clinically, it most likely brought out all of the feelings you had in your past and left you with no way to cope with them. That could have been too overwhelming for you and caused your suicidal feelings.
One of the issues here is that you keep seeing male therapists. This is not a bad thing in and of itself if you are making progress and have insight into what is causing the transference. But if you are not gaining insight, being treated by a male therapist is not helping you.
Seeing both a male and female therapist is a good idea. This will help bring out the feelings you transfer onto the male therapist so the female therapist will be able to address the issue. It will be more clear to her and you will not be transferring the same issues onto her. That does not mean you will not transfer anything at all on her, but most likely it will be very different in nature.
You should see your insight into this problem as very good. If you were not aware of the transference, then you would have great difficulty addressing it. However, now that you are aware of it, you can control it. Be aware of when you start to feel the feelings in therapy and bring it up with your therapist. Explore what in your past would cause you to feel the need to have a relationship with your therapist. Was it a relationship issue with your father? A deep need for approval? Abuse? The original cause needs to be explored and ultimately resolved for you to be able to stop the transference. As it is, see it as a symptom of whatever you are in therapy for. This will help you cope with it better.
I hope this has helped you,Kate
Hi Kate,
Thank you for your quick response. I have NEVER gone on-line to seek personal advice but I am trying to understand my transference issue and feel that my current docs need to be more focused (prepared) when I have sessions with them...I am extremely motivated to get to the bottom of this as I am ready to move on to a healthier place in my life...hence, the on-line help. I am exploring all options...
One part of my question which I would appreciate a bit more information on, is what can I bring to my sessions (questions, ideas...) to help direct me safely into deeper areas of my subconscious? It seems redundant to continue to talk about my past childhood when I don't get feedback from my Psychiatrist...he seems to stay in the present, as does my Psychologist...I believe you hit the nail on the head when you said to explore relationship issues from long ago. Is redundancy helpful? Am I not seeing the right therapists? Should I explore psychoanalytic therapy as well?
Thank you for your response to this part of my original question and thank you for your help,
You are welcome!
I think psychoanalytical therapy is probably a bit too deep for you to go. That type of therapy often takes years to go through and if you are looking for answers now, you are going to feel frustrated.
What type of therapy are your therapists using to help you? It sounds like Integrated therapy might be a good type of therapy to help you. This therapy helps you look into your past to see what may be causing your current symptoms but it also uses Cognative Behavioral techniques to change your thinking from the current issue oriented to more productive and positive. The idea behind it is that your thinking is causing your symptoms and this includes your learned thought processes from your background. For example, if you were emotionally abused you were taught you were not worthy of love. This type of therapy helps you pinpoint the cause then helps you change the thinking that got you to the point you are at today.
You can ask your therapists how you can get more feedback on what you talk about in therapy. Depending on the issues you are working on, you can also do research ahead of time so you understand how the issue should be address. For example, if you are experiencing depression, understanding what type of depression you have and how it is usually treated will help you ask more informed questions and gain better insight into the therapy you are getting.
Also, if you feel, for example, that abuse caused you to transfer feelings to your therapist, you can direct your questions and ideas to solving that issue. For example, you can talk about your feelings and ask where the therapist feels these feelings came from. Say you feel like you are lonely. Were you alone a lot in your life? Were you left out of the family dynamic in some way? What is the root of the feeling? Once you know, then you can address your current feelings. If you were emotionally abused, then you know why you feel lonely, isolated or depressed. Now you can work on resolving your feelings and replacing them with healthier emotions.


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But everything is better on the internet. They had no streaming issues during Wrestlemania. It is safe to say anyone with a quality broadband connection will get the same service as they would from a cable company. It's just way cheaper and easier using WWE Network. If you don't want to watch PPVs on your computer just stream it to your TV. There's plenty of devices that allow WWE Network playback on your TV. I don't know why you say that there's no way to record shows from the internet, because it's ridiculously easy to do. A computer or DVR will record video straight from your TV.
I feel for you if the internet sucks in your area, because that's the only way cable and satellite can compete.


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Okay all you Yakksters, get ready! The Big Brother 11 Season is upon us and once again we have a tour of the Big Brother 11 House by none other than Julie Chen! (Sporting a trendy top that adorably masks and yet enhances her "bump")……come on in to our forums to discuss!
You can see the tour here but one thing we need to point out is that while we previously reported a rumor that was going around on the internet about a mystery 3rd bedroom with a jungle theme………..the jungle theme rumor was wrong, however there is a mystery, locked 3rd bedroom that Julie says the houseguests definitely WILL NOT enjoy. We'll get to see this mystery room on premiere night!
Plus, CBS has issued an official press release regarding the season and it's a great read!
It introduces us to each houseguest, discusses the season itself and gives details on the house as well. You can read it here but we've also pasted it for you to enjoy:
"CBS INTRODUCES 12 NEW HOUSEGUESTS AND REVEALS A SURPRISE TWIST THAT EVERYONE CAN RELATE TO WHEN "BIG BROTHER" PREMIERES THURSDAY, JULY 9, ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORKThe Houseguests Will Be Going Back to High School as They Are Divided into Memorable High School Cliques – Popular, Athletes, Brainiacs and Off-Beats.
A Mystery 13th Houseguest Will Also Join the Game
House Guests To Compete in House That Has Been Transformed into Green, Eco-Friendly Living Machine
What group did you fit into in high school? That is the question 12 strangers will face on the season premiere of BIG BROTHER, Thursday, July 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
12 strangers will move into the Big Brother house and learn that they will be 'kickin it old school' this summer, high school to be exact. The House Guests will be shocked to learn that they will be playing the game in one of four familiar high school cliques – popular, athletes, brainiacs and off beats. They will compete for food, safety from eviction and luxury prizes as part of their clique.
They will also be surprised to discover that a mystery 13th Houseguest is coming to the BIG BROTHER house, to join the game and give an advantage to one of the cliques.
"You may have graduated, but the truth is we never leave high school and this summer we are going to prove it," says Allison Grodner, Executive Producer of BIG BROTHER. "From the brains to the jocks to the off-beat, everyone will be able to identify to one of these cliques, giving the viewers a group to root for and against from the very beginning. The division will cause instant drama."
These are the 12 Houseguests, listed across in alphabetical order by first name, who will compete in the 11th season of BIG BROTHER:
Braden Bacha, 28 Casey Turner, 41
Santa Monica, Calif. Lakeland, Fla.
Single Married, Dad
Surfer Fifth Grade Teacher
Chima Simone, 32 Jeff Schroeder, 30
West Hollywood, Calif. Norridge, Ill.
Single Single
Freelance Journalist Advertising Salesman
Jordan Lloyd, 22 Kevin Campbell, 29
Matthews, N.Carolina Chula Vista, Calif.
Single Single
Waitress Graphic Designer
Laura Crosby, 21 Lydia Tavera, 24
Atlanta, Ga. Torrance, Calif.
Single Single
Bikini Model Special Effects Make-Up Artis
Michele Noonan, 27 Natalie Martinez, 24
Pasadena, Calif. Gilbert, Ariz.
Married Single
Neuroscientist Tae Kwon Do Champion
Ronnie Talbott, 30 Russell Kairouz, 24
Belpre, Ohio Walnut Creek, Calif.
Married Single
Gamer Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
The houseguests will live and compete in a house that has been transformed into a mean, green, eco-friendly living machine. The interior walls of the house are covered with a reconstituted wood panel product made from re-claimed wood flakes. This eco-friendly material reduced the amount of new lumber used to build the BIG BROTHER house. For the first time ever, the Houseguests will be made fully aware of the amount of waste they create, and will be required to sort, recycle and place all food items in an outdoor manual compost center, as well as an indoor automatic composter. The Head of Household Suite feels like seaside in Big Sur, Calif., where actual driftwood hangs on the copper patina tinted walls while a working waterfall, using recycled water, trickles over stacked stone to serve as a headboard. Zebra wood columns (all faux wood) press into the room framing a contemporary window that overlooks the "surf."
Following the premiere on Thursday, July 9 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT), BIG BROTHER will be broadcast three nights weekly, beginning Sunday, July 12 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), Tuesday, July 14 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the LIVE eviction show, hosted by Julie Chen, beginning Thursday, July 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT).
BIG BROTHER is executive produced by Emmy Award winner Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan and Scott Einziger, in association with Endemol U.S.A.
For more information on the 11th season of BIG BROTHER and the 12 new Houseguests, log on to http://www.cbs.com/."
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If you have ever wanted to dance in the streets of Winnipeg, here's your chance to do so without getting hit by a car.
Bannatyne Avenue, between Rorie Street and Waterfront Drive in the East Exchange District, is the place to be on Friday and Saturday for the second annual Brazilian Carnaval.
The street festival will showcase the South American region of Winnipeg that has made its home in the East Exchange.
The Carnaval, free for all ages, will feature live Brazilian/Caribbean style music beginning at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. Festivities will wrap up around 11 p.m. both nights.
The headlining musician Thiago Corrêa is coming to Winnipeg from Brazil. Also performing will be local musicians such as Combo Latino, Paradize Band and Marco Castill. There will be samba dance performances and zumba classes.
Several Bannatyne Avenue restaurants including Hermanos Restaurant & Wine Bar, Corrientes Argentine Pizzeria and Carnaval Brazilian BBQ will be offering offering patio dining in addition to food trucks.


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January 6, 2006
Interview with Ray McGovern
This is our first podcast here at EP. Not quite a full production, but out of Beta – one for the historical archives! Ray McGovern had a 27-year career with the CIA as an analyst, spanning the administrations of JFK to GHW Bush. His duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the President's Daily Brief (PDB). During the mid-eighties, Ray was one of the senior analysts conducting early morning briefings of the PDB one-on-one with the Vice President, the Secretaries of State and Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
This show is long: about 1:18! So be warned. I didn't want to chop it up, as the conversation seems an organic whole. We cover Iraq, Iran, the NSA and CIA scandals, Impeachment, and other subjects. I hope you enjoy listening. It was recorded the afternoon of January 5. Photo taken after the interview, credit to me.


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Having a hard time getting laid in college? You might have better luck in the future.
A California University of Pennsylvania student has plans to start a web site where students can find other coeds who are looking for sexual partners.
The site, which is scheduled to launch in March 2011, is called RUD2F.com—which for you acronym-challenged people stands for Are You Down to Fuck? The site's slogan is "Safer than Craig's List and Cheaper than Bars."
Sounds like a cool idea in theory (although if you can't get laid in college the old-fashioned way, then you might as well just give up). Yet I have a feeling it might not work that well. We all know that most women can get sex whenever they please—especially in college. All a moderately-attractive college girl needs to do to meet a guy is to wear something sexy at the bar and wait for a guy to approach her. Men are the ones that have the challenge. My guess is this site will be filled with a bunch of horny, desperate males and slutty, fat chicks. At least they should benefit from it.
This idea seems even less necessary when you consider the college is in Western, PA. As someone who earned a degree at a Pennsylvania State School of Higher Education, I can say there isn't much to do at these schools other than drink and fuck. Since the two usually go hand-in-hand, there will probably be little need for this site. (Although other schools outside of PA are beginning to sign up).
I'm not sure how the site will handle privacy, but I think most women will avoid the site, even if they want to sign up, for fear of being perceived as a whore. Gossip spreads quickly in college and it wouldn't take long for people to find out which girls are "Down to Fuck." That could leave them subject to ridicule from their judgmental peers.
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"I'm training for a marathon. Do I have to give up drinking alcohol during training?"

Alcohol dehydrates you and it also interferes with your sleep, so it's not a good idea to consume it the night before a long run or race. But you don't have to give up your beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages altogether while you're training. It's fine to have some wine or beer on nights when you're not running long the next day. If you're going out and really want to have one alcoholic drink the night before a long run, make sure you're drinking plenty of water, too.

What About Drinking Alcohol After a Run?

It's fine to drink some beer, wine, or other alcoholic drink after a long run or race. In fact, you may find alcoholic drinks at the finish lines of some races and some runners like to celebrate a hard run or race with a glass of wine or beer. Just be careful not to overdo it. If you abstain from drinking alcohol during your training, you may find that your tolerance may be a lot lower than it was when you started training. And be careful if you drink alcohol immediately after a long run or race since you may be dehydrated and feel the effects of the alcohol more quickly.

But, Can I Run With a Hangover?

I wouldn't recommend running with a hangover. The main reason why drinking alcohol doesn't mix with running is because alcohol has a dehydrating effect. When you're feeling hungover, you're actually very dehydrated.

So if you have a pretty bad hangover at the start of your run, you're already starting your run dehydrated, which is never a good thing. You might be able to get through a short run with a hangover (it still won't feel great), but it's dangerous to try to push through a long training run with a hangover because you could end up severely dehydrated.

You're also probably going to feel uncoordinated and clumsy when you have a hangover, which increases your risk for falling while running.

If you find yourself feeling hungover and still want to go for a run, make sure you drink some water before heading out and bring a water bottle with you. And be sure to keep your run short and easy.

More on Marathon Nutrition and Hydration:

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Nutrition and Hydration Guide for Long Distance Runners

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Charleroi Area to host 'Meet the Coach' event
Anyone interested in knowing more about Charleroi Area High School's new football coach, Donnie Militzer?
Charleroi football fans can get their first insight on the new Cougars coach when the district holds a Meet the Coach Night on Thursday.
The event will be held 7 p.m. in the Alumni Room in the auxiliary gym building next to the stadium.
Charleroi Area Athletic Director Bill Wiltz said Militzer, who was hired May 20, will be on hand to meet and greet fans, talk about Charleroi football and answer any questions.
A Dormont native and resident, the 32-year-old Militzer replaces Ed Jenkins, who resigned last month for health reasons after leading the program for two seasons.
Jenkins led Charleroi to back-to-back 2-7 campaigns in his two seasons.
Militzer was the head coach at Gateway last season and guided the Gators to an 8-3 record. He did not re-apply for the job after it was opened at season's end.
Gateway tied for second place in the WPIAL Class AAAA Foothills Conference. The Gators lost a playoff quarterfinal to eventual WPIAL champion Central Catholic, 27-21.
Militzer also serves as principal at Madonna Catholic Regional School in Monongahela.
Wiltz said some of Militzer's assistant coaches will be in attendance as well.
Jeff Oliver is a sports editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-684-2666 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Rochester to premiere Rock Bottom Filmtape on Feb. 15 [News]
Toronto, ON – Toronto vet Rochester (aka Juice) teams up with Blocktrade Music to bring you the Rock Bottom Filmtape. As previously posted, the project (which has since been renamed to Rock Bottom) is a mini film based on Rochester's music. The video stars Rochester and features Maestro Fresh Wes, Showdown Joe and Sean Pierson. Up and coming videographer Tungz Twisted was brought on board to the direct things and Rochester holds down the soundtrack.
The world premiere event hosted by UFC fighter, Alistair Overeem, goes down Friday, February 15th inside Dave & Buster's (120 Interchange Way, Vaughn, ON L4K 5C3). Music will be provided by DJ's Matic and Cali and there will be an autograph signing session with Alistair from 6-8 p.m. The Filmtape premier will begin at 9. Check the event listing on Facebook for more details. Click the jump to peep trailer and official event flyer.
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Did you know Patricia Field is next in line to design for Payless? Amazing right?
Patricia Field is non-other than the famous celebrity stylist and costume designer for Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada! She's definitely a legend!
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- What are your favorite accessories and why?
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Multinationals will be forced to reveal the amount of federal taxes and other "high level tax information" under changes to be drafted by Treasury in response to concerns that companies such as Google are avoiding tax in Australia.
"Large multinational companies that use complex arrangements and contrived corporate structures to avoid paying their fair share of tax should not be able to hide behind a veil of secrecy," Assistant Treasurer
Which taxes and multinationals will be caught, including if a size threshold should apply, and how the data will be made public will be considered by Treasury and a working group of outside experts.
The government also wants to boost the sharing of tax information between the Tax Office and other regulators including the Foreign Investment Review Board, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The disclosure push was first revealed in the Weekend AFR.
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The Buzz About Old Bikes
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I think they just have a liking for small holes in general.ReplyDelete
I keep having to dig bees out of the lock on my shed door if I don't use a key in it for a while in the summer. They gum the entire workings up with pollen and larvae...
Maybe you should call your Huffy a "Vespa" instead... Speaking of which, I've decided to put my scooter on the road again in Spring 2009. Needs some work...
CITIZEN RIDER found maggots in a headset:ReplyDelete
Does that count?
Gurg. Thanks? for the link...I think.ReplyDelete
I found a huge back widow--from Paris, Texas I assume-- in the handlebars of the Manhattan--luckily i decided to reverse blow out the bars with a shop vac after removing the gripsReplyDelete
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In a precedent-setting ruling, a Tel Aviv court ruled this week that terminally ill patients could not be connected to artificial life-support systems against their will.
Tel Aviv District Court Judge Moshe Telegam's ruling came in response to petitions from two terminally-ill patients: a 47-year-old former combat pilot from the center of the country and a 70-year-old man from northern Israel.
Both men have a degenerative disease that attacks the nervous system and affects motor functioning.
They both asked that their lives – and in their view, their suffering – not be prolonged through artificial support systems and medication.
The position of the petitioners was supported by Dr. Avinoam Reches, of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, who submitted a medical opinion with the former pilot's petition.
"In my opinion, the desire of the patient must be honored, as well as his right to full autonomy over his body," Reches wrote. "In my opinion, the use of artificial means would only prolong his suffering."
The state representative and the legal counsel for the Kupat Cholim Klalit, Israel's largest health fund, did not oppose the petitioners' request not to be connected to life support systems.
But they said the ultimate decision should be made by a special panel of doctors that includes the director of the hospital, the department director and another senior doctor.
Telegram ruled in favor of the petitioners, noting that because they were of sound mind when they made their appeal, their request should be honored without going before a medical committee.
"This verdict gave legal standing to living wills," said Yitzhak Hoshen, the attorney who represented the two petitioners.
The ruling will likely open the door to similar cases.


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From day one, I rooted, unlocked my bootloader, flashed CWM, and installed Android Revolution.
I've since updated up to AR 31.0 without any problem, and have been running that version for quite a few months.
I have never had any problems with Mike's roms on any of my other phones.
Recently, it reboots completely, even when I'm not touching it.
Once booted up, it will revert to a previous state. The same apps will begin to update, I will be notified of the same emails, voicemails, texts, etc.
If I touch it while all this happens, it will reboot again, and do all of the same things.
If I leave it alone until all of this occurs, I might have some luck using the phone in a stable state.
I've not installed anything new recently.
I run Seeder, a few Xposed tweaks, a couple of Sense Toolbox tweaks, and Tasker at root level, but all of these things have been running simultaneously without a problem for months.
This just started happening out of no where.
Again, running AR 31.0, Android 4.3, Sense 5.5. Random reboots.
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Google Lunar XPRIZE, the space exploration competition sponsored by Google, is offering additional prize money to finalists who can complete two in-space missions as it extends program's deadline to 2018. » Read More
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The British government has defended its plans to establish a "frictionless" border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic post-Brexit, saying that the plans are both workable and mutually beneficial. » Read More
Former Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told his bribery trial on Wednesday that he had been framed by a close lieutenant of President Vladimir Putin into accepting a payment of $2 million. » Read More
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Crude oil company stocks offer superior dividend yields at attractive valuation levels, investment experts tell CNBC. » Read More
Britain's unemployment labor market bucked tepid economic growth in the second quarter as the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to its lowest since 1975.
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will not deliver a new policy message at the Fed's Jackson Hole conference, two sources said.
Early Uber investor Shervin Pishevar sent Benchmark Capital another letter asking the firm to step away from the company's board of directors.
Angela Merkel may be poised to enter her fourth term as German Chancellor, but the chances of her serving the full four years are becoming increasingly slim, according to her far-right challengers the AfD.
There should be no border posts between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland after Brexit, Britain said.
A London Stock Exchange employee fell to his death from an upper-floor balcony, officials said Tuesday.
A US partnership is about to move a small town in Norway away from its mining roots.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plans to cut 880 jobs from its IT department in London by 2020, according to a U.K. labor union.
NASA has been asking for suggestions from the public to beam up to the most distant man-made object in the universe, with Tuesday marking the final day for people to send in their requests.
Struggling German airline Air Berlin filed for insolvency after years of losses caught up with it.
The home to the U.K.'s financial services is suffering from a loss of professional talent because of Brexit, warns a recruitment agency.
British consumer price inflation unexpectedly held steady last month as fuel prices fell amid other signs that the squeeze on households' spending power may slowly be starting to level off.
The U.K. should not have to pay to have a customs union during an interim period after leaving the EU, Brexit Secretary David Davis said on Tuesday.
The German economy grew by less than expected in the second quarter as net trade dampened an overall expansion which was driven by strong household spending and rising state expenditure, the Federal Statistics Office said on Tuesday.
Ryanair has called on U.K. airports to restrict the sale of alcohol after it was reported that arrests of drunken passengers rose by 50 percent in a year.
Massive tech players like IBM and Capgemini could go on a mergers and acquisitions "shopping spree" for financial technology (fintech) start-ups next year, the chief of one such start-up has told CNBC.
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Markets in Europe opened lower Thursday as uncertainty surrounding internal U.S. policy continued to weigh on investor sentiment despite lessening tensions from North Korea.
Artificial intelligence needs to be considered ethically and intellectually to gain society's trust, Eric Horvitz, technical fellow & managing director at Microsoft Research, said.
Wesfarmers is not seeing any significant damage on its business operations from lower consumer confidence, Managing Director Richard Goyder told CNBC.


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Decentralised Governance and People's Participation: Lessons from West Bengal
It is proposed in this paper to examine the relationship between decentralised governance and people's participation from empirical evidence. The present paper considers people's participation as an important condition internal to decentralised governance. The study reveals that block planning committee (BPC) and convergent community action (CCA) initiated in decentralised governance which ensures people's involvement in planning and implementation, enables mobilisation of village resources, and also ensures cooperation and network between households, leaders and officials. CCA holds important lessons for effective people's participation in rural Bengal and elsewhere.
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Norfolk County Rifle Range offers many community events. These events are offered through out the year and consist of educational events and competitions. Below is the schedule and links for upcoming activities.
February 25-26, 2017 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The match is a 90 round 22 only match. It is shot at the 50 foot line using the turning targets. It is the NRA national indoor championship shot across the entire country at the same time of year. That's why it's called a sectional match. All the scores are put together and a national winner is crowned.
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Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows Embedded Automotive 7 to select car makers and suppliers in the automotive industry at the SAE Convergence 2010 Conference and Exhibition.
Designed to support the development of new infotainment systems, Windows Embedded Automotive 7 is an industry-leading platform providing integrated services for communication, entertainment, navigation and information for the mass market.
With Windows Embedded Automotive 7, car makers and suppliers have access to Microsoft's latest tools and technology, as well as a worldwide partner ecosystem, which allows them to quickly create in-vehicle experiences that are easier to use and more engaging for drivers and passengers.
Key features include speech commands, touch input, hands-free Bluetooth phone communications, advanced dashboard systems for access to music, maps, third-party apps, navigation and streamlined connectivity with other devices.
Additional Windows Embedded Automotive 7 features include:
• Silverlight for Windows Embedded:
Silverlight for Windows Embedded gives car makers the ability to quickly create rich device user experiences with engaging 2-D and 3-D graphics by using a familiar Microsoft technology and taking advantage of a large ecosystem of Microsoft Silverlight designers. Experiences built in Silverlight for Windows Embedded can be refined rapidly on the desktop and deployed unchanged to the target device facilitating flawless delivery from designer to developer.
• Microsoft Tellme speech technology:
Microsoft Tellme speech technology powers simple and hands-free system commands such as allowing the entire interface to be driven through speech. In addition, new support for SMS reply by voice allows text message replies to be constructed by speech. Windows Embedded Automotive 7 also supports eight languages: U.S. English, U.K. English, German, Mexican Spanish, Continental Spanish, Canadian French, Continental French and Korean.
• Next-generation automotive system tools:
New tools for developers support the stable integration of advanced, high-performance, third-party systems and include improved test modules with easy-to-use product engineering guidelines to help simplify the development process, increase reliability and speed time to market
Microsoft has also announced that the 2011 Nissan LEAF touchscreen information hub is powered by Windows Embedded Automotive technology.
Other clients include Ford, Kia, Fiat, Nissan, Paccar, and Alpine Electronics who are all using Windows Embedded in over 80 models worldwide.
Source: Microsoft.


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Bebo is a social network that allows users to interact and share media online. The user can create their own customizable profile and post videos and photos for the Bebo community. Just like other social networks, Bebo allows users to post updates and send messages to keep friends, family and others on their contact list "in the loop." The application has also added some online games that can be played with others through the site. The homepage features an ever-changing user activity feed so newcomers can see what's going on within the Bebo community. The site also offers users a dating area for single users who are interested in connecting and possibly starting a dating relationship.Show more screenshots »
Bebo was founded in 2005 by Michael Birch and Xochi Birch as an alternative to MySpace, one of the first social networking websites. The site was acquired by AOL on March the 13th, 2008 for $850m. AOL sold Bebo.com to private equity group Criterion Capital Partners in 2010 for less than $10m.
Social networks are found everywhere on the web. It is difficult to make a product that is completely original. Bebo stands out because it combines all the standard social networking elements along with a few extras. Users can play online games together through Bebo and possibly meet a potential date through the site's dating page.
Bebo welcomes users with a dark header and red and white background. The faded color scheme gives the site a somewhat charming feel. The user can find a handful of light grey links that run across the top of the page, inside the dark header. The website includes a number of advertisements as well, and these are not always kept out of the way however they can be ignored for the most part.
A new user can join the Bebo community by clicking one of the buttons provided on the homepage. Near the center, the user can find a blue button to sign in with a Facebook account and a gold button to sign in with an AOL account. Users who prefer to create a new account can click the dark blue "Join Bebo for Free" button to the left. The registration form asks the user to provide a full name, email address, password, gender, date of birth and security code. A check box is also available under the date of birth drop down boxes that allows the user to hide their age from their public profile.
Bebo works much like other social networks and offers free access to all users. The site includes advertisements, which inevitably help offset operational costs. Charging a fee would deter new users from signing up, and social networks like Bebo need more people to thrive.
Bebo is another social networking option for users who love to socialize. The website also provides users with fun online games to play together and dating tools to help singles connect with others.


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It all started with a large bite of a pupusa de queso y loroco (cheese and tropical-vine-flower filling). My cousin discovered a quaint little Ecuadorian joint in upper Manhattan where you can eat a several course lunch for an unheard of six dollars. She takes me to her large apartment, tosses her beret on an oversized, fluffy couch and presses a button on the industrial looking cappuccino machine.
"Life's better with cappuccino," she says and collapses onto the couch, crossing her legs and opening a bookmarked page of The New Yorker. I giggle, agree and blow on my hands just in case I've contracted frostbite walking around Manhattan in forty degree weather with no gloves.
My cousin's a writer.
She is so cool.
We talk about the book she has coming out and her babies as we sip out of white porcelain cups with hand painted roses and then chat about Sylvia Plath like we know her.
I'm in New York for the first time specifically to be at my cousin's baptism because I am the godmother.
Tonight I meet the godfather.
"So once you're the godmother, Alice, you have to remember his birthday…" She playfully winks at me.
After strolling around SoHo and buying burgundy colored perfume in a French-antique looking bottle, sitting in a Parisian-style café listening to Frank Sinatra and figuring my way around the subway, I see the godfather waiting for me at a small table next to a wood burning fireplace. He's wearing a suit. I pass a jazz band and am in awe of the man in the black felt fedora playing the upright bass slowly, intently and passionately as if he'll never play again. I'm in the New York I see in movies.
The godfather holds out my chair and soon after a bottle of Spanish red wine is delivered and served like a present. We toast to being godparents, indulge in conversation and food like royalty and I try to forget how I had to miss a callback (potential paying gig) to take this trip for that silly commercial where the audition required a make-out session.
"I'm going to show you another side of New York," he says.
The elevator stops on the top floor. We're greeted by his short friend who wears a ponytail and leads us into his art studio. Molds of hacked up, mangled bodies are piled high. Neon blue and purple bright lights shine on the body pieces, making it appear like an important sculpture in preparation to be exhibited at the Guggenheim. Websites and neon childish looking sketches are projected onto the bare white wall. Molds of skin colored lips that feel like jelly (cause I had to touch it when he wasn't looking) cover an entire wall.
I still am not too sure what this guy does, but whatever it is, he makes a lot of money doing it.
While I wait for the A train, a man plays his guitar and sings "Stand By Me" as the crowd of hardworking New Yorkers joins in at the refrain.
So this is New York. This is what I've been missing.
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As of last week, there were 38 judicial nominees approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and waiting for a floor vote. Twenty-nine of those nominees left Judiciary without opposition, and at least three came with significant bipartisan support. Given the huge number of lower-court vacancies and this level of support, it's ridiculous that Reid is poised to accept a deal that confirms half of the nominees.
Of course, if there's anyone to blame, it's Reid for his inaction and Obama for his unconcern with the judicial nomination process. At any point during the last two years, Reid could have forced a showdown with Republicans over secret holds and their obstruction of judicial confirmations. What's more, Obama could have been much more diligent about making nominations to fill the large and growing number of vacancies on the lower courts.
Understand, that criticism above is coming from the left. And you've got to wonder *what* the priorities of the Obama White House actually are. Because everybody who pays even a little attention to politics knows that one of the big reasons capturing the White House is so important is because it's a chance to leave a lasting mark on the judiciary -- not just the Supreme Court, where Obama could hardly avoid doing his duty, but the appellate and district courts as well. *Conservative administrations are very eager to fill judicial vacancies.* And well they should be. It was a low-level George W. Bush appointee, after all, who this week put the health care bill into play by declaring the individual mandate unconstitutional. This stuff matters. And certainly, the GOP is being obstructionist. But it doesn't appear that Obama is trying very hard.
I'd love for Obama to bring about a liberal utopia. Short of that, I'd settle -- after the Bush Administration -- for simple, quiet, competent nuts-and-bolts governance. We're apparently not getting either. Where *is* the president's head?


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Sup-ER Protocol RCT
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|Birth Related Brachial Plexus Injury Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy
|Other: Sup-ER Protocol Other: Control
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Does Early Supination and External Rotation Repositioning in Children With Birth Related Brachial Plexus Injury Have Benefit? A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Sup-ER Protocol.
- Toronto Active Movement Scale [ Time Frame: 1 year of age ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Sup-ER protocol
Early shoulder repositioning (Sup-ER Splint)
Other: Sup-ER Protocol
Early shoulder repositioning (Sup-ER Splint)
Active Comparator: Control
Standard treatment
Other: Control
Standard treatment
Detailed Description:
The brachial plexus is a group of 5 nerves from the spinal cord that provide the movement and sensation of an upper extremity. In some difficult deliveries, traction on the shoulder may lead to damage to the brachial plexus and will result in an arm that is paralyzed. This is called 'birth related brachial plexus injury' (BRBPI). This may occur in up to 1/1000 births and the nerves may be injured minimally to severely. About 2/3 of children with this injury will recover to quite functional levels simply by maintaining looseness of joints while their nerves slowly heal. Some children have nerve injuries severe enough that they require surgical reconstruction with nerve grafts and nerve transfers to achieve even adequate function. Even in children with otherwise "good" recovery, the motions of external rotation of the shoulder and supination of the forearm are weaker, later to recover, and often incomplete. More importantly, lack of full motion leads to long term changes in the structure, growth, and posture of the shoulder requiring further musculoskeletal surgery, or a child with permanent deformity or disability.
Any gains in active and passive range of motion during the first year of life may improve these long-term shoulder outcomes. The investigators have instituted a program of early passive repositioning mostly using a custom Sup-ER (Supination and External Rotation) splint during early growth and development to improve arm position and range of motion where ER and Sup are weak. In compliant patients in a pilot study, the speed and strength of recovery of ER and Supination are improved compared to historical controls. It is a novel splint and protocol designed by the investigators. This study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the use of the Sup-ER protocol in multiple centres over a two year period by assessing the arm function at common time points in recovery. The subjects are randomized to the Sup-ER protocol or the currently accepted standard treatment.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Weeks to 8 Weeks (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of brachial plexus injury at birth.
- Significant deficit in external rotation and/or supination of the affected limb based on clinical assessment using the Toronto Active Movement Scale at 6 weeks of age (External Rotation ≤ 2 and/or Supination ≤ 2)
- Tightness in Passive Range of Motion of external rotation: any angle of less than 180°.
- Age 6-8 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neuromuscular disorder
- Unwillingness or inability to comply with the requirements of the study protocol.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01933438
|Canada, British Columbia
|BC Children's Hospital
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4
|Principal Investigator:
|Cynthia Verchere, MD FRCSC
|University of British Columbia
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|University of British Columbia
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01933438 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 28, 2013
|Last Updated:
|July 24, 2015
Keywords provided by University of British Columbia:
birth related brachial plexus injury
brachial plexus
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Hilary Duff Is A Bonnie Lass
Starring in new Bonnie & Clyde flick
We don't know about you, but when we think of Hilary Duff, all we can picture in our mind's eye is a pretty lamb, gambolling around in a pretty field under a pretty sun. We're not saying she's bland, you see, but the once and former Lizzie McGuire has a CV that contains the likes of Cheaper By The Dozen (and its sequel), Material Girls and A Flamin' Soddin' Cinderella Story – and it doesn't get much more bland than that.
Clearly, though, Duff herself has decided to address the situation by signing on to star as Bonnie Parker in The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde, a new version of, erm, the story of Bonnie and Clyde.
Two of the most infamous bank robbers of all time, Bonnie Parker and her beau, Clyde Barrow, went on a four-year crime spree between 1931 and 1935 during which they pulled off dozens of raids on banks, petrol stations and small stores, and killed at least nine police officers.
Their story was committed to film, of course, in Arthur Penn's Bonnie & Clyde, which starred Faye Dunaway as Bonnie and Warren Beatty as Clyde, and which was perhaps most famous for their iconic death scene in which the pair are cut down by hundreds of bullets.
Penn's movie has proved suitably definitive to scare other filmmakers off… until now, that is. Tonya S. Holly is the brave soul who will call the shots on this new, indie version of the story, working from her own script.
Kevin Zegers, best known for brief appearances in the likes of Dawn Of The Dead and Wrong Turn, will play Clyde. Natalie Canerday and Rance Howard have also signed onto the movie, which will shoot in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
So, does Duff have the chops? Will she reveal hitherto unforeseen depths as an actress? Only time will tell.


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Harvest Hues
The season calls for intense colors, so paint the party with brilliant oranges and reds, golden yellows, soothing creams and toasty browns. Look to crisp foliage, fiery sunsets and those amber waves of grain for more palette inspiration. This bouquet of yellow and white dahlias, bittersweet berries in vibrant orange and rusty red maple leaves is tied with white silk ribbon and jute twine.
Ribbon, Midori. Twine, Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts. All flowers in this story by Randi Costa Floral Design, Hoboken, NJ, 201-659-2656. Photographed at Martha Clara Vineyards, Riverhead, NY.
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Cambridge police continued to investigate the weekend shooting of a teen-ager in the citys North End.
According to Det. Brian Harbin, leads continue to be followed up, but to date no suspects have been named or apprehended.
The 17-year-old boy was shot, police said, as he turned to walk away from an automobile, described as dark-colored with four doors, after speaking with a front seat passenger. The automobile stopped near a home in the 200 block of North Ninth Street late Friday evening.
The single bullet fired from what is believed to be a handgun passed through the boys side, and has not been recovered, Harbin said. As such, the caliber of the weapon the gunman used is not known.
The victim was treated at Southeastern Med and released.
An automobile matching the description of the suspects car fled from a Dewey Avenue convenience store shortly after the shooting after one of the occupants failed to pay for gasoline, police said.
Anyone with knowledge of either the automobile or its occupants are asked to contact police at 439-4431.


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Things usually work on a pendulum. First there is one extreme and at some point the pendulum swings to the opposite end. At some later point it may settle in between where people actually begin to make sense. For much of US history, we as Christians have enjoyed privilege in that we were actually able to get away with some things other religions or belief systems couldn't. But at the same time, much of that was lip-service Christianity and not the true faith of the Bible.
Now we are heading towards an extreme where people have began misinterpreting separation of church and state to mean religion (particularly Christianity) must be relegated to the privacy of churches, homes and internal feelings. This is just a reaction to the first extreme. But both extremes are wrong and merely serve to promote one bias over another. According to our laws, the government is neither to support nor hinder religious expression. We are entering a time when people of faith are told they are to be neutral in public, when it is the government that is supposed to be neutral. So first the government kind of supported Christianity and is now trying to hinder it.
As a Christian, discrimination or persecution will always separate the truly committed from those who merely pay lip-service. In some ways we should be thankful that it is getting less and less comfortable to be a lip-service Christian. For it is the lip-service Christians who have misrepresented us the most. it is them who make us look like hypocrites, bigots and political idiots. And with them gone, who we really are and what we really stand for will be more apparent. True Christian are able to show love to everyone, but also stand firm on what we know to be truth.


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> Question: What's the benefit of shorter lines?Greater maneuverability (kite AND board), & if all else is equal*, better
upwind (less line drag yields a better Lift-to-Drag ratio). The kite
maneuverability is because shorter lines don't stretch or sag as much, so
kite response is quicker. The board maneuverability comes from the shorter
time it takes the kite to cross the window. In other words, if you suddenly
want to change your direction of travel by 180 degrees (jibe, bottom turn,
off-the-lip, etc.) there's less delay for the kite to reach the other side
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Depending on HOW short, jumping can be better, due to the kite's turning &
speed across the window. It seems that 20 or 30m is best for jumping, but
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Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, The Lady is a Tramp
Bennett is a classy, dapper old-school guy. Gaga is, well, a little monster. But strip away the wigs, meat dresses and makeup, and her voice is actually pretty jazzy and really complements his on this classic standard.
Janet Jackson and Carly Simon, Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song is About You)
Jackson used a sample of Simon's hit song "You're So Vain" for this cut from her 2001 album All For You. But when she sent the song to Simon to get her permission to use the sample, Simon just sent it back with new vocals…including a part with Simon rapping. Somehow, it works.
Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, Ebony & Ivory
Despite reaching number one (for seven weeks!) on the charts in 1982, this song has appeared on quite a few 'Worst Songs of All-Time" lists and has been parodied on everything from Arrested Development to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis, Cruisin'
Back in the day (before she was a GOOP-y lifestyle expert), Paltrow was a movie star and recorded this remake with '80s rocker Huey Lewis for the 2000 film Duets. The song actually went number one…in Australia!
Nelly and Tim McGraw, Over and Over
This hip-hop-meets-country ballad reached number three on the Billboard charts. Warning: The catchy song will probably get stuck in your head for the rest of the afternoon.
Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, Superman
We know Snoop and Nelson have at least one thing in common…and on this song, the pair teams up for a country-tinged ditty that appeared on Snoop's Doggumentary album. The two have collaborated numerous times, including on Willie's 2012 track "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die."
R. Kelly and Celine Dion, I'm Your Angel
This 1998 single is from Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" era and just when Dion was riding high from her Titanic hit "My Heart Will Go On." So, considering where each performer was at that point, this song is just as cheesy and inspirational as you'd imagine.
Nicole Kidman and Robbie Williams, Somethin' Stupid
This classic song (best known as a duet between Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy) got an update in 2001 on Williams's album Swing When You're Winning. We already knew Kidman could sing, thanks to the movie Moulin Rouge, and are a bit surprised she hasn't made more recordings.
The Flaming Lips and Ke$ha, 2012 (You Must Be Upgraded)
Rumor has it that Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne enjoyed working with Ke$ha so much that the band was planning to make a whole album—called Lip$ha—together. But the project was mysteriously scrapped late last year.
Timbaland and Elton John, 2 Man Show
They're both master collaborators, so it makes perfect sense that they combined powers for this piano-riff-meets-hip-hop jingle. The vocals belong mostly to Timbo, but Elton's mastery on the ivory keys brings 2007's Shock Value to a satisfying end. Elton has had some wild collaborations in his day—Eminem, anyone?—but this is one of our subtler favorites.


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Kishineff (Jan. 25)
Bolgatsky, an ex-officer in the army of General Wrangel, and Glikis, a refugee from Odessa, both of whom have been postal censors in Bessarabia, have been sentenced to imprisonment for persistently stealing checks and money sent by American relatives to refugees in Bessarabia. They were also accused of having stolen money sent to Jewish institutions. Both Bolgatsky and Glikis are appealing the decision.


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The power of an artist's influence:
A look into the life and work of Miles Davis
Music is often a way to trace the changes in culture and society overall. America experienced a period of turmoil and change during the 1960s. Powerful people were emerging from the African American communities to bolster the argument for equal rights by giving voice to the people. Miles Davis demonstrated the will of the people through his music. The transitions in musical style of jazz artist Miles Davis in combination with his own personal experiences are a reflection of movements within the civil rights period. By defying expectations of the jazz genre, Davis fought against oppression by creating music for the community. However it was only after he became aware of his influence that Miles Davis truly became an iconic symbol of power and strength within the African American community.
Davis was an innovator; he was a man who changed the course of jazz in part because of his childhood experience of oppression and prejudice. But not only did Davis stand as a model for future musicians, he allowed audiences to glimpse into the world of an oppressed American through his music. Davis' music and personality were both highly influenced by several events during his youth. He was born in 1926 in Alton, Illinois. He received his first trumpet from his uncle and took his early lessons from friends of his father. Not only did his father influence his rise into the musical world, but also his later role as an activist of the black power movement. Davis described his father as "pro-black, very pro-black." His father was actively involved in politics in the community, and Miles claimed, "… some of [my father's] importance was carried over to his kids…they expected us to make something important of ourselves. I guess this kind of special treatment helped us have a positive attitude about ourselves" (Davis and Troupe 23-24). Although privileged and respected among the black community, Davis' young life was not without violence and hatred. After moving to a wealthy "white" neighborhood during his youth, Davis recalled being chased down the street by a white man with a shotgun, who called after him in derogatory terms. His father once said of the incident, "I don't think Miles, a sensitive boy, ever forgot it or our troubles" (Chambers 7). In his autobiography, Miles, Davis also remembers competing in many high school musical competitions, but losing to his white peers. "It made me so mad… I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on the horn." This was truly a defining period in Miles Davis' career because "if I hadn't met that prejudice I probably wouldn't have had as much drive in my work" (Davis and Troupe 12).
Before the civil rights movement, Miles Davis played in his race expected genre of jazz. Davis' original approach to music was not symbolic; instead it showcased his years of tutelage and overall artistic talent. This style of jazz was more classic to the time, and showed off the artist's range while entertaining audiences. His earliest years were spent under the watchful eye of Dizzy Gillespie, who influenced Davis' bebop style. Some of his earliest bebop can be heard in a recording of Herbie Field's group. The music itself is upbeat and cheerful, a classic example of the time. His later transition from bebop to modal jazz can be heard in the album Milestones (1958). This shift into "cool jazz" or "modal jazz" would foreshadow his blues and funk recordings (Chambers 26-29).
One crucial incident Davis described would lead to the greatest change in his overall musical style and personality, by making him realize he could use his musical influence on a political scale. In what would be later named the 'Birdland incident', Davis described being beaten by a white police officer after escorting a young white women into a taxi. Author Ingrid Monson describes, "the struggle was so noisy that members of the Hodges-Robbins Orchestra who were rehearsing across the street… captured New York City's finest calling Miles Davis the n-word" (Davis and Troupe 316-317; Monson 187). The judge later dropped the case, leaving Davis with an interminable sense of cynicism. A dear friend of Davis once commentated on the Birdland incident and Davis' reaction to the outcome. "He feels that he was attacked because he is a black man and that he was denied justice because he is a black man" (Chambers 316). This incident sent a shock rippling through the musical world. Davis would later learn the impact he had after meeting Hugh Masekela, a South African trumpet player. "He told me that I had been a hero of his and other blacks in South Africa when I stood up to that policeman outside of Birdland that time and I remember being surprised that they even knew about that kind of thing over there in Africa" (Davis and Troupe 287). It was at this point that Davis realized the extent of his political influence and musical voice.
It would be a combination of his early sense of privilege and these incidents of discrimination that would drive Davis into funk, which defied all traditional rules of music by representing defiance of the black community to race expected roles. After a while, enough was enough for Miles Davis. "After playing a lot of white halls I was starting to wonder why I shouldn't be trying to get young black kids into my music. They were into funk, music they could dance to" (Davis and Troupe 320). Much like Bob Marley and the Wailers, in the 1960s Davis started to play for the audiences he could relate to and inspire. "I was getting interested in seeing black sound develop and that's where my head was moving toward, more rhythmic stuff, more funk rather than white rock" (Davis and Troupe 321). Davis was on a quest to bring music that he could relate to and that could bring power and truth to the African American community.
It was during this period in Davis' life that jazz started to stand less for the racially expected genre of African American musicians and more as a symbol for power and strength. The world was changing forever with the assassinations of Martin Luther King Junior and Robert Kennedy and the rise of the Black-Power movement. During this turmoil, the black community needed someone who could voice their opinions and play for the community. Miles Davis soon filled this role. Like the fight for civil rights, jazz music itself was turning very much into a resistance with Davis at its heart. "In a similar way the defiance and resistance of jazz musicians has often been confused with romanticized politics of style that views music's relationship to the civil rights struggle as mostly symbolic. Here the defiant attitude of musicians…has been viewed as the heart and soul of the relationship between music and politics" (Monson 56-57). Miles Davis and other jazz musicians were reflections of the civil rights revolution through art.
Critics and older fans of jazz did not immediately understand Davis' transition from classic to funk, because he deified the traditional ideas of music. However, Davis' target audiences, oppressed African American, were quick to relate to the new rebellious style. Soul musician Mtume commented on Davis' innovative style, "when we recorded In Concert: Live At Philharmonic Hall, that was the first time I realized the divide that Miles was creating. When we finished that night, all the audiences could do was stare. Young people were in awe because they were introduced to a new music that had never been heard before. The old jazz fans were actually angry…" (Davis 25). Miles Davis' new musical approach helped demonstrate the real world changes by showing the divide between the old world (filled with hatred for the new musical style) and a new, accepting audience. One of the best examples of Davis style and influence can be heard on the 1970s album Bitches Brew. The African influences and "back to the roots" style is heard throughout the album, as beats and drums are stressed alongside Davis' trumpet playing. Listeners can also hear the influences of some of Davis' closest friends at the time, such a Jimi Hendrix style electric guitar and the strong electronic funk beats of James Brown.
Always on the quest for a new sound, Miles Davis influenced the course of bebop, modal jazz and funk forever. Although often described as having a strong personality, it was a combination of childhood experiences of oppression and realization of his political influence that would take Davis to the top of the musical spectrum. Not only did his music influence the later musical style of artists like Prince, Mos Def and Santanna, but he also stood as a symbol for the black power movement. His transition from artistically pleasing standards on Milestones (1958) to the funk rhythms of Bitches Brew (1970) help show the power of an artist's influence and the lasting changes brought about from the work and life of Miles Davis.
Works Cited
Chambers, J. K. Milestones. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1983. Print.
Chambers, Jack. Milestones 2: the Music and times of Miles Davis since 1960. New York: Beech Tree, 1985. Print.
Davis, Miles, and Quincy Troupe. Miles, the Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. Print.
Davis, Miles. The Complete on the Corner Sessions. Sony BMG Music, 2007. CD.
Monson, Ingrid. Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call out to Jazz and Africa. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. Print.