Ask Well: Coaxing Parents to Take Better Care of Themselves - NYTimes.com

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; color: black; text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; ">Ask Well</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; color: black; text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; color: black; text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; ">My parents are in their mid-60s and don't eat well or exercise. They are poorly informed about good nutrition and the benefits of moderate exercise, or even what constitutes moderate exercise. Is there a book that gives accurate, commonsense information without the patronizing tone that I would almost inevitably use? I'm trying to be patient, but it's hard to deal with aging parents who aren't taking care of themselves.</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia, serif"><br></font><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">Dear Reader,</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Your dilemma of wanting to get your parents to change their ways to eat better and exercise reminds me of an old joke:<br></div><blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><em>How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Only one, but the light bulb has to really want to change.</em></blockquote><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></p><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Sounds like your parents may be about as motivated as the light bulb right now. Still, there are things you can do to encourage them to move in a healthier direction. But the first step should not be to hand them a book. Unless you lay some prior groundwork, that gesture may seem almost as patronizing as an impatient tone of voice - and probably as likely to backfire.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Instead, start a conversation in a caring, nonjudgmental way. Ask, don't tell. "Say, 'You know, I might not know what I am talking about, but I am really concerned about you," suggested Kevin Leman, a psychologist in Tucson, Ariz., and author of 42 books on changing behavior in families and relationships. Ask simply if there is anything you can do to help.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Leading by example is also more effective than lecturing. "The son can role-model health by inviting his parents to dinner and serving healthful items that he is fairly certain they will find acceptable, or ask them if they are interested in going out dancing with him and his wife," suggested Ann Constance, director of the Upper Peninsula Diabetes Outreach Network in Michigan.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Pleasure is a better motivator for change than pain or threats. Use the grandchildren as bait. Ask if they want to take the grandchildren to the zoo or a park that would require a good bit of walking around for everyone. Or the grandchildren could ask them to come along on one of those 2K fund-raiser-walks that many schools hold. After all, a day with the grandchildren is always a pleasure in itself. (O.K., usually a pleasure.)</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Tempted to give them the gift of a health club membership? "Save your money," Dr. Leman said. Try a more indirect (and cheaper) approach. Create a mixed-tape of up-tempo music from their era. ("Songs they listened to from the ages of 12-to-17, which is what we all listen to for the rest of our lives," said Dr. Leman) They will enjoy it any time - maybe even while walking.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">If you really want someone you love to make a change, the key is to ask them to do something small and easy first because that increases the chances they will do something larger later. Psychologists call that "the foot in the door technique," said Adam Davey, associate professor of public health at Temple University in Philadelphia, referring to a classic 1966 experiment called<a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=1966-10825-001" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">"Compliance Without Pressure."</a> In the study, which has been duplicated by others in many forms, researchers asked people to sign a petition or place a small card in a window in their home or car about keeping California beautiful or supporting safe driving. About two weeks later, the same people were asked to put a huge sign that practically covered their entire front lawn advocating the same cause.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"A surprisingly large number of those who agreed to the small sign agreed to the billboard," because agreeing to the first small task built a bond between asker and askee "that increases the likelihood of complying with a subsequent larger request," Dr. Davey explained.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Any plan for behavioral change is most likely to succeed if it is very specific, measurable and achievable, according to Ms.Constance.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">And the new behavior should also be integrated into daily life -- and repeated until it becomes a habit. For example, if you want to walk more, start with a 10-minute walk after dinner on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Ms. Constance suggested. The next week, bump it up to 12 minutes.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Don't give up, even if you meet initial resistance -- it is never too late for your parents or you or any of us to change. "Taking up an exercise program into one's 80s and 90s to build strength and flexibility can result in very tangible and enduring benefits in a surprisingly short time," insisted Dr Davey.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">As for instructive reading, Dr. Leman is partial to one of his own books, <a href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/have-a-new-you-by-friday/321071" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">"Have a New You by Friday,"</a> and Dr. Davey recommends "Biomarkers: The 10 Keys to Prolonging Vitality," by William Evans. Ms. Constance recommends the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web site on <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/olderadults.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">physical activity and exercise tips for the elderly</a>, as well as the National Institute of Health's <a href="http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/dash/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">site on the DASH diet</a>.</div></div><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/ask-well-getting-your-parents-to-take-better-care-of-themselves/?">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/ask-well-getting-your-parents-to-take-better-care-of-themselves/?</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

Ask Well: Coaxing Parents to Take Better Care of Themselves - NYTimes.com

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one room challenge - week 3

Here we are at week 3 of the One Room Challenge (see <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/one-room-challenge.html" target="_blank">previous weeks here</a>) and I'm still on this blasted chair.<br /><br />There are many times in the past week when I was moments away from taking a hatchet to this chair. This wench was vicious. I think she was punishing me for painting her.<br /><br />For a reupholstery tutorial you can go see my other projects <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/10/cane-chair-makeover.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/04/now-you-really-can-take-seat.html" target="_blank">here</a> but I will not be sharing any reupholster tips here because this was not pretty.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49jXeyN8wEMddtrORSTRlaVGYoTT5TUh9A2TYHjSWtbbvzsjumMbjFdBJqN3ETArjHTlZ_sX232Lv2kzSk1vuWOwqYiIcd_h2htvPdcyy2ycQPMsLzrL5Ku-_8B8faXEjn0HUTjxOQkaB/s1600/P2091625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49jXeyN8wEMddtrORSTRlaVGYoTT5TUh9A2TYHjSWtbbvzsjumMbjFdBJqN3ETArjHTlZ_sX232Lv2kzSk1vuWOwqYiIcd_h2htvPdcyy2ycQPMsLzrL5Ku-_8B8faXEjn0HUTjxOQkaB/s640/P2091625.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I broke 1...2...3 stapel guns on this chair. (half of those holes were already there, and half of those are mine)<br /><br />I had to cut, and recut and then cut again to match up the lines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DVfdzBHpmcGB0C5GcV7Ub-PYvH3fPT_My0IMo1Kd0LnniyLaitSiG_uxrbLXuRcuwgh8j93DMtzC1PPyNLQ_-nsN6dC57Z3V1Dh2I7oTluXsNsvZgmQNc6qmYiST-dVg_xvpbE7ADkBT/s1600/ChairFabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DVfdzBHpmcGB0C5GcV7Ub-PYvH3fPT_My0IMo1Kd0LnniyLaitSiG_uxrbLXuRcuwgh8j93DMtzC1PPyNLQ_-nsN6dC57Z3V1Dh2I7oTluXsNsvZgmQNc6qmYiST-dVg_xvpbE7ADkBT/s640/ChairFabric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Tucking fabric in, pulling it out and moving it an inch to the left and then an inch to the right.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfIyicuAzflSfOkv7tURbWIGmAeR-vd496y8BaQs6Pq0AMakD9KXwbWv2Qz3kyfzGCm9RzeGltXrcWCEe4z_7QnqqEQpHxE84KVdbYYTQ1-S2PS524hb3tbiD2uOB0kGq8RVoZ0PDclMi/s1600/ChairTuck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfIyicuAzflSfOkv7tURbWIGmAeR-vd496y8BaQs6Pq0AMakD9KXwbWv2Qz3kyfzGCm9RzeGltXrcWCEe4z_7QnqqEQpHxE84KVdbYYTQ1-S2PS524hb3tbiD2uOB0kGq8RVoZ0PDclMi/s400/ChairTuck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And there is the ripped fabric. One lesson learned, fabric does not like to curve the way I would like it to.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMVKbLI5rubr8G8UZKraHYpBdN5G6kKh3Hg9-wqU8Kuk5n4nO4s7001uJEnluvqg_Ht19T5gBDnzWxv1HLbUcokLNWWwP3QJ_ibQaPi6wvwhMzg-HxVqxJlmMz9jKpmcFTvKSkQ3LL_KW/s1600/FabricRip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMVKbLI5rubr8G8UZKraHYpBdN5G6kKh3Hg9-wqU8Kuk5n4nO4s7001uJEnluvqg_Ht19T5gBDnzWxv1HLbUcokLNWWwP3QJ_ibQaPi6wvwhMzg-HxVqxJlmMz9jKpmcFTvKSkQ3LL_KW/s400/FabricRip.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh, the horror. I'm calling this one done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ9dSb88IKnpV8EKOq0XwB1qmZvpX1Ge-OEfJDxGMKkhaz0nHOanNhzOxEJ_bXNEyyXHgTuyxUfKVD9ltyNg8h-7KLtYuYQzW_eIF7Tfr_3Tg6TK2rH6NnDayRCP_mHaDWoWt8SUBj2YW/s1600/ChairFrontandBack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ9dSb88IKnpV8EKOq0XwB1qmZvpX1Ge-OEfJDxGMKkhaz0nHOanNhzOxEJ_bXNEyyXHgTuyxUfKVD9ltyNg8h-7KLtYuYQzW_eIF7Tfr_3Tg6TK2rH6NnDayRCP_mHaDWoWt8SUBj2YW/s640/ChairFrontandBack.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I originally had plans to add some nice grosgrain trim and then nail heads on top. But after all the trouble with this...lady, I didn't have the strength. Instead I went with nice bendy trim. Master of the curves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAPhmlNkls_y4pdM9nI-_EQYSQ7rt86ltzcREN2uU9ybat8_ZtjpR9oaNwMbqq3qjERrOsPOTW-BDsNioPRSzChqzgBlIc5T4gp6q_36Lft6LIgmK3KQ-MAF2OSby70GgdV2AJn0KtZq8/s1600/TrimProgress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAPhmlNkls_y4pdM9nI-_EQYSQ7rt86ltzcREN2uU9ybat8_ZtjpR9oaNwMbqq3qjERrOsPOTW-BDsNioPRSzChqzgBlIc5T4gp6q_36Lft6LIgmK3KQ-MAF2OSby70GgdV2AJn0KtZq8/s640/TrimProgress.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRr8ulVsGB9zL5dPnNfKrM6rPlu3oRhF2u9FGuVgS-WULYMywO0qEiHAINmhTc2ZwY31Xokbi3HNdTObyeazPaUQPxZwYf0uAqD_1NKIOfLWq0llZzzlT-Q5Tg2Vez_mDO4CRM957C_IUi/s1600/ChairSide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRr8ulVsGB9zL5dPnNfKrM6rPlu3oRhF2u9FGuVgS-WULYMywO0qEiHAINmhTc2ZwY31Xokbi3HNdTObyeazPaUQPxZwYf0uAqD_1NKIOfLWq0llZzzlT-Q5Tg2Vez_mDO4CRM957C_IUi/s640/ChairSide.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqVBlKjeAKN6esrfHNizTFbx_dD3E36pDZrnwQCkUjKTQC6NKa3I71PTURTToRvU5Zb1oJ4WrFuyaepZiO0IFzlkN8uUqtKaS5jKTQooAMPSks_F1jBMsOUMxk7zjBqPUdfbAXcDGC69L/s1600/ChairSeat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqVBlKjeAKN6esrfHNizTFbx_dD3E36pDZrnwQCkUjKTQC6NKa3I71PTURTToRvU5Zb1oJ4WrFuyaepZiO0IFzlkN8uUqtKaS5jKTQooAMPSks_F1jBMsOUMxk7zjBqPUdfbAXcDGC69L/s640/ChairSeat.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've got paint touch ups from a few run ins with that staple gun that left a mark...or eight. But I'm moving on. No time left to wallow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm playing with my sewing machine (finally) and using my exacto knife. But not at the same time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp6yqvA8Q6fsJNFDbQzEXKdtnqsr0ZyrmTfbrI7s-dp41QwN1ysfLdxPDAnXKPloSLRB0GrUq0jCH_KjjJHfx1dm5A5CZC04B2XDvB_AdyrALOXsNKx9FL49ozqfGmcQS9-9CJqUIjVIO/s1600/NextStepPics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp6yqvA8Q6fsJNFDbQzEXKdtnqsr0ZyrmTfbrI7s-dp41QwN1ysfLdxPDAnXKPloSLRB0GrUq0jCH_KjjJHfx1dm5A5CZC04B2XDvB_AdyrALOXsNKx9FL49ozqfGmcQS9-9CJqUIjVIO/s640/NextStepPics.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And finally, in the stellar mom category I'm making my poor children suffer in this half broken down room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTllbTbGWsZh8RwjiUYw2689Ew5pSe_kKdxEdpIIcjFiAJmPpFOCRP5k-56Jv3G-T2MsNFj08AuPID27bacvN9R2sbeQIyUzuzkZOTxxCeggc5UVmkT3m-CaFWBefFkF7fmy5SQXpiSeyQ/s1600/girlsroomprogress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTllbTbGWsZh8RwjiUYw2689Ew5pSe_kKdxEdpIIcjFiAJmPpFOCRP5k-56Jv3G-T2MsNFj08AuPID27bacvN9R2sbeQIyUzuzkZOTxxCeggc5UVmkT3m-CaFWBefFkF7fmy5SQXpiSeyQ/s640/girlsroomprogress.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Floor planning is slow but progress is being made, finally. Ceiling fan is down, rug is gone and holes are patched and ready for painting this weekend. A big change is on the way.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So here is where we stand on the list.<br /><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Come up with functional floor plan <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Paint walls/ceiling/trim</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Paint dresser (new hardware?)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Update vanity (maybe some fun color or hardware) <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Find curtains and add trim</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Add a rug and new bedding <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Hang art and create some personalized pieces</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Find/Install new light fixture (buh bye ceiling fan) <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Reupholster chair and possibly add comfy floor cushions</strike> </li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Find/Make lampshade(s) </li></ol><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 20.98958396911621px;">Now let's see how the others are progressing!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Chattafabulous</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Chinoiserie Chic</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Classic Casual Home </a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://laurenleonardinteriors.com/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">the Cottage Mix</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://cottageandvine.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Cottage & Vine</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Design Indulgence</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.designmanifest.com/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Design Manifest </a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://everythingleb.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Everything LEB</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.markovadesign.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Hodge Podge</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://kimmacumberinteriors.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Kim Macumber Interiors</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.mattersofstyleblog.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Matters of Style</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">My Crafty Home Life</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://scottdesigns.ca/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Nicole Scott Designs</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://blog.pacificfamilyhomes.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Pacific Family Homes</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Pawleys Island Posh</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.thepeakoftreschic.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">the Peak of Tres Chic</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">the Pink Pagoda</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.powellbrower.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Powell Brower Home</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Simple Details</a> </div></div>

one room challenge - week 3

Here we are at week 3 of the One Room Challenge (see previous weeks here ) and I'm still on this blasted chair. There are many times in ...

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Christians of Convenience

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cheeeeeeers Chuckleheads…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpHfByFCZztNpNtsnVoVc7uWZqxDjxfTWCn8rluZeGli14RNwhwURTxCImT_h7RDAtHJv4bUibX90OmHZZM06ui2rWpB9bzTagBO1Y3LMHWg4oLvHNvhWuD8mVsdxbU_tOKgbrzNJNwA/s1600/JesusHatesYou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpHfByFCZztNpNtsnVoVc7uWZqxDjxfTWCn8rluZeGli14RNwhwURTxCImT_h7RDAtHJv4bUibX90OmHZZM06ui2rWpB9bzTagBO1Y3LMHWg4oLvHNvhWuD8mVsdxbU_tOKgbrzNJNwA/s200/JesusHatesYou.jpg" width="200" /></a>We are already a full week into Lent and before you know it, many will be celebrating the fact that Jesus dangled from a cross, got stuffed into a cave, and then a couple days later walked back out in order to roam the Earth for awhile, pick up some Chinese food, and then head up the astral staircase to lounge about with his dad for all eternity.<br /><br />What a great time to be a Christian!!<br /><br />Of course…<i>anytime</i> is a great time to be a Christian, well…provided it doesn’t interfere with one’s personal moral compass, or their bigotry, or their intolerance, or…their whoring, their judging, their hypocrisy, their…well, you get the picture.<br /><br />Yes indeed, even more so than at Christmas, during the Easter season there are Christians, Christians all around, yet not a drop of grace to drink.<br /><br />Certainly, there are plenty of people who call themselves Christians and proudly sashay down the runway of pretentiousness draped in bejeweled trappings of haughtiness and a tiara or top hat of arrogance, acting as though they had just been named Mr./Miss Jesus Christ is Lord 2013, but…<br /><br />Beneath the saintly veneer of these self-regaling righteous ones, exists the anti-soul of the Devil, and persons who have no time for beatitudinal details.<br /><br />Take my neighbor, Little Jimmy Stewart for instance…Claims to be a devout Catholic…a devout Christian. Believes in in God, guns, and his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Hell, he reminds me of Lt. Kendrick in A Few Good Men, albeit an out of shape Lt. Kendrick.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJ0_QQS5NhLoxqd-6wrsAUP9o1eV5gzLp7tZLCtqHtuqUjcDzX4XitE1GiMArRDEcQf3AJfXIiFFSAqUBKXV6FmIiVQMFk7z7GVzuQ-2xu4ubMLXyL-UDUm6tEGcS8KkFTXhRpiTCuAA/s1600/jesus+eric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJ0_QQS5NhLoxqd-6wrsAUP9o1eV5gzLp7tZLCtqHtuqUjcDzX4XitE1GiMArRDEcQf3AJfXIiFFSAqUBKXV6FmIiVQMFk7z7GVzuQ-2xu4ubMLXyL-UDUm6tEGcS8KkFTXhRpiTCuAA/s200/jesus+eric.jpg" width="166" /></a>Seriously, ol’ Jimmy thinks of himself as a follower of Christ, so much that, he has scorned and chastised me for often using Christ as a comedy tool. <i>“That’s not funny. You make fun of Jesus, and you are going to Hell.”</i><br /><br />Two things about that…First of all, Jimmy boy has no sense of humor, because like it or not, using the purity and sanctity of Jesus and twisting it into something gross, sexual, and/or amoral is fucking funny, and secondly?<br /><br />People like Jim, and there are plenty, shouldn’t tell me how offensive I am being by making Jesus jokes when their Facebook pages are littered with nothing but bigoted posts, anti-gay posts, Obama is a non-citizen nigger posts, and holding weenie roasts/Quran burnings like Jim did a couple of 9/11’s ago.<br /><br />Hypocrisy I tellz ya…Hypocrisy in its basest and most definable form, and the pity is, most of them never see it, because, Jesus loves them this they know for their ignorance tells them so.<br /><br />Hell I know a couple of women, one in particular.  She has the perfect family, the perfect marriage, goes to church religiously, and scorns me for not going to Church and like Jim, berates me for having some occasional comedic fun with the Holy Baby Jeebus. She too, has in the past, told me that I am going to Hell.<br /><br />She’s really amazing because let me tell you, between her sinful vanity sessions of having her capped teeth cleaned, her manufactured tits adjusted, and giving blow jobs to the barber across town who is not her husband, I have no idea how the hell she has any time left in the day to judge me!!  But by golly, I guess the Lord gives her 25 hours in a day because…She’s a Christian!!<br /><br />Uuch…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMb5JsF6vIWsDS8n6kVCqfUH8LV8LlDSqAddY1u-H0_IipwxIoJZ-7H4bz0VSZuJ9QI9LVfobn83UW-wpldM2eQssHwXxfy3H_LedlqR02mizT50RU1_qVw_-VcA-txeVOh4NKB2reKvM/s1600/big_phony+christian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMb5JsF6vIWsDS8n6kVCqfUH8LV8LlDSqAddY1u-H0_IipwxIoJZ-7H4bz0VSZuJ9QI9LVfobn83UW-wpldM2eQssHwXxfy3H_LedlqR02mizT50RU1_qVw_-VcA-txeVOh4NKB2reKvM/s200/big_phony+christian.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br />Listen folks.  It’s fine to call oneself a Christian.  I do, however…I admit my mistakes, my failings, my transgressions, and more often that not, publicly.  On Facebook.  Or on the air.  Or on here. Sometimes to Jayman’s chagrin…Anyhoo…<br /><br />Here’s my Lenten message to all of you self-proclaimed Christians who rationalize your shortcomings and eat from the body of Christ ala carte…<br /><br />Quit being such phony fucks.  There is no shame in failing as a human being and sinning here and there, but to pretend that you don’t, <i>that</i> is the greatest sin of all, because when you do that, you never seek forgiveness, and more importantly, you never change your ways.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank">@mattman_iws</a><br />.</div>

Christians of Convenience

Cheeeeeeers Chuckleheads… We are already a full week into Lent and before you know it, many will be celebrating the fact that Jesus dangled ...

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Zensoy Review

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it comes to eating healthy sometimes it can be tough.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Especially with all of those late night cravings for something sweet!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such as chocolate!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yum!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will be obstacles in your way but you have to be strong and just try to change it up a bit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Go for something sweet but guilt free.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I have a hankering for something sweet I reach for my little pudding cup from <a href="http://zensoy.com/">Zensoy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was sent some coupons to review these wonderful tasty products.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So far though I've only found the puddings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are chocolaty, delicious, sweet, good for you and made from soy milk!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are also organic which is awesome!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeMZ22eWzSW-vyadBd6FjzgczMHi0e70mSjzxJXStsFzif5wfMiRZSancUDFt1us6sXiS5CJTJz-jTINlalKOIP_jWegEDHgHTjos3t6rpO_0cmIMOWswvkTzxPKz-a8Lh0UzfVCvX18/s1600/PAP_Panda-300x217.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeMZ22eWzSW-vyadBd6FjzgczMHi0e70mSjzxJXStsFzif5wfMiRZSancUDFt1us6sXiS5CJTJz-jTINlalKOIP_jWegEDHgHTjos3t6rpO_0cmIMOWswvkTzxPKz-a8Lh0UzfVCvX18/s200/PAP_Panda-300x217.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gross, check this out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did you know that 97% of soybeans are sprayed with pesticides?! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So 90% of soy milk on the shelves at markets contain pesticides in them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Switch to Zen soy for pure delicious organic puddings and soy milk!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What they don't use:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, 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Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's so much better than the rest!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First bite I knew it was healthy and better for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chocolate taste is sweet but not too sweet and it's delicious!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Vanilla pudding:</u></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought this flavor was pretty good.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not too sweet and I added in some blueberries!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So good!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Other products they offer:</u></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy on the go flavors</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">juice gels (jello form)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">soy milk</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and of course their yummy puddings!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check them out online over at these social networking sites!</span></div><div style="text-align: 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outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Los Angeles Lakers</a> could move on with the second half of the season following the All-Star break, they were left looking back at the life of legendary owner Dr. Jerry Buss on Tuesday.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"To me personally, he obviously believed in me from Day 1, being a 17-year old kid to where I am now," <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/110/kobe-bryant" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kobe Bryant</a> said before practice, reflecting on Buss who died Monday at the age of 80. "His competitive spirit, his vision of what this organization should be and how it should go beyond basketball, the global outreach that he had in his mind, we talked quite a bit about that. We talked about the old times and he's obviously had a profound impact on my career to say the least."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><blockquote class="mod-quote-box quote-box-left mod-inline" style="background-color: white; border-right-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-right-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 0px 0px; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 261.8833312988281px;"><span class="quote-start" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #aaaaaa; float: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 60px; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 40px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span><br /><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Bryant" class="floatright" height="90" src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/110.png&w=65&h=90&scale=crop&background=0xcccccc&transparent=false" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right !important; margin: 0px 0px 4px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="65" />... We talked about getting another championship and trying to put the Celtics in the rearview mirror. That's something that was driving him and that's something that continues to drive me.</div><span class="quote-end" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #aaaaaa; float: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 60px; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 40px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">”</span><cite style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; clear: right; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 10px 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;">-- Kobe Bryant on Jerry Buss</cite></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Lakers announced a private memorial service will be held for Buss on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT at Nokia Theatre. The service will not be open to the public; however it will be aired live on the team's television station, Time Warner Cable SportsNet. Countless fans have already flocked to show their support for the longtime Lakers owner who presided over 10 championships in his 34 years at the helm by leaving flowers and mementos by the Lakers statues in front of Staples Center. At L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, well-wishers have been writing messages on a giant white banner that features a picture of Buss in the middle of it.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Yesterday was an empty day," said Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, who also expressed his gratitude for Buss bringing him to Los Angeles as a player 32 years ago and keeping him within the organization all this time. "I couldn't seem to find a place where I was comfortable -- a room, a place, a car, a house. A major loss, personally, for obvious reasons."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">While recognizing that Buss is gone, the Lakers were left acknowledging his children that still remain with the team -- particularly vice president of player personnel, Jim Buss and vice president of business operations, Jeanie Buss -- and the challenge they have to take up the torch from their father.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="mod-container mod-no-footer mod-inline content-box floatright mod-no-header-footer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; float: right !important; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 261.8833312988281px;"><div class="mod-content" style="border: 1px solid rgb(194, 194, 194); font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 7px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">More on Jerry Buss from ESPN.com</h4><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Shelburne" class="floatright" src="http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/shelburne_ramona_m.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right !important; margin: 0px 0px 4px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" />Jerry Buss had vision unlike any other. From humble beginnings to the L.A. spotlight, he changed the game as owner of the Lakers, writes Ramona Shelburne. <a href="http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8959319/los-angeles-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-had-vision-unlike-other" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Story</b></a></div><center style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><hr style="background-color: #dddddd; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #dddddd; float: none; height: 0.1em; margin: 0px 0px 1.45em; width: 127.93333435058594px;" /></center><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Adande" class="floatright" src="http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/adande_ja_m.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right !important; margin: 0px 0px 4px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" />Jerry Buss admittedly loved winning with the Lakers, but he also certainly knew how to enjoy life and have fun along the way, writes J.A. Adande. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8959181/nba-jerry-buss-love-winning" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Story</b></a></div><center style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><hr style="background-color: #dddddd; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #dddddd; float: none; height: 0.1em; margin: 0px 0px 1.45em; width: 127.93333435058594px;" /></center><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="McMenamin" class="floatright" src="http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/mcmenamin_dave_m.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right !important; margin: 0px 0px 4px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" />Jerry Buss was a symbol of stability for a franchise that has had its fair share of Hollywood drama throughout the years, writes Dave McMenamin. <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/35811/questions-after-loss-of-jerry-buss" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog</b></a></div><center style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><hr style="background-color: #dddddd; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #dddddd; float: none; height: 0.1em; margin: 0px 0px 1.45em; width: 127.93333435058594px;" /></center><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="SportsNation" class="floatright" height="80" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/i/sportsnation/logos/espn_sportsnation_80.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right !important; margin: 0px 0px 4px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="80" />Current and former NBA players were among those remembering Lakers owner Jerry Buss on Twitter following his death Monday.<a href="http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/8959448/lakers-owner-jerry-buss-dies" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Comment</b></a><br /><br />• <b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Photo Gallery: </b><a href="http://espn.go.com/losangeles/photos/gallery/_/id/8960267/jerry-buss" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerry Buss' career</a> <img alt="Photo Gallery" border="0" height="10" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/icons/photo.png" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="12" /></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I'm very confident," Bryant said when asked if he believed Buss' family could carry on his tradition of excellence. "You're following the greatest owner in sports. To try to match that or equal that, it's nearly an impossible task. But, I think in their own way they'll have success, for sure."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kupchak echoed Bryant's belief.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Ownership will continue to carry on the brand of the organization," Kupchak said. "Nobody understands what this franchise means to Los Angeles more than Jeanie and Jimmy and the family. Nobody does. And to the extent that they'll let me [chart the Lakers' direction], after spending 32 years with Jerry, I think I have a feeling of what he wants too."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bryant, <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pau Gasol</a> and <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2384/dwight-howard" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dwight Howard</a> shared fond memories of visiting with an ailing Buss in the hospital before the season. Gasol sadly recalled how Buss' goal to be out of the hospital in time for the Lakers' season opener in October was not met. Kupchak said there could have been a subconscious effort on Jim Buss' part to pursue the Howard and <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/592/steve-nash" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Nash</a> deals in the offseason in hopes of capturing one last championship while his father was still alive.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bryant said winning another ring for Buss has been on his mind all season long.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"It's part of the reason why I try to drive so hard," Bryant said. "When we talked, we talked about getting another championship and trying to put the <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[Boston] Celtics</a> in the rearview mirror. That's something that was driving him and that's something that continues to drive me."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Celtics have 17 championships all-time, just ahead of the Lakers' 16.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gasol said he spent his final hospital visit with Buss watching college football and talking about the owner's beloved USC Trojans and how the college game was superior to the NFL. Kupchak shared how Buss rigged a system to be able to watch Lakers games on his iPad at the hospital while the team's local television deal was still being hammered out.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"He meant a lot to us," Gasol said. "He was a leader for our team, for this franchise, for this city and he was a guy that you would enjoy being around. It's been a tough hit for us, even though we knew he was sick and battling hard for awhile."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="mod-container mod-no-footer mod-inline content-box floatright mod-no-header-footer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; float: right !important; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 261.8833312988281px;"><div class="mod-content" style="border: 1px solid rgb(194, 194, 194); font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 7px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">More on the Lakers</h4><img border="0" class="io-img" src="http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nba/med/trans/lal.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right; margin: 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><br /><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;">For more news, notes and analysis of the Lakers, check out the Lakers Index. <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog</b></a></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kupchak said Buss was very much involved in the decision to hire Mike D'Antoni after Mike Brown was fired just five games into the season, however the owner's health was so bad by that point that D'Antoni never met Buss in person.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"One of the main reasons that Los Angeles has had all this success is he was like a magnet to players to get deals done and to be able to have the best franchise out there," D'Antoni said. "This went on for 30 years, so it wasn't a fluke."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Before Buss is laid to rest, the Lakers just so happen to play a game against the Celtics on Wednesday -- the team that Buss battled with for those 30 years, as his Lakers met them in the Finals five times in that span, winning three times. The Lakers will debut commemorative purple and gold "JB" patches on their uniforms against Boston and wear them for the rest of the season in remembrance of Buss.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Just stay focused on the moment, have a good practice today and come out [Wednesday] night ready to put on a good show in his honor," Bryant said, planning an appropriate tribute to the man responsible for "Showtime."</div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></div><script src="http://player.espn.com/player.js?&playerBrandingId=4ef8000cbaf34c1687a7d9a26fe0e89e&pcode=1kNG061cgaoolOncv54OAO1ceO-I&width=576&height=324&externalId=espn:8959969&thruParam_espn-ui[autoPlay]=false&thruParam_espn-ui[playRelatedExternally]=true"></script></div></div></div>

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padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.perezhilton.com/category/real-housewives" style="border: 0px; color: #cc0066; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills</strong></a></em> star <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brandi Glanville</strong> may be done<a href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-16-brandi-glanville-leann-rimes-done-fighting-book-closure" style="border: 0px; color: #cc0066; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">dissing</a> <a href="http://www.perezhilton.com/category/leann-rimes" style="border: 0px; color: #cc0066; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">LeAnn Rimes</strong></a>, but it sure sounds like another feud of hers is getting out of control!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ah, yes! How could we <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-14-brandi-glanville-adrienne-maloof-sean-stewart-relationship-gross-barf" style="border: 0px; color: #cc0066; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">forget</a> the good old “shut the f**k up” gate between Brandi and co-star <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Adrienne Maloof</strong>!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Well, after last night’s <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-19-brandi-glanville-insults-adrienne-maloof-for-plastic-surgery-comments-bravo-blog-real-housewives-beverly-hills#" id="itxthook0" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border: 0px none transparent; color: #cc0066; cursor: pointer; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook0p" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; bottom: auto; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap !important;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook0w" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent transparent rgb(0, 204, 0); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; bottom: auto; color: #009900; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; right: auto; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">episode</span></span></a> of <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">RHOBH</em>, it seems their mutual animosity towards each other has hit an all new level, especially after<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kim Richards</strong> revealed her new nose!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">After Kim removed the bandages, Adrienne repeatedly remarked that it would’ve looked WAY better had her then hubby, plastic surgeon <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Paul Nassif</strong>, done it!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Last night, Brandi <a href="http://perez.ly/YwXqyP" style="border: 0px; color: #cc0066; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">fired</a> off at Adrienne in her <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bravo</strong> <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-19-brandi-glanville-insults-adrienne-maloof-for-plastic-surgery-comments-bravo-blog-real-housewives-beverly-hills#" id="itxthook1" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border: 0px none transparent; color: #cc0066; cursor: pointer; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook1p" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; bottom: auto; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap !important;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook1w" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent transparent rgb(0, 204, 0); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; bottom: auto; color: #009900; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; right: auto; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">blog</span></span></a>, writing:<a href="" id="more-367088" name="more-367088" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></a></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; color: #777777; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 15px 10px 15px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">“This is an insult to not just to the <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-19-brandi-glanville-insults-adrienne-maloof-for-plastic-surgery-comments-bravo-blog-real-housewives-beverly-hills#" id="itxthook2" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border: 0px none transparent; color: #cc0066; cursor: pointer; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook2p" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; bottom: auto; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap !important;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook2w" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent transparent rgb(0, 204, 0); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; bottom: auto; color: #009900; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; right: auto; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">doctor</span></span></a> but also to Kim. I found Adrienne’s comments to be in extremely poor taste. She then later tried to poorly recover from her rude comments.”</div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">We’d have to agree with Brandi on this one — rude!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Though, then in true Brandi <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-19-brandi-glanville-insults-adrienne-maloof-for-plastic-surgery-comments-bravo-blog-real-housewives-beverly-hills#" id="itxthook3" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border: 0px none transparent; color: #cc0066; cursor: pointer; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook3p" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; bottom: auto; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap !important;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook3w" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent transparent rgb(0, 204, 0); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; bottom: auto; color: #009900; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; right: auto; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">fashion</span></span></a>, she fired off this one, stating:</div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; color: #777777; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 15px 10px 15px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Now, if anyone shouldn’t be talking plastic surgery it’s Adrienne because clearly she has had more than all of us combined and is either getting it for free or at a <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-19-brandi-glanville-insults-adrienne-maloof-for-plastic-surgery-comments-bravo-blog-real-housewives-beverly-hills#" id="itxthook4" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border: 0px none transparent; color: #cc0066; cursor: pointer; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook4p" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; bottom: auto; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap !important;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook4w" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent transparent rgb(0, 204, 0); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; bottom: auto; color: #009900; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; height: auto; left: auto; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; right: auto; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">discounted rate</span></span></a>, which shows in the work.”</div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ouch! And what did she have to say about Adrienne accidentally staining <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa Vanderpump</strong>’s white couch with her self tanner???</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mz. Glanville wrote:</div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; color: #777777; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 15px 10px 15px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Rather than apologize or offer to reimburse Lisa for ruining her furniture, she just shrugs it off as any rich entitled person without a conscience would. It’s Adrienne’s world and we are all just lucky to be there.”</div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">But, to quote <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yolanda Foster</strong>, "who is Adrienne Maloof in this world, anyway?" Ha!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">RAWR! The claws are out, Perezcious readers!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">At least Brandi won’t have to <a href="http://perez.ly/YwXqyP" style="border: 0px; color: #cc0066; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">worry</a> about Mz. Maloof for much longer — we previously told you that she, along with <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taylor Armstrong</strong>, supposedly won’t be <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-18-adrienne-maloof-leaving-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills" style="border: 0px; color: #cc0066; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">returning</a> next season!</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who will Brandi feud with then?! And don't say <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Giggy</strong>! LOLz!</div><br /><br /></div>

Brandi Glanville Brandi Glanville Blasts Adrienne Maloof For Plastic Surgery Remarks!

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Kelly Clarkson Feels 'Bullied' By Clive Davis In Memoir

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><h2 class="sub-title article" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 30px;">'Idol' alum accuses Davis of spreading false rumors in his autobiography 'The Soundtrack of My Life.'</h2><div class="byline" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 2px;">By Christina Garibaldi (@<a class="twitter-anywhere-user" href="http://twitter.com/ChristinaMTV" style="color: #00bce4; text-decoration: none;">ChristinaMTV</a>) <a href="mailto:christina.garibaldi@mtvstaff.com" style="color: #00bce4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img class="authorEmail" src="http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/images/spacer.gif" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/images/charlie/sprites/site_wide_original.png); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px none; color: #999999; font-size: 9px; height: 11px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13px;" /></a></div><div class="byline" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 2px;"><img alt="Kelly Clarkson" height="300" src="http://images1.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/c/clarkson_kelly/kellygrammy020713/281x211.jpg?width=281&height=211" width="400" /></div><div class="byline" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 2px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Kelly Clarkson</span></div><div class="credit" style="color: #999999; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; padding: 0px;">Photo: Michael Tran</div><div class="credit" style="color: #999999; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="credit" style="color: #999999; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; padding: 0px;"></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Clive Davis is clearly holding nothing back with his autobiography, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1702197/clive-davis-bisexual-soundtrack-of-my-life.jhtml" style="color: #00bce4; text-decoration: none;">"The Soundtrack of My Life."</a> The music mogul opens up about his bisexuality, his early childhood and behind-the-scenes stories of some of music's elite, including Whitney Houston.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">And while some may be surprised of what they learn when turning the pages of the 500-page book, no one was more shocked than <a href="http://www.mtv.com/artists/kelly-clarkson/news/" style="color: #00bce4; text-decoration: none;">Kelly Clarkson</a>, who took to her <a href="http://www.whosay.com/kellyclarkson/content/515466?wsref=tw&code=GLO5cY7" style="color: #00bce4; text-decoration: none;">blog</a> to say that she has been "bullied" by Davis' false claims.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Davis and Simon Fuller signed Clarkson to RCA Records after she won the first season of "American Idol." In his autobiography, he claims that Clarkson burst into "hysterical sobbing" after he forced her to include her massive single "Since U Been Gone" on her 2004 <i>Breakaway</i> album. But Clarkson says that story couldn't be further from the truth.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"His stories and songs are mixed up. I did want more guitars added to the original demo and Clive did not..." Clarkson wrote. "But, yes, I did cry in his office once. I cried after I played him a song I had written about my life called 'Because Of You.' I cried because he hated it and told me verbatim that I was a 'sh--ty writer who should be grateful for the gifts that he bestows upon me.' He continued on about how the song didn't rhyme and how I should just shut up and sing. This was devastating coming from a man who I, as a young girl, considered a musical hero and was so honored to work with. But I continued to fight for the song and the label relented. And it became a worldwide hit. He didn't include that in the book."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Their differences didn't end there. In 2007, it was publically acknowledged that the two didn't see eye to eye after Clarkson took creative control for her third album <i>My December.</i> After saying in the press that she was "not a fan" of the music executive, she later cleared up the rumors of their relationship.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">But Davis recalls in his autobiography that he didn't feel that Clarkson, who recently <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1701724/grammy-awards-kelly-clarkson-speech.jhtml" style="color: #00bce4; text-decoration: none;">won her third Grammy</a>, co-penned any hit material on her third album <i>My December,</i> calling it a "pop album that still needs pop hits."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"></div><center style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1702167/oscars-red-carpet-livestream.jhtml" style="color: #00bce4; text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/movies/o/oscars_2013/idpu/idpu-oscar.jpg" style="border: none; color: #999999; font-size: 9px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="450" /></a></center><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">After maintaining that she co-wrote "many" of her pop hits and that <i>My December</i> went platinum, Clarkson added that Davis left out a key component to that part of the story that may have tarnished their professional relationship.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"He doesn't mention how he stood up in front of his company at a convention and belittled me and my music and completely sabotaged the entire project," Clarkson recalled. "It never had a chance to reach its full potential. <i>My December</i> was an album I needed to make for myself for many reasons and the fact that I was so completely disregarded and disrespected was so disheartening, there really aren't words to explain."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Clarkson concludes the open letter by declaring her love for her music, her label and the professional relationships that she currently has, and then added that she is "grateful for Clive for teaching me to know the difference."</div><br /><br /><div style="background-color: black; width: 520px;"><div style="padding: 4px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:706896/cp~id%3D1673542%26vid%3D706896%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideolist%3Amtv.com%3A1673542" width="512"></iframe><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 4px; text-align: left;"><b>MTV News Extended Play</b> <br />Get More: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/clarkson_kelly/artist.jhtml" style="color: #439cd8;" target="_blank">Kelly Clarkson</a>, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/latest/music.jhtml" style="color: #439cd8;" target="_blank">Music News</a></div></div></div></div>

Clive Davis Kelly Clarkson Feels 'Bullied' By Clive Davis In Memoir

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Rob Morrison WCBS anchor choking case update: Ashley Morrison MoneyWatch anchor husband in court

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="WPTV Rob Morrison" src="http://media2.wptv.com//photo/2013/02/19/WPTV-Rob-Morrison_20130219071131_320_240.JPG" /><div><div class="photos mflMp2Bottom3" style="font-size: 16px; height: 240px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="fontStyle14" style="padding: 0px;">WCBS news anchor Rob Morrison is facing charges of allegedly choking his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison, according to police.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Photographer: CNN</div><div class="fontStyle14" style="padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="fontStyle14" style="padding: 0px;"></div><div class="fontStyle21" style="padding: 0px;">Posted: 02/19/2013<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Last Updated: 7 hours and 51 minutes ago</div><ul class="byline fontStyle16" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By: Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley, CNN</li></ul><div class="fontStyle4 storyFontResize" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="story last" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="padding: 0px;">NEW YORK -- WCBS news anchor Rob Morrison is facing charges of allegedly choking his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison, according to Connecticut authorities.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Rob Morrison was taken into custody early Sunday at the couple's Darien home when police responded to a "domestic violence incident" called in by Ashley Morrison's mother, according to a statement from the Darien Police Department.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">He was arrested for allegedly choking his wife with both hands after becoming "increasingly belligerent...during the course of the evening," the statement said.</div></div></div><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="fontStyle14" style="padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div style="padding: 0px;">Officers observed red marks on Ashley Morrison's neck, but she did not request medical treatment, according to the police department release.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">While being processed, Rob Morrison made verbal threats to further harm his wife, according to the police statement.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">In a joint statement released Monday, the couple's attorney, Robert Skovgaard, said, "Rob and Ashley Morrison are cooperating fully with the authorities to insure that all of the information necessary to properly evaluate this unfortunate incident is made available."</div><div style="padding: 0px;">"The Morrisons are confident that a full review of this matter will show that the allegations have been greatly exaggerated."</div><div style="padding: 0px;">WCBS spokeswoman Rachel Ferguson said because this is a personal matter, the station is declining to comment.</div><div style="padding: 0px;">Morrison is scheduled to be in court Tuesday on charges of second-degree strangulation, second-degree threatening, and disorderly conduct.</div><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div></div></div>

Ashley Morrison Rob Morrison WCBS anchor choking case update: Ashley Morrison MoneyWatch anchor husband in court

WCBS news anchor Rob Morrison is facing charges of allegedly choking his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison, according to police. P...

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