On Ando, Integrity, and The Clark

Last month <a href="http://www.clarkart.edu/">The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute</a> – The Clark – hosted a breakfast press conference at Craft in New York City to discuss its expansion plans and exhibitions set to open on July 4, 2014. <a href="http://www.clarkart.edu/about/content.cfm?ID=257">ClarkNEXT</a>, as it's being called, consists of a new visitor center designed by Tadao Ando Architects (architect of the 2008 <a href="http://www.clarkart.edu/about/content.cfm?ID=305">Stone Hill Center</a> at The Clark), an expansion of the Museum Building and a renovation of the Manton Research Center by Selldorf Architects, and a reworking of the grounds by Reed Hilderbrand. Tadao Ando, Annabelle Selldorf, Gary Hilderbrand, as well as Clark director Michael Conforti, were in attendance at the yummy yet crowded breakfast.<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYngba7bFRDBqbhFOLAoVotSvN2iiEMYF6abmWhM0txvjJpG6RdUNsLENcfHJRLTXHSxGwNfY1_HkdzQk6DrzH1m2D84qo3Pfu5U6AOvxxyvzlbKme7x8aC0XQHO4WsplX0hVu6Jy3cqe/s1600/ando-clark.jpg" /><br />[Tadao Ando speaking via a translator at Craft]<br /><br />More information on ClarkNEXT can be found in the video at the bottom of the post, but here I wanted to discuss what Ando talked about during the breakfast. Rather than going into detail on the visitor center, Ando spent most of his time at the mic (not long, considering the time required for translating his comments) going into his background and influences. In particular I liked how he talked about Kazuo Shiraga and other Gutai artists, an artist and 1960s movement I was not familiar with. Per the <a href="http://web.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/gutai/data/manifesto.html">Gutai Manifesto</a>, art is about life, about imparting life to matter. Art of the past was "fraudulent," unless it was "ravaged by the passage of time or natural disasters."<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHATNJerqo67Pk199-kvUHYnrWLR0bU_kW56jVF5q2DlUzzaj7kYh7UW9dvmZj-J9-skBEftw4VKwKo-9_7ian9wsm1jr1oixtYGkdeA1KLF8OHV1MSt_kNsTXG70MTblEKsGXre_gkkJG/s1600/shiraga1.jpg" /><br />[Kazuo Shiraga painting with his feet for Life magazine at the Nishinomiya factory of Jiro Yoshihara, 1956. Photo courtesy the former members of the Gutai Art Association, <a href="http://www.sfaqonline.com/2013/02/dr-hirai-shoichi-on-gutai/">via SFAQ</a>.]<br /><br />In a subtle way Ando related the way Shiraga created his artworks – hanging from the ceiling and painting with his feet – to his own work in terms of the artist's integrity and persistence, having painted that way until his death in his 80s. Ando's recognizable buildings – precise and smooth concrete highlighted by an astute use of natural light – could be seen as the architectural equivalent of Shiraga's paintings. Self-trained as an architect, Ando discovered a formula fairly early in his career (with the <a href="http://www.architravel.com/architravel/building/row-house-azuma-house/">Row House Sumiyoshi</a> in 1976, I'd argue) that he has been tweaking and expanding ever since. Like Shiraga, he is true to his own vision and will be until the end of his life. <br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oBy-sKGscyM?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>

On Ando, Integrity, and The Clark

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How One Family Paid Off Almost $118,000 in Debt (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVPVC6MQHWiGPuBwRUmR1yu8WsWWR0uJIjLYA737OdJ_uAcJPqRo7OMXzrrAqd7vdpqem942L_HFgH8Il6CT3AeDrsqpjBRG2KcCf56PWdsFIQFR1vCju3ft7qWQm2MrHnZ63AuQoaUs/s1600/e56fa655-cb38-4d9d-9879-703ec16108a1_Us+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVPVC6MQHWiGPuBwRUmR1yu8WsWWR0uJIjLYA737OdJ_uAcJPqRo7OMXzrrAqd7vdpqem942L_HFgH8Il6CT3AeDrsqpjBRG2KcCf56PWdsFIQFR1vCju3ft7qWQm2MrHnZ63AuQoaUs/s320/e56fa655-cb38-4d9d-9879-703ec16108a1_Us+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388772872371_1713" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">When Amy Kroezen, 29, graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 2008, she couldn't find a job that took advantage of her interior design degree. "I was turned down for job after job, and even advised to go wait tables by a design firm until the economy got better," she says.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388772872371_1718" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">So Kroezen and her husband, a native of Australia, decided to do something about it. In April 2009, they committed to paying off their debt within four years by dedicating one of their incomes entirely to paying off debt and then living off the other income. At the time, Kroezen and her husband were each earning between $32,000 and $35,000. Now a growing family with a 2 and a half-year-old daughter and another baby on the way, they are very close to achieving their goal - and they say their strategy could work well for other families, too.To make matters worse, she soon had to start payments on her student loan debt. She and her husband, a dance instructor, owed about $116,000 in student loans and $2,000 in car payments. "I had no idea how we were going to spend the next 10-plus years paying $990 a month in debt. How would we ever own a house, have a child and have any quality of life?" Kroezen recalls asking herself. She felt physically ill, just as she had as a child when she heard her parents talking about money.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">According to a December survey of more than 2,000 adults from Think Finance, an online financial products company, about three-quarters of Americans will carry debt into the new year, including credit card debt (36 percent) and car loans (28 percent). Here are six strategies that can help those Americans - and you - climb out of debt in 2014:</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><strong>1. Downsize. </strong>Not only did Kroezen and her family start living off only one income, but they moved into a cheaper apartment that was minutes from each of their jobs, which meant they could also save money on gas. That also made it easier for them to live off just one income.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><strong>2. Use the envelope system.</strong> Whenever Kroezen got her paycheck, she turned it into cash and then distributed those bills into envelopes dedicated to different costs, including food, rent and other essentials.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><strong>3. Get ready to work and get support. </strong>"It's not easy," Kroezen acknowledges. "You need a good support system whether it's family, your spouse or a friend." She adds that aiming to get out of debt, not become rich, will help keep you from feeling overwhelmed.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><strong>4. Be super frugal.</strong> Kroezen and her family cut out all spending that wasn't absolutely necessary. That meant repairing broken items instead of buying new ones, skipping restaurants and making her own coffee. "There will be times you feel depressed over it, but remember the end result is going to outshine all that," she says.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Her family still lives on about $19,000 a year, so they can save the rest. She even built her own furniture when her family moved into a new house, and asked family members for power tools as gifts for Christmas. She's since built a king-size bed, dining table and toy box. She also makes her own cleaning supplies and grows some of her family's food, too.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><strong>5. Pay off the most expensive debt first. </strong>Not everyone abides by this approach, and instead prefers to pay off the smallest debts first to build momentum and a sense of accomplishment, but many financial advisors recommend paying off the most expensive debt first. That helps reduce interest and fee payments. Credit card debt is often the most expensive debt that people carry, followed by auto loans and student loans. Any debt with a variable rate can go up quickly when interest rates start to rise.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><strong>6. Stay inspired.</strong> Certified financial planner Jude Boudreaux learned how to stop overspending with the help of a vision book - a collection of images of financial goals, which helped keep him and his wife focused and on budget. Boudreaux's vision book includes images of where they want to vacation and their condo, which they want to pay off. He flips through it when he needs to remind himself to avoid spending on unnecessary items.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Now, Kroezen and her family live in Nashville, where Kroezen is a stay-at-home mom and her husband works in the insurance industry. Kroezen has paid off $103,168 of her student loan, and she says she would have completely paid it off were it not for the birth of her daughter. She and her husband also bought a home and put down a $20,000 down payment on it. They pay off their credit card bills in full each month.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388772872371_1733" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"We will attack the mortgage in the same way as the student loan, although we may take a month off and buy some clothing, which we haven't done in years," Kroezen says. Her family is also growing, with another baby on the way.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388772872371_1731" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">If going debt-free is one of your goals for 2014, these strategies might help you get there.</div><div><br /></div></div>

How One Family Paid Off Almost $118,000 in Debt (BLOG)

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Picture This: Polaroid Develops New Series of Budget Tablets (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSXZBYWxpcUj1KUSDRUW_JLHcBsMkeWyosMsSnssZJLHo-xfyIMOFKgOW4RBMR-2m8zx_XECWFXv6oggQLqVUr427KWDTFXU1vdF66uGgqR1qmsHv3Y_GlHDgasN0k-418JluUCBPmu8/s1600/6078deae16a888ff7e03f86349a7419a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSXZBYWxpcUj1KUSDRUW_JLHcBsMkeWyosMsSnssZJLHo-xfyIMOFKgOW4RBMR-2m8zx_XECWFXv6oggQLqVUr427KWDTFXU1vdF66uGgqR1qmsHv3Y_GlHDgasN0k-418JluUCBPmu8/s320/6078deae16a888ff7e03f86349a7419a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_12023" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">You won't need to shake these Polaroids for 30 seconds. Today, Polaroid, the photo pioneer which now sells consumer electronics, unveiled its low-cost Q Series of quad-core, Android 4.4-based tablets. The 7-inch Q7 ($129), 8-inch Q8 ($149) and 10.1-inch Q10 ($179) allow the company to hit aggressive price points in all the major tablet form factors.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_12031" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Polaroid offered few details in its announcement, but we know that all three versions will feature front and rear cameras, HDMI out, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity and front-facing speakers. The company did not say what make or model of processors the tablets will ship with, but disclosed that they will pack 1GB of RAM and 8 or 16GB of internal storage.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_12036" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Despite these modest specs, the slates will run Google's latest mobile operating system Android 4.4 KitKat. While the Q series tablets look somewhat chunky from Polaroid's press images, their gray trim helps them stand out. Whether this lineup can compete with the latest budget offerings from ASUS and Hisense remains to be seen.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">We look forward to getting more information on the Q series tablets to see if they truly are a bargain, so stay tuned for our hands-on from CES next week.</div></div>

Picture This: Polaroid Develops New Series of Budget Tablets (BLOG)

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No longer desperate: Eva Longoria enjoys comfortable

<br />Hollywood actress, best known for the television series "Desperate Housewives" <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Eva%20Longoria" target="_blank">Eva Longoria</a></b> gave herself all the charms stay in warmer climates. Christmas holidays celebrity spends about fun in the pool with friends.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHp8TVyjj87gRk7R1bebG3gLnj9NM_4Vds3oofReCMTu-GOiY_Da1uJ9gcBVicoXe8QXTYgxgBVJ7H-3BhgNAQcdLWumQCmf7NX90vS9YTfsHVFRLFR8VjRCet3j2EhbKjZSaoaDG/s1600/Eva+Longoria+enjoys+comfortable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHp8TVyjj87gRk7R1bebG3gLnj9NM_4Vds3oofReCMTu-GOiY_Da1uJ9gcBVicoXe8QXTYgxgBVJ7H-3BhgNAQcdLWumQCmf7NX90vS9YTfsHVFRLFR8VjRCet3j2EhbKjZSaoaDG/s1600/Eva+Longoria+enjoys+comfortable.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Photo report it immediately posted to the social network. The picture shows the actress flaunts her fit body in a bathing suit, pulling themselves vest son Manuelito.<br /><br />«Who needs a lifeguard?" - Signed picture Longoria.<br /><br />Sexy brunette denied, exactly where it rests, but it is known that celebrate New Year's Eve, she went with a few friends. "Goodbye, LA! Destination - New Year! We're on our way! "- Singer signed under photo on the eve of the exposed. The photo shows a group of people on a background of a private jet.<br /><br /><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- biner3 --><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8441125172513237" data-ad-slot="7346003106"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br />Recall that not so long ago Eva was mad at one edition of reporters who wrote lies about her future plans. They wrote that the star is going to play in three soap operas, one of which must play Longoria mother party "Dancing with the Stars' William Levy. The fact that she is already credited role older women is probably the most outraged Eve.<br /><br />She described his frustration on Twitter: "How can people write such things? Not one word of what was said was not true! They even invented a false quote! Latin Post IS will be responsible for incorrect information! Melissa Kastellyanos, you should verify the information before you print it! Now rewrite it, you idiots! "<br /><br /><br /><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- boton --><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8441125172513237" data-ad-slot="4392536701"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script>

No longer desperate: Eva Longoria enjoys comfortable

Hollywood actress, best known for the television series "Desperate Housewives" Eva Longoria gave herself all the charms stay in ...

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10 Things Your Feet Say About Your Health (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUOQeZrvUEDxwRtbGYPKsn106uLH9disahmRpWsxf5660FDXa7j20NpF3JqEAbZgcx3qgEF9TFZqbBJuEKpy1ymbYtTlVzwkifS8Y7_Yas9qUtjW3LHBlGCHAbofyzMNhqu1LPLd8BAo/s1600/470_2737545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUOQeZrvUEDxwRtbGYPKsn106uLH9disahmRpWsxf5660FDXa7j20NpF3JqEAbZgcx3qgEF9TFZqbBJuEKpy1ymbYtTlVzwkifS8Y7_Yas9qUtjW3LHBlGCHAbofyzMNhqu1LPLd8BAo/s1600/470_2737545.jpg" /></a></div><i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><b>By Nina Elias, Prevention</b></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"></span><br /><div class="first" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>What can your toes tell you?</b> The nurse just took your temperature, checked your blood pressure, and even made you step on the scale (with that heavy sweater on, no less). And as she hands you the paper gown, she gives her final directive: <i>"You can leave your socks on."</i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">When it comes to your health, that could be a big mistake. A change in your feet--whether on the skin, nails, or even how they feel--can be the first sign of a potentially serious problem that, if caught early, could save your life. "Our feet are the first parts to be affected by nerve issues because they're the farthest from our hearts and spine," explains Carolyn McAloon, DPM, a Bay Area podiatrist and president of the California Podiatric Medication Association. Even more reason to never ignore feet: They're easily compromised when our bodies feel threatened, since we send blood to the internal organs and the brain before the extremities.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Here, we reveal what could be lurking behind your most common foot concerns. If you see something familiar on the list, it's best to get it checked by your doc or podiatrist before attempting any treatment.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>Hairless feet and toes<br />What it might mean: Serious circulation problems</b><br />Sure, it's a pain during sandal season, but hair on your toes is a good thing. Sudden baldness can be a sign that your feet aren't getting enough blood flow to sustain hair growth. Expect your doctor to check for a pulse in your feet, which is another indication that your heart may not be able to pump enough blood to your feet, says Dr. McAloon.<br /><b><br />Frequent foot cramping<br />What it might mean: Dehydration and nutritional deficiencies</b><br />Randomly occurring cramps are about as generic as foot problems get. They can be as serious as circulation and nerve issues, or as harmless as a nutritional deficiency. If you're exercising, be sure to drink plenty of water, since dehydration often leads to muscle cramping. You might also try upping your intake of potassium, magnesium, and calcium (with your doctor's go-ahead, of course), since their deficiencies make cramps more common. "For relief, soak feet in a warm foot bath and stretch your toes toward your nose, not pointing down," says Dr. McAloon. If the cramps don't let up, see your doctor for testing to rule out circulation issues or nerve damage.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>PLUS:</b> Overwhelmed by the supplement aisle? Check out our <a data-rapid_p="4" href="http://www.prevention.com/mind-body/natural-remedies/100-best-supplements-women?s=1&cm_mmc=Yahoo_Blog-_-PVN_Shine-_-10%20Things%20Your%20Feet%20Say%20About%20Your%20Health-_-100%20Best%20Supplements%20For%20Women" rel="nofollow" style="color: #990033; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">guide to the best supplements you actually need--and what you don't</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>A sore that won't heal<br />What it might mean: Diabetes or skin cancer</b><br />Stubborn sores are red flags for diabetes. Uncontrolled glucose levels in the blood can lead to nerve damage all the way down in your feet, which means any cut, sore, or scrape can come and go without you ever feeling it. And if it gets infected, the most serious cases may call for amputation.<br />A non-healing wound can also be a sign of skin cancer, says Dr. McAloon. Melanoma can pop up anywhere on your body--even in between your toes--so be sure to include your feet in your regular skin checks. (<a data-rapid_p="5" href="http://www.prevention.com/beauty/beauty/decoding-suspicious-moles-skin-cancer-and-beauty-marks?cm_mmc=Yahoo_Blog-_-PVN_Shine-_-10%20Things%20Your%20Feet%20Say%20About%20Your%20Health-_-Is%20It%20A%20Beauty%20Mark%20Or%20Skin%20Cancer" rel="nofollow" style="color: #990033; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Brush up on your mole-detecting skills here</a>.)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>Perpetually cold feet<br />What it might mean: Hypothyroidism</b><br />Hypothyroidism is the most common cause of feet that just can't get warm. And if you're over 40, you could be living with a sluggish thyroid without even knowing it. Unfortunately, cold feet are the least of your problems--hypothyroidism can also cause hair loss, fatigue, unexplained weight gain, and depression. Get your feet feeling toasty again by heading to your doc for a simple blood test, and you'll start warming up shortly after starting the daily medication.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>Suddenly enlarged big toe<br />What it might mean: Gout or other inflammatory issue</b><br />"The sudden onset of a red, hot, swollen, and painful joint requires immediate medical attention," says Dr. McAloon. Typical causes include gout, inflammatory arthritis, infection, or trauma.<br /><b><br />Numbness<br />What it might mean: Peripheral neuropathy or a pinched nerve</b><br />Numbness in both feet is known as peripheral neuropathy, caused most commonly by diabetes, chronic alcoholism, or a side effect of chemotherapy. If you're experiencing neuroma, or numbness in only one foot, it could be due to a pinched nerve in the foot, ankle or back. That's most likely caused by years of wearing tight shoes (we mean you, stiletto devotees.)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>BEWARE: <a data-rapid_p="6" href="http://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/7-common-health-mistakes-and-solutions?cm_mmc=Yahoo_Blog-_-PVN_Shine-_-10%20Things%20Your%20Feet%20Say%20About%20Your%20Health-_-7%20Healthy%20Habits%20That%20Arent" rel="nofollow" style="color: #990033; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">7 "Healthy" Habits That Aren't</a></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>Bunions<br />What it might mean: Inherited faulty foot structure</b><br />If you thought your bunions were caused exclusively by a closet full of gorgeous (yet restrictive and often painful) shoes, you can stop blaming the boutique. Bunions are actually a sign of a flawed foot structure that's often inherited and merely aggravated by inappropriate shoes. "The first foot bone drives toward the middle of the body, and you see the bump," explains Dr. McAloon. It can be painful and unsightly, but the only way to really correct it is with surgery.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>Heel pain<br />What it might mean: Plantar fasciitis</b><br />You can't mistake it--that sharp pain in the bottom of the heel when you get out of bed or stand up from a chair. It's a strain of the ligament that supports you arch. And whether you did it by wearing too-tight shoes, walking in flip-flops, or wearing worn-out workout sneakers, the longer you let it go, the longer it takes to heal. Your podiatrist will probably tell you to ease up on your workout at first, rethink your footwear, and adopt a good stretching routine.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><b>Flaky, itchy, or peeling skin<br />What it might mean: Fungal infection</b><br />Even if you're never donned an athletic jersey in your life, you could still be walking around with athlete's foot--the euphemistic term for a fungal infection. The most common cause of itchiness and peeling, it can be treated by applying anti-fungal cream and keeping your feet as cool and dry as possible during the day. If you're fungus-free, you might be dealing with eczema or psoriasis--both to be determined by your podiatrist through a skin sample.<br /><b><br />Yellow toenails<br />What it might mean: Fungus or pedicure overload</b><br />Seeing yellow when you look down? Don't freak out--especially if you've been wearing nail polish for months on end without a break. "Yellowness can also happen naturally with age," says Dr. McAloon. If it's accompanied by brittleness or flaking, it's most likely you have a fungal infection like athlete's foot. </div></div>

10 Things Your Feet Say About Your Health (BLOG)

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Britney Spears fans disappointed

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUfODXhau9ol1RicEJeaoTdCfChyphenhyphenmAf1rV1j64aEGbT1uIvtelepyg23eui6KHwoifjTZwwMEGogH7pAJ85wWKIW83bK00Y9NQX-iWvBggSwl2Aq8LkAoIttNJgnX2gUOWuY5FIAk/s1600/Britney+Spears+fans+disappointed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUfODXhau9ol1RicEJeaoTdCfChyphenhyphenmAf1rV1j64aEGbT1uIvtelepyg23eui6KHwoifjTZwwMEGogH7pAJ85wWKIW83bK00Y9NQX-iWvBggSwl2Aq8LkAoIttNJgnX2gUOWuY5FIAk/s1600/Britney+Spears+fans+disappointed.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ardent fans of <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Britney%20Spears" target="_blank">Britney Spears</a></b>, each of whom paid the $ 2,500 for the chance to meet the singer, left disappointed long-awaited reunion. According to fans, the star spent with them literally "three seconds", and then hastened to greet. <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> Meeting behind the scenes, for which fans have posted a round sum, took place in the framework of <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/12/britney-spears-performed-in-las-vegas.html" target="_blank">Britney performances in Las Vegas</a> (we recently already seen some of the rooms of her new show.) As told by insiders portal RadarOnline, the appearance of Spears fans prepared a special way: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> They were told that they should not hug Britney or touch her without her permission, and they were not allowed to bring any gifts. </blockquote><br /> According to the same source, collect stars paid quite a bit of time: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> When they finally saw Britney, she just smiled, photographed and goodbye. Each had just three seconds to communicate with her. </blockquote><br /> Price "VIP package" and meeting with the star entered a ticket in the first row, as well as souvenirs with the image of the singer, but, as told to the press, the fans still were dissatisfied: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> They expect vivid impressions of communication, but the meeting was strange and awkward. She almost did not talk, just nodded, smiled and thanked everyone. </blockquote><br /> Turns out that every second communication with Britney worth more than 800 dollars? Average!<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* care */ google_ad_slot = "9913512302"; google_ad_width = 125; google_ad_height = 125; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8LSIw4EEtl0sN6-nfZnf914ItgMQ5vjAjj5VhibdOb-HXrNFM43lIo3Hgha1tV1J7HiiE8Dw1caBzwizE2NYDqQ97a5hymfsVrOyAEG2TG_kGmVF__XThUMwN8NMox1CgZEemCtZ/s1600/Britney+too+quickly+said+goodbye+to+fans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8LSIw4EEtl0sN6-nfZnf914ItgMQ5vjAjj5VhibdOb-HXrNFM43lIo3Hgha1tV1J7HiiE8Dw1caBzwizE2NYDqQ97a5hymfsVrOyAEG2TG_kGmVF__XThUMwN8NMox1CgZEemCtZ/s1600/Britney+too+quickly+said+goodbye+to+fans.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Britney too quickly said goodbye to fans</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowaeONRADsM09kwSoDrur4j_v0Yq9VYDNcJVpi1QGIO-rf2J3eH7h0ghldVMD8dUwfzJvheysKG8tuvGQmLD6v5WgW8GIYISFcdYAwD_-xItOeteQsJLd-jUIAmVd7AJ4nrWkYsv9/s1600/Britney+Spears+at+her+concert+in+Las+Vegas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowaeONRADsM09kwSoDrur4j_v0Yq9VYDNcJVpi1QGIO-rf2J3eH7h0ghldVMD8dUwfzJvheysKG8tuvGQmLD6v5WgW8GIYISFcdYAwD_-xItOeteQsJLd-jUIAmVd7AJ4nrWkYsv9/s1600/Britney+Spears+at+her+concert+in+Las+Vegas.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Britney Spears at her concert in Las Vegas </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />

Britney Spears fans disappointed

Ardent fans of Britney Spears , each of whom paid the $ 2,500 for the chance to meet the singer, left disappointed long-awaited reunion. A...

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Senate sets Monday vote on Janet Yellen to head Fed

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDmgYjbch8IbkuaG-iG7JKhR7sP-E4XSLfxNym4AtUALNf0jg4TJ7B2lcsI9ItcP6VkaxMdwSDik2vX8JK0OJlQJ0vSBcUloO2eWB87lGFshhSBpU1ipwRRmF0U9oQkK5TZCFu_nDrj4/s1600/2014-01-02T213600Z_1_CBREA011MV700_RTROPTP_2_USA-FED-YELLEN.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDmgYjbch8IbkuaG-iG7JKhR7sP-E4XSLfxNym4AtUALNf0jg4TJ7B2lcsI9ItcP6VkaxMdwSDik2vX8JK0OJlQJ0vSBcUloO2eWB87lGFshhSBpU1ipwRRmF0U9oQkK5TZCFu_nDrj4/s320/2014-01-02T213600Z_1_CBREA011MV700_RTROPTP_2_USA-FED-YELLEN.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_8206" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen came a step closer to final approval as the Federal Reserve's next chair after the U.S. Senate set a Monday vote on President Barack Obama's choice to succeed Ben Bernanke.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_8912" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The Senate is expected to vote at around 5:30 p.m. EST Monday on Yellen, according to a Senate Democratic leadership aide.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_8918" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Yellen, who would become the first woman to chair the U.S. central bank, would take the reins on February 1, one day after Bernanke ends a two-term stint during which he reached deep into the Fed's monetary toolbox to try to revive an economy hit by a massive financial crisis that sent it into the worst downturn in decades.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_8924" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Yellen has been deeply involved in the decisions to press the Fed into uncharted monetary policy waters, as the Fed's vice chair since 2010 and before that as chief of the San Francisco Fed.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">As she steps into her new role, her biggest challenge will likely be to begin to pare back the Fed's crisis-era stimulus. The bank took a first step in that direction last month when policymakers voted to pare its massive bond-buying stimulus program to $75 billion a month from $85 billion.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The Senate on December 20 voted 59-34 to move forward with Yellen's nomination, indicating she had enough support to win confirmation.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Bernanke's second four-year term expires on January 31.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_8932" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Additional reporting by Ann Saphir in San Francisco; Editing by James Dalgleish)</div></div>

Senate sets Monday vote on Janet Yellen to head Fed

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Rencontre créateurs d'entreprise

</BR><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx47tTwoBXAYVPSp9w3X35OykIZuA4hMWCfxB5jxDGPHvYoTtYtidHpEy3iqMv7RAgdlTmmj-FAByk6rin_cJF0I9fs1YJxr7y4kyMIIL7wJPE-P0lhSXutweCrjK8Y66BnbC0sOJ0Myf6/s1600/planetadam.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx47tTwoBXAYVPSp9w3X35OykIZuA4hMWCfxB5jxDGPHvYoTtYtidHpEy3iqMv7RAgdlTmmj-FAByk6rin_cJF0I9fs1YJxr7y4kyMIIL7wJPE-P0lhSXutweCrjK8Y66BnbC0sOJ0Myf6/s400/planetadam.png" width="350" /></a></div><b><a href="http://www.planetadam-orleans.org/">Planet Adam</a></b> organise une rencontre "Créateurs d'entreprise" autour d'un petit déjeuner <ul><li>le <b>vendredi 11 janvier 2014</b> entre <b>8h et 12h</b> </BR><li>à la <b><a href="http://www.bm-orleans.fr/medias/medias.aspx?INSTANCE=EXPLOITATION&PORTAL_ID=ermp_lasource.xml">Médiathèque Maurice Genevois</a></b> à la Source.</ul>Depuis le dernier trimestre 2014, l'association Planet Adam installée au Clos Boudard, dans le Quartier de l'Argonne à Orléans, est aussi présente sur le quartier de la Source via des permanences qui ont lieu à la Maison de la Réussite La Source - 1, rue Bossuet. </BR></BR>

Rencontre créateurs d'entreprise

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The Marijuana Industry in America Grows

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Colorado Cannabis Industry </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-uLwUNMe7oLEtbk-_Ra9yuy8OOFzqzvaTRIMP3cFTh5s9oIQGhp6s9DV4Zp8S4C5Hsh0AHHR9zJHX_bDW8NA9tvYGjT5DGE6iKXVxTUvPP1k9zEI24xma3FVCL8Y0pXz1MJORxnVOUc/s1600/CannabisPIC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-uLwUNMe7oLEtbk-_Ra9yuy8OOFzqzvaTRIMP3cFTh5s9oIQGhp6s9DV4Zp8S4C5Hsh0AHHR9zJHX_bDW8NA9tvYGjT5DGE6iKXVxTUvPP1k9zEI24xma3FVCL8Y0pXz1MJORxnVOUc/s1600/CannabisPIC.jpeg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The POT Rush is on</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Marijuana stocks smoking hot </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The State of Colorado is booming now  </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How the state of Colorado recently legalizing marijuana is now turning into and explosive industry is turning the heads of Americans as the headlines are filling with more reports on this entire matter.<br /><br />The amount of money flowing into MARIJUANA STOCKS is almost creating a new stock market sector now as investors seek profitable returns.   Also business is booming with stores that offer many products, tours, cooking classes, and various other helpful goods to the consumers with remarkable financial outlooks and job growth already in progress.<br /><br />Some say if nationwide legislation was passed to legalize the use of cannabis or marijuana this would solve many of our jobless concerns and would improve the economy in short order: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/medical-marijuana-stocks-begin-rising.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/medical-marijuana-stocks-begin-rising.html</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QVbTwH2sQMw?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SuccImBuQjs?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

The Marijuana Industry in America Grows

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Garment worker protests turn violent in Cambodia (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_sQlFlD5-oRhM9uVmPTqJZU7Iwviqew5jVaS8eQs6FoaCXjZ_oHr2t_scytcvx7r3a6JBpw9h5fN2ruj89BOJz7WMbXWCf_sqzQ6E_I1P5P2Tg22OiyCYUV68Sp_xHomR9uc4XrGByM/s1600/src.adapt.480.low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_sQlFlD5-oRhM9uVmPTqJZU7Iwviqew5jVaS8eQs6FoaCXjZ_oHr2t_scytcvx7r3a6JBpw9h5fN2ruj89BOJz7WMbXWCf_sqzQ6E_I1P5P2Tg22OiyCYUV68Sp_xHomR9uc4XrGByM/s320/src.adapt.480.low.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a data-rapid_p="7" href="http://news.yahoo.com/cambodian-police-open-fire-protesters-several-wounded-041011196.html" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_5706" style="background-color: white; color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Cambodian police opened fire on protesting garment workers Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">, killing at least three people, as the kingdom's strongman premier faced growing public anger on the streets of the capital. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">Human rights campaigners condemned the crackdown as the country's worst state violence against civilians in more than a decade. (AFP)</span></div>

Garment worker protests turn violent in Cambodia (BLOG)

Cambodian police opened fire on protesting garment workers Friday , killing at least three people, as the kingdom's strongman premier fa...

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How the Army’s recent successful laser test could change the future of warfare (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAg-0p08RsAYJ1h2qunqOiszskuHqK-NmgvEbpe2Ualy1AL8YF-WDU5IjSZe6jeHwRZLS9BGgTGIrv9zbQHPuBTdj0mZyCP-Qk9_QwNBSsfDkhq5DKJsg0N_WdPo3z3ovtbRvVtJ6Q0k/s1600/e380632f-f5d3-4b15-9dd7-b4fa66b6e391_size0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAg-0p08RsAYJ1h2qunqOiszskuHqK-NmgvEbpe2Ualy1AL8YF-WDU5IjSZe6jeHwRZLS9BGgTGIrv9zbQHPuBTdj0mZyCP-Qk9_QwNBSsfDkhq5DKJsg0N_WdPo3z3ovtbRvVtJ6Q0k/s320/e380632f-f5d3-4b15-9dd7-b4fa66b6e391_size0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_3762" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">In December, the U.S. <a data-mce-href="http://www.army.mil/article/116740/Army_vehicle_mounted_laser_successfully_demonstrated_against_multiple_targets/" data-rapid_p="9" href="http://www.army.mil/article/116740/Army_vehicle_mounted_laser_successfully_demonstrated_against_multiple_targets/" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Army successfully tested a vehicle-mounted laser</a>, destroying more than 90 mortar rounds and several unmanned aerial drones.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_3753" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">And an Army official tells Yahoo News that the test could have broad implications for the future, giving the U.S. an edge in low-cost and high-functioning defense technology.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_3746" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">“Although the laser can only engage one target at a time, we can lock-in multiple strikes,” Terry Bauer, Program manager, Army High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD), told Yahoo News during a phone interview.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">“The number of available shots is extremely high compared to a conventional system,” Bauer said. “Whatever we aim at is what we hit.”</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_3776" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Back in 2011, the Army first conducted tests using low power, 300 watt lasers. But the most recent test used a significantly more powerful 10-kilowatt laser powered by batteries and diesel fuel. Although the "High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator" may not sound that intimidating, it was essentially perfect during its test, knocking out dozens of airborne targets.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_3783" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The test was conducted at the <a data-mce-href="http://www.wsmr.army.mil/testcenter/testing/landf/Pages/HighEnergyLaserSystemsTestFacility.aspx" data-rapid_p="10" href="http://www.wsmr.army.mil/testcenter/testing/landf/Pages/HighEnergyLaserSystemsTestFacility.aspx" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_3782" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico</a>. Going forward, the Army says it plans to increase the power of lasers used up to 100 kilowatts, although alternative power sources will be needed to boost the increasingly potent solid state lasers.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">“This 10 kilowatt is just a stepping stone toward more militarily significant lasers,” Bauer said.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The Army Space and Missile Defense Command released a video of the demonstration. In the first two minutes of the clip, you can see the laser system targeting a drone. At first, it appears to simply be following the aircraft’s flight pattern. However, since the laser itself is invisible to the naked eye, what appears to be plain video on the left hand of the screen, is actual a live engagement taking place. Moments later, the drone crashes into the desert sands of New Mexico.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Later in the video, the mortar engagements provide the kind of fireworks more commonly expected by the untrained eye, as the mortars explode in midair after being targeted by the laser system.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Bauer said the mortar and UAV drones replicate battlefield conditions faced by U.S. forces on the battlefield and could prove increasingly useful as the use of military-styled drones become more prevalent in the near future. The lasers have another distinct advantage, moving at the speed of light, allowing the Army to stay focused on a quickly moving target.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The U.S. Navy has also experimented with lasers mounted aboard cruise vessels. Back in April 2013, the <a data-mce-href="http://news.yahoo.com/navys-laser-weapon-blasts-bad-215808231.html" data-rapid_p="11" href="http://news.yahoo.com/navys-laser-weapon-blasts-bad-215808231.html" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Navy announced plans to deploy a laser-mounted cruiser to the Persian Gulf in 2014</a>. However, there are still some current technological limitations for their use, including unfriendly weather conditions.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Several components of the program also remain shrouded in mystery. The Army has not revealed how far its lasers can travel or how long they are able to sustain a defensive posture before needing to recharge. And while a focus on the technology is clearly growing, it remains to be determined just how many laser-mounted vehicles the Army plans to deploy in coming years.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The vehicle-mounted system was developed over four years. And while Bauer says it has been expensive for the military develop, it’s portability and lack of heavy, expensive munitions could make it cost-effective over time.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">“It could be utilized and cost effective over time,” he said. “In the end it could save considerable money.”</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_3825" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">And who knows, it might not be long before lasers are squaring off against <a data-mce-href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/boeing-turns-aging-planes-into-drones-for-air-force-target-practice-010653391.html" data-rapid_p="12" href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/boeing-turns-aging-planes-into-drones-for-air-force-target-practice-010653391.html" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">unmanned F-16s</a> in the field of battle.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><br /></div></div>

How the Army’s recent successful laser test could change the future of warfare (BLOG)

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Rihanna for Balmain: behind the scenes footage

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNBvWVkmMxaK7sX-U-9EfP0sHkVSsZSB1WMxYG0ucYEzJlPeQ-6t3YqyTe2sooCrtGrplRsfbE61mSRsitVYkHsdxA1uXuT7M998-DT4gwTPkpNNgz1-HsLnJm-AV4RxtHgsi9L8y/s1600/Rihanna+for+Balmain+behind+the+scenes+footage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNBvWVkmMxaK7sX-U-9EfP0sHkVSsZSB1WMxYG0ucYEzJlPeQ-6t3YqyTe2sooCrtGrplRsfbE61mSRsitVYkHsdxA1uXuT7M998-DT4gwTPkpNNgz1-HsLnJm-AV4RxtHgsi9L8y/s1600/Rihanna+for+Balmain+behind+the+scenes+footage.jpg" /></a></div><br />In mid-December we were treated to a photo shoot Rihanna's new advertising campaign Balmain, which is known photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Matadin Vinud removed in the spirit of the 80-90s. Now we have the opportunity to look behind the scenes of the acclaimed photoset: fashion house has released three videos, giving an idea of ​​how work was going. <br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br />In one video Rihanna expresses his admiration for the creative director of Balmain Olivier Rusteyng who found the singer in the face his muse: <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">few months ago, she came to our studio, and I wanted to create this whole collection with the thought of it. It is a new icon, she mixes fashion and music, and this is the idea that underlies my collection. </blockquote><br />Rihanna 27-year-old designer calls the icon of his generation, and work with it - a dream come true: <br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Dreams Come True. When a woman, inspiring you, putting your creations, your vision of the world becomes integral ... In this campaign, Rihanna embodies my idea of ​​Balmain. Before the camera, she makes you think she's the only girl on the planet. </blockquote><br />Enthusiastic about cooperation with the renowned brand and campaign heroine herself: <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Balmain - my old love, and the chance to work with them - it's just amazing. Moreover, on the set, we had a great time. </blockquote><br />Share the opinion of Rihanna: working together, and the truth, failed.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/io1SL-TJgas?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* care */ google_ad_slot = "9913512302"; google_ad_width = 125; google_ad_height = 125; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />

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Busy winter storm brings snow, cold to Northeast (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKF_1t-KU6UT1Ro7oqa_W_kUrJkah3JgUGQV-QzWo-aaiOGZU7KJiFG_Pd1m8Ng9H7LykvCGhbQjUrt2Err__eWuRQ1yhfvBmHqdtvTd2oif-QaG3MvqwUapH4sTCCUTNcDDuQ1RddizQ/s1600/a8c8444a6dded800470f6a7067007203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKF_1t-KU6UT1Ro7oqa_W_kUrJkah3JgUGQV-QzWo-aaiOGZU7KJiFG_Pd1m8Ng9H7LykvCGhbQjUrt2Err__eWuRQ1yhfvBmHqdtvTd2oif-QaG3MvqwUapH4sTCCUTNcDDuQ1RddizQ/s320/a8c8444a6dded800470f6a7067007203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_2453" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">BOSTON (AP) — A blustery winter storm that dropped nearly 2 feet of snow just north of Boston, temporarily shut down major highways in New York and Pennsylvania and forced U.S. airlines to cancel thousands of flights nationwide menaced the Northeast on Friday with howling winds and dangerously cold temperatures.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_2465" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The snowfall, frigid temps and stiff winds extended the holiday break for some students for a second day while posing the first test for New York City's new mayor and perhaps the last challenge for Boston's outgoing one.The storm — which brought plummeting temperatures that reached 8 degrees below zero in Burlington, Vt., early Friday with a wind chill of 29 below zero — dumped 23 inches of snow in Boxford, Mass., by early Friday and 18 inches in parts of western New York near Rochester. Thirteen inches of snow fell in Boston, while Lakewood, N.J., got 10 inches and New York City got up to 7.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_2475" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,300 flights Thursday because of the snowfall and low visibility. By Friday morning, about 1,600 flights were canceled nationwide, according to the aviation tracking website FlightAware.com.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Workers at a convenience store in Mount Laurel, N.J., said they were busy all night as they fueled plow drivers with coffee and other necessities.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Among those stopping in as the snow continued to fall before dawn was David Neff, a newspaper deliveryman. "It sucks out here," Neff said. "They're just starting to plow stuff. We definitely got what they said and maybe a little more."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Snow began falling overnight Wednesday in parts of New England and New York state, but the brunt of the storm began late Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Cape Cod, coastal areas north and south of Boston and part of Maine as well as New York's Long Island.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Forecasters warned that gusts of up to 30 miles per hour could bring wind chills to minus 25 degrees, cold enough to cause frostbite in about 30 minutes or less. The weather service said people should dress warmly to avoid hypothermia and cover all exposed skin.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_2479" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Governors in New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency Thursday, urging residents to stay home. State and county government offices in Delaware were closed Friday. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said state offices that closed early Thursday would remain closed Friday. He said Friday morning he was concerned about coastal flooding at the mid-day high tide and "extreme" low temperatures expected to continue into Friday night.</div><div class="body-related" style="background-color: white; clear: right; float: right; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; position: relative;"><a class="body-related-link body-related-video go-to-slideshow-lightbox rapid-noclick-resp landscape onesize get-lbdata-from-dom" data-rapid_p="13" data-uuid="edba8252-2823-3a60-8b0d-b2aab1ef749f" href="http://news.yahoo.com/video/major-snowstorm-bears-down-northeast-220836431.html" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 300px; position: relative; text-decoration: none;" title="Major Snowstorm Bears Down on Northeast US"><div class="img-wrap" style="position: relative;"><div class="cta-overlay" style="-webkit-transition: background-color 0.24s linear; font-size: 13px; height: 225px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background-color 0.24s linear; width: 300px;"><span class="clearfix title cta-text medium" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.24s linear; color: white; font-size: 16px; left: 5px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 5px; transition: opacity 0.24s linear; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 270px; zoom: 1;">Major Snowstorm Bears Down on Northeast US</span><span class="cta-text xsmall" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.24s linear; bottom: 5px; color: white; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 42px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; transition: opacity 0.24s linear;">Play video</span><span class="icon-play icon-white-play-xsmall" style="background-color: #324fe1; background-image: url(data:image/svg+xml; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; bottom: 5px; cursor: pointer; height: 23px; left: 5px; line-height: 0; padding: 0px; position: absolute; text-indent: -1000em; width: 32px; z-index: 1;"></span></div><img alt="Major Snowstorm Bears Down on Northeast US" class="body-related-thumb" data-src-2x="" height="225" src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d8lQRmu5EqV8GbPBWVbc2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTIyNTtxPTc1O3c9MzAw/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.associatedpressfree.com/e1d4157505d714e9375f63cc65648c2c" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.3333s ease 0ms; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: block; opacity: 1 !important; transition: opacity 0.3333s ease 0ms; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible !important;" width="300" /></div></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_2485" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered three major highways in his state, stretching from Long Island to Albany, closed overnight. The Thruway between Albany and the Bronx, the Long Island Expressway and Interstate 84 between the Pennsylvania and Connecticut borders all reopened Friday morning. Southbound Interstate 95 closed in Philadelphia for several hours because of a jackknifed tractor-trailer.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Outreach teams looked to get homeless people off the frigid streets of New York City and Boston.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Staff members at the Pine Street Inn were keeping the Boston shelter open 24 hours and said they would turn no one away, even if it meant setting up extra cots in lobbies and other common areas.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The heavy weather began rolling in just a day after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in to lead the nation's largest city and a few days before Boston Mayor Thomas Menino ends 20 years in office on Monday.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">De Blasio, who as public advocate in 2010 criticized his predecessor Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his handling of a large snowstorm, dispatched hundreds of plows and salt spreaders on the streets as soon as the snow started falling Thursday night. Forecasters said that while only 5 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park by early Friday, up to 8 inches were still expected in the city.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">On Friday morning, de Blasio was shoveling the sidewalk outside his Brooklyn home. Wearing a black jacket and gloves, he joked with reporters and demonstrated proper shoveling techniques. He later brought out salt to spread on the walk.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Across the region, state and local police were busy responding to accidents and reports of stranded vehicles.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Amtrak planned to run trains on all of its Northeast lines on Friday but operate on a modified schedule, spokeswoman Christina Leeds said. Commuter trains Metro-North Railroad, which runs trains between New York City and suburban Connecticut, Long Island and New York's Hudson Valley, the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit were operating on weekend schedules. Chains were placed on New York City buses so they would not get stuck in drifts.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">As the storm approached, a worker at a suburban Philadelphia salt storage facility was killed when a 100-foot-tall pile of road salt fell and crushed him. Falls Township police said the man was trapped while operating a backhoe. There was no word on what may have caused the accident.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Douglass Bibule shopped for rock salt and other supplies at a home improvement store in Watertown, Mass.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"Well, there will be some shoveling that I will have to do and some sanding," he said. "I've got to go home and do some stretching exercises to make sure I don't hurt myself while doing that, and do a little shopping to make sure that we have all the supplies that we need. We need food because we have three older children at home."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The snowstorm worked its way east from the Midwest, where it dropped up to a foot of snow on Michigan and more than a foot in parts of Illinois, prompting the cancellation Thursday of hundreds of flights at both Chicago airports.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Nearly 17 inches of snow fell in some of Chicago's northern suburbs, and more than 12 inches of snow was recorded at Midway International Airport.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">___</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1388758467621_2496" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Associated Press writers Geoff Mulvihill in Mount Laurel, N.J.; John Christoffersen in New Haven, Conn., Wilson Ring in Montpelier, Vt., Holly Ramer in Concord, N.H., Jim Fitzgerald and Jonathan Lemire in New York City, David Sharp in Portland, Maine, and Jackie Quinn in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.</div></div>

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Mob Wives: Recap “Vegas Part Two” Ep 405

<div style="text-align: center;">And it’s <span style="font-size: large;"><b>D</b></span> to the<span style="font-size: large;"><b> E </b></span>to the <b><span style="font-size: large;">LICIOUS</span></b>! This word is dead to me now!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbu27VtaGhY8uuqbACPToipQWxPnelkdjuHYkk26e3pY7zBfwl-nPBI4uRGb19OcO8MmCTxCZG2XOjG21neJxDbTe35jdeHqKfF6i4cvXNNes1zR6qCk3sPhhYdcjdebH2rSigQWwy-k/s1600/Renee+Penny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbu27VtaGhY8uuqbACPToipQWxPnelkdjuHYkk26e3pY7zBfwl-nPBI4uRGb19OcO8MmCTxCZG2XOjG21neJxDbTe35jdeHqKfF6i4cvXNNes1zR6qCk3sPhhYdcjdebH2rSigQWwy-k/s320/Renee+Penny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Who has Renee's back? Still no one!</b></div><br />We’re till in Emerald City…I mean Vegas. Big Ang and Alicia walk in for breakfast. It’s the morning after the first night and Ang ordered a ton of food. They talk about Renee, the “zombie,” who is off the wagon. Alicia is shocked to see Renee like this, and it’s bringing them all down. Alicia is saying this could be her last trip before her possible sentencing, now scheduled for early January (oh brother). I keep wondering how she was even hired for the show if there was even a slight chance that she could not finish filming the season? It makes me think she struck a plea deal that doesn’t require serving time, and the sentencing is just to make it official. Renee walks in and doesn’t feel any better. Ang sees the crazy look in Renee’s eyes. As Renee’s friend, I would have expected Ang to be more understanding than critical. Drita walks in all cheery, but then complains she lost $2,000 last night and has to tell Lee. She “sounds” stressed…for a minute. Drita tells Renee she looked “f*cked up” last night. Isn’t Drita Renee’s friend? I mean with friends like these, who the hell needs enemies? Natalie is missing for some reason, so Drita goes to get her so they can talk the “delicious“ issue out. Renee is still telling them how the word delicious has her turnt up. It’s a matter of feeling totally disrespected, but everyone is focused on the word “delicious” and no one understands Renee’s real issue with Natalie. It’s about R-E-S-P-E-C-T people! I’ll bet Karen and Ramona would have gotten it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_NkhmwWa8huqEOBN0KaryO4DTjbd3mu8a2F6l114Gf51S9hSatZ8TwyIdsdyiAYieSasH-ErrRpGiLUTa3vSuNNnCtXzLsz2_HvhM79LXxUeYdxAGIzHndhOhOPc2Mooe1pCIXuu2bM/s1600/Drita+Penny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_NkhmwWa8huqEOBN0KaryO4DTjbd3mu8a2F6l114Gf51S9hSatZ8TwyIdsdyiAYieSasH-ErrRpGiLUTa3vSuNNnCtXzLsz2_HvhM79LXxUeYdxAGIzHndhOhOPc2Mooe1pCIXuu2bM/s320/Drita+Penny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Drita still has comprehension issues!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>It's not about "delicious" it's about RESPECT!</b></div><br />Drita, who didn’t know where Natalie was a second ago, managed to find her right away. Insert “eye-roll” @@.  Drita talks to Natalie before taking her in to breakfast. First they talk about their issues. Drita confesses she was talking behind Natalie’s back. Natalie tells Drita she uses the word “whore” in the most endearing way possible. Drita and Ang didn’t like it. But, now these two forgive and forget, hug and put it all behind them. A beautiful kumbaya moment that brings a tear to my eye. Natalie and Drita walk into breakfast together. Wait a minute! Did Drita forget to mention why she went out to get Natalie in the first place! Renee is still way bent out of shape about Natalie. Is Natalie being blindsided? It sounds all scripted to me. Natalie’s not being there. Drita finding her alone. Drita getting her to come to breakfast. No mention of Renee’s anger so they could save all the drama for the breakfast table. What the hell? Natalie is pleasant as she walks in and greets everyone. Drita announces she wants to clear the air. Is this really a good idea considering Renee’s state of mind, Drita? Maybe not for real life, but for scripted realty tv it is perfect! Renee gets right back on the word “delicious” and educates Natalie. Grapes, strawberries and pancakes are delicious, but the man sitting next to her isn’t. Then Renee tries to prove her point and tells Alicia that she has been friends with Edward all her life and he is delicious. Alicia could not care less, she has a new dessert in her bed…oops I mean plate. Natalie answers, “You should know, you went to dinner with him a few times.” That sets Renee off!  Renee is furious and goes over to Natalie, they start screaming at each other. Natalie manages to press all Renee’s buttons at once.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aeqb6znLmidX-5n2uvXb1-9IMqCZcQ6BMv2_qMTaMcSVh98p0okoUHJcjeuMguasGemiRYG6WAADOwgqRB3dOEbDFNrjlHSAQcfKwMMeRxp_B9WBQ8I_VjlCIWA3bn_Hrg5ZotNOBaM/s1600/Natalie+Penny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aeqb6znLmidX-5n2uvXb1-9IMqCZcQ6BMv2_qMTaMcSVh98p0okoUHJcjeuMguasGemiRYG6WAADOwgqRB3dOEbDFNrjlHSAQcfKwMMeRxp_B9WBQ8I_VjlCIWA3bn_Hrg5ZotNOBaM/s320/Natalie+Penny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>SOUTH Philly button pusher goes hard on Renee</b></div><br />Natalie yells, “Who the f*ck is Renee Graziano?” Then she taunts Renee, “Touch me, touch me, touch me.” Natalie says she tried to explain and apologize that night, but Renee didn’t want to listen, she just wanted to make a scene. In the ruckus, a glass gets broken in front of Alicia. Natalie is angry that Renee could have hurt Alicia. Natalie tells Renee, as far as Mob Candy goes, she is not a puppet. While Renee and Natalie are at it, none of the other three seem to do anything, they just sit there watching and let them go at it…scripted? Then, out of the blue, Drita screams “this is over, no more screaming.” Natalie continues screaming, she says she tried to talk to Renee and Renee ran out. Renee goes to pull Natalie’s hair and the fight is broken up by the others. They finally “rise” to the occasion and do something. They all claim they had no idea Renee was going to attack Natalie. They are shocked! Really??? Is there anyone who was watching who didn’t think Renee was going to attack? Even Ang said, just last week, that Renee was “gunning” for Natalie! Ang was fed up with Natalie. And what about Drita? Last week she even wanted to attack Natalie like a “leaping leopard!” I don’t know who or what to believe. Insert Ramona’s “flip-floppers” in here.<br /><br />Drita goes to get Renee. They all wind up in the same room and Drita (“Violence is not the answer, but yes it is.”), of all people, says no more physical altercations. Renee says she is not done. Renee feels disrespected. Things get heated. Drita stands between Renee and Natalie. They rehash the incident from the night at the club…again, oy vey. Natalie says she will murder somebody. If I have to type “delicious” one more time I might murder somebody too! Ang tells Renee that Natalie apologized and didn’t mean anything by it. Renee says she accepts her apology and will be the bigger person. Then Renee attempts to attack Natalie again. Alicia thinks this is insane and she is out of her comfort zone. Poor Alicia, it’s always all about her. Well she can blame herself for this fiasco of a vacation because she insisted on asking Natalie to join them. Natalie proves she is nobody’s puppet. She turns out to be a mini Drita. Alicia thinks they are going to hurt each other. Has Alicia even bothered to watch season one, two or three of Mob Wives? Of course they hurt each other! Does she think she signed up for an English tea party?<br /><br />Natalie calls London, her boyfriend, to tell him what went on at breakfast so he can calm her down. Renee is still on the “delicious” thing. Shoot me already. She says they were face to face and her breath stunk. She ripped her hair when Renee put her hands on her. Natalie feels disrespected and says Renee crossed the line. She is dead to her. There is no friendship, no business relationship. I can only hope this means she will be packing her bags and going back to SOUTH Philly. After all, there’s no place like home. Tell ’em Dorothy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquRRk4O0QDU3uMTbLJ-rEa1e1WeoBVQ5I2WkJFnL4nfGZV1maNreN7lHLreWYiHHii7UB4tTaOorIRNGQ6BXUbMGBSOBvQ7xqAhgk001MOzge9tPC2v_QtVyXzPhbK_xCoubUguzz2qA/s1600/Alicia+Penny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquRRk4O0QDU3uMTbLJ-rEa1e1WeoBVQ5I2WkJFnL4nfGZV1maNreN7lHLreWYiHHii7UB4tTaOorIRNGQ6BXUbMGBSOBvQ7xqAhgk001MOzge9tPC2v_QtVyXzPhbK_xCoubUguzz2qA/s320/Alicia+Penny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Woe is me! Eddie, sentencing, knock-off lawsuit, </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>embezzlement, and now Renee is ruining my vacation!</b></div><br />Drita is surprised that all this happened at breakfast and not a club; and all over one word. Alicia complained she could have gotten hurt with the glass. Drita, Ang and Alicia talk about the fight. Drita and Ang agree that Natalie is an employee and Renee is a boss, no friendship should exist between them. You don’t mixed business and friendship. Did I really hear that? Because the whole show mixes business with friendship…just ask Karen and Ramona! Drita is going to talk to Natalie, while Ang goes to talk to Renee. Ang finds Renee “out like a light,” fast asleep. Ang explains to Alicia that Renee turns to drugs when she can’t cope with something. She feels it has gotten worse since Junior’s betrayal. A “concerned” Alicia hopes the judge will agree to Eddie’s plea deal for 8 years. The sentencing is taking a big toll in her life. Please! She goes into another chorus of “Poor. Poor, Pitiful Me,” for a minute. But what about her alleged Boo of three years? Does anyone think she is really losing any sleep over Eddie? Ang says she understands, she was a felon. Alicia claims she innocently went along for the ride in Eddie’s lifestyle. She still insists she was betrayed and lied to. Ang thinks she’ll forgive him when he gets out. Alicia says she doesn’t know if she can. I think Alicia has moved on long ago and there is no going back. But frankly, I don’t care.<br /><br />Drita is talking to Natalie. Natalie says Renee doesn’t know her. She is not Renee’s mini-me. She is not going to let anyone put their hands on her and do nothing. She says Renee went from “mentor to mental.” The whole “delicious” thing made Renee flip out. Drita wants to know if Natalie can be cordial and nice talking to Renee. Natalie says of course. Drita respects Natalie for sticking up for herself. Natalie says she will try again, but if it doesn’t work she’s done. This is unreal! They are going to try talking again? Why? Well, if Renee and Natalie don’t “make-up” then she has to go back to SOUTH Philly. If they don’t make up, we will have only four Mob Wives…and only three “IF” Alicia goes to prison! Oh dear, what do you think will happen? I am beyond worried. NOT!<br /><br />Ang pops into Renee’s room to check on her. Renee looks better. Renee wasn’t herself yesterday. She was overwhelmed with anger. Ang says Renee is blaming it all on Natalie. Renee says she feels bad she put her hands on Natalie. They are all going out together, without Natalie, to the Mob Attraction. Renee seems to be enjoying it. Drita notices that Renee is so much better. This is an interactive Mob fun house! It has exhibits and hologram actors from mob movies. We should have spent the whole episode in there! Uh oh, Renee brings up Natalie to Drita. Renee says Natalie still doesn’t understand what she did. Drita says she was sticking up for herself. Renee says she was out of line and if it happens again it ain’t gonna end right. Drita seems to be siding with Natalie and explains her part in the issue to Renee. Renee is disgusted that Drita is defending Natalie when a few days ago she wanted to smash her face. Drita wants Renee to put it behind her and start fresh. Renee does admit, once again, to feeling bad about putting her hands on Natalie.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://ton.twitter.com/1.1/ton/data/dm/419127449923104768/419127449939890176/Q08S4OgT.jpg:small" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Alicia holding her phone in it's not too shabby Louie Vutton case!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Is it real or a knockoff?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Courtesy of @Dondig's very observant eye!</b></div><br />Drita is gambling again and says she is down $6,000 now. She decides to walk away from the table. Ang lost her money too. How do these two think Vegas stays in business? Renee and Natalie takes turns going to sit out at the pool with the girls and it irritates Ang. Renee calls Natalie on her cell, while she is out at the pool, and asks to speak to her alone. Natalie tells her she can’t talk to her in her current mental state. She needs to be calm. Everyone wants Natalie to talk to Renee, Natalie doesn’t want to be rushed. Natalie wants her space. The other girls are anxious for her to make up with Renee so they can have fun on this vacation. They think this is a big gesture on Renee’s part and Natalie should agree to meet her. Natalie gets annoyed with them. Renee isn’t happy that she made the effort to reach out to Natalie and is being blown off. Way to keep the drama going VH1!<br /><br />If you are a glutton for punishment and haven't had enough "delicious," here you go!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5T0utQ-XWGY" width="520"></iframe></div>

Mob Wives: Recap “Vegas Part Two” Ep 405

And it’s D to the E to the LICIOUS ! This word is dead to me now! Who has Renee's back? Still no one! We’re till in Emerald City…I mea...

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Jessica Simpson is losing weight for the wedding

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsbiINus4Ua6EfKggVR4oDsYDvkoPiyX4YzQ9vClO1z10T6PFGonyD6kdvK81eTRxL_frcSo_Tlq1gDRzOICdAA_JxzhO1V5PM26HJHm9xB2JeTp8MpmJmR6o5Q50hlc0RWzUzSBT/s1600/Jessica+Simpson+is+losing+weight+for+the+wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsbiINus4Ua6EfKggVR4oDsYDvkoPiyX4YzQ9vClO1z10T6PFGonyD6kdvK81eTRxL_frcSo_Tlq1gDRzOICdAA_JxzhO1V5PM26HJHm9xB2JeTp8MpmJmR6o5Q50hlc0RWzUzSBT/s1600/Jessica+Simpson+is+losing+weight+for+the+wedding.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Jessica%20Simpson">Jessica Simpson</a></b> admits that it took a long time and perseverance to lose weight after both of their pregnancies. Now 33-year-old star, who gave birth to a son in June, is in good shape, but - no limit to perfection: as the singer admits she's going to throw a few pounds - in fact ahead of its long-awaited wedding. <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> New video support nutrition program Weight Watchers, which is Jessica, the singer says: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> This year you will definitely hear about the wedding, and it's very exciting for me. I think the time has come. The idea that I have a wedding soon, forces continue to count calories and do in the gym. 'll Understand when you see my dress. </blockquote><br /> The date of the ceremony until Simpson calls, as well as the place where she and Eric Johnson are getting married. Journalists believe that the wedding couple can play in Italy: love vacationing there in the fall and is rumored to be simultaneously looked for a place for future celebrations. <br /> <br /> Regarding preparations for the wedding, then, according to Jessica to look good in a dress can not do without the right attitude: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> I always set myself a new goal. But do not just conceive of something global, even if at first it will be something simple. Now my goal - to feel confident in jeans and T-shirt. </blockquote><br /> Seems confident enough that the star was feeling and in a suit with shorts - in that dress, she appeared on the cover of Weight Watchers.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* care */ google_ad_slot = "9913512302"; google_ad_width = 125; google_ad_height = 125; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwqucEt0xtN2cF87tixEThlPDRjJtKThnlTiKsEcTzLWJ6NtoSHqHivSrvh-swaJGSI7myRyY8ZwdzEDTi3n3QniOYYX6uADplaae-pxUnCl4mMNuCEzU25ULGtVrUKiEWrbNOgS5/s1600/Jessica+Simpson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwqucEt0xtN2cF87tixEThlPDRjJtKThnlTiKsEcTzLWJ6NtoSHqHivSrvh-swaJGSI7myRyY8ZwdzEDTi3n3QniOYYX6uADplaae-pxUnCl4mMNuCEzU25ULGtVrUKiEWrbNOgS5/s1600/Jessica+Simpson.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica Simpson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOqn0jcK72DatCxwtv_jEF97hEh8gIs3KM433HPFeXHdbUEHeVyP7lE07LJ6KECxMS6p55U4pFwSQj-CXwtVFpA6MbELKeUW0HDNE1weusmMuNulbHqPhjbuHYrMKLVd9MmMAtQ6q/s1600/Jessica+Simpson+at+a+party+in+New+York+in+early+December.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOqn0jcK72DatCxwtv_jEF97hEh8gIs3KM433HPFeXHdbUEHeVyP7lE07LJ6KECxMS6p55U4pFwSQj-CXwtVFpA6MbELKeUW0HDNE1weusmMuNulbHqPhjbuHYrMKLVd9MmMAtQ6q/s1600/Jessica+Simpson+at+a+party+in+New+York+in+early+December.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica Simpson at a party in New York in early December </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIxbtwV_GQl5EBZIlPdeB348sLuikUbFcjc5TgFhdtYEn8Suf2apePU6NOHjbblzgqrxONCn3PMCVAgzSoEhLqvftfQn0ue29p3mSBdgGm9GQuEcrkhPAKEXvCwpwA5EyIwHb4ykW/s1600/Jessica+Simpson+and+Eric+Johnson+with+children+in+early+December.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIxbtwV_GQl5EBZIlPdeB348sLuikUbFcjc5TgFhdtYEn8Suf2apePU6NOHjbblzgqrxONCn3PMCVAgzSoEhLqvftfQn0ue29p3mSBdgGm9GQuEcrkhPAKEXvCwpwA5EyIwHb4ykW/s1600/Jessica+Simpson+and+Eric+Johnson+with+children+in+early+December.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson with children in early December </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />

Jessica Simpson is losing weight for the wedding

Jessica Simpson admits that it took a long time and perseverance to lose weight after both of their pregnancies. Now 33-year-old star, who...

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TGIF!

I just couldn't quite get with the program this week.<br />Two days off in the middle of the week last week then work all fucking weekend and two more days off in the middle of the week again this week just fucked me all up.<br />I didn't know what day it was yesterday, I kept thinking it was a Monday.<br />We had several key people take long vacations over the holidays and I have been covering for two different people on two different schedules.<br /><br />I told them I would cover this last weekend but don't even <i>TRY</i> to call me this weekend.<br /><br />There are other people that work there that never seem to work any weekends or much overtime at all and they can damn well start taking up some of the slack.<br /><br />In the mean time until I can get my shit together, I don't see any real serious subject matter coming across this page for a day or two. Hit the Blogroll if you want some intelligent content.<br /><br />I will put up some Boobs for ya so this wasn't a complete waste of your time.<br /><br />;)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_htSZqvSUMrNMuCPVslccxlnHhhqg5cCpE-XBf22rHehr4baTp8dPjurLCrhdmBs2L2vrqWdqZIjZo7s1ZI2hw_P1wn_XnDxcw73BtB04T1wB8RGS2yhDoR5bZGPv9hQaiCo-UKPn0Sq/s1600/gallery_69342_25992_20610912404ce1befbd9102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_htSZqvSUMrNMuCPVslccxlnHhhqg5cCpE-XBf22rHehr4baTp8dPjurLCrhdmBs2L2vrqWdqZIjZo7s1ZI2hw_P1wn_XnDxcw73BtB04T1wB8RGS2yhDoR5bZGPv9hQaiCo-UKPn0Sq/s640/gallery_69342_25992_20610912404ce1befbd9102.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSrs7u5j00Tm0k_Z-fFzW4XPDCndhyphenhyphenXPQM-SPI6rHx2awPWaP-LUVsjtn3iQ9msGR7dL7F7XF8FAGUD5MrcLJ-Jl_0guZ0smuVBvTZefPc5JvQBnzQSjdMgJ1lMfun8JN_d1DO6kUbqMS/s1600/42e2a97c987ccd10588ef27dbfc7483b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSrs7u5j00Tm0k_Z-fFzW4XPDCndhyphenhyphenXPQM-SPI6rHx2awPWaP-LUVsjtn3iQ9msGR7dL7F7XF8FAGUD5MrcLJ-Jl_0guZ0smuVBvTZefPc5JvQBnzQSjdMgJ1lMfun8JN_d1DO6kUbqMS/s640/42e2a97c987ccd10588ef27dbfc7483b.jpg" /></a></div>

TGIF!

I just couldn't quite get with the program this week. Two days off in the middle of the week last week then work all fucking weekend and...

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Ustinenko and Gobozov a scandal in the New Year Eve

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjYvrybr5qRhfkmZnp1fC7pMJMD5C50cZsDujJfuwh1OYfcoxKpb27GGh9fNe8KfNrlEo8vddJ6B1lsbG1NLcpcnzCD7oJU27vqyoA_RqpffSohnKKggdEW4k41rGICsE-4PF7txq/s1600/Ustinenko+Gobozov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjYvrybr5qRhfkmZnp1fC7pMJMD5C50cZsDujJfuwh1OYfcoxKpb27GGh9fNe8KfNrlEo8vddJ6B1lsbG1NLcpcnzCD7oJU27vqyoA_RqpffSohnKKggdEW4k41rGICsE-4PF7txq/s1600/Ustinenko+Gobozov.jpg" /></a></div><br />Fans of the TV project "Дом-2"(Dom-2) actively discussing web how their favorites celebrate. It was learned that <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Alexander%20Gobozov">Alexander Gobozov</a></b> and <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Aliana%20Ustinenko">Aliana Ustinenko</a></b> met the new year in a karaoke club that belongs Tigran Salibekovu. On the Internet, there were rumors that the couple Sasha and <b>Aliana Ustinenko</b> sort things out in a raised voice, insulted each other. Olga, Sasha's mom Gobzova, drank too much and began to demand an apology from the daughter, what <b>Aliana Ustinenko </b> said another portion of insults. Sasha tried to separate the women. When Gobozov learned that cause intoxication mother Rustam became the sun, which is constantly filled glass pensioner Gobozov attacked Solntseva, men had to separate the guards of the club, and Olga called an ambulance and was given a sedative.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br />

Ustinenko and Gobozov a scandal in the New Year Eve

Fans of the TV project "Дом-2"(Dom-2) actively discussing web how their favorites celebrate. It was learned that Alexander Gobozo...

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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones noted the New Year together

<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBB5s5ZEDN0WeMK3lOKmnbxurf1NnVujvAim75RCblDqPVUmqrxaUz50BmmdUtOCIoHL9-3vxx8n3J8YqEdXz6ff0oDUGu2GMHFt58JwAusWp58oBhdaXG_X-tsJpR2Hp3KbDvTis/s1600/Michael+Douglas+and+Catherine+Zeta-Jones+noted+the+New+Year+together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBB5s5ZEDN0WeMK3lOKmnbxurf1NnVujvAim75RCblDqPVUmqrxaUz50BmmdUtOCIoHL9-3vxx8n3J8YqEdXz6ff0oDUGu2GMHFt58JwAusWp58oBhdaXG_X-tsJpR2Hp3KbDvTis/s1600/Michael+Douglas+and+Catherine+Zeta-Jones+noted+the+New+Year+together.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones with children Carys and Dylan </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Just a few days ago, we were glad that this year parted <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Catherine%20Zeta-Jones">Catherine Zeta-Jones</a></b> and <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Michael%20Douglas">Michael Douglas</a></b> again wear <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/12/catherine-zeta-jones-and-michael.html">wedding rings</a>. Apparently, the news about the reunification of spouses - not just rumors. <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> Actors finally calmed fans worry about their possible divorce: 69-year-old Douglas posted on his Facebook page a photo of the entire family, conducting these days in Canada . Still actor signed: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> Helmet you Happy New Year from Quebec, Canada, is now minus ten Fahrenheit. </blockquote><br /> Skiing Michael riding with 44-year-old wife Catherine and children - son Dylan and daughter Carys. <br /> <br /> recall that a few days ago the star couple were spotted together - for the first time since August announced a pause in their relationship. Before the news about the separation they have been married for about 13 years. In November, the press reported that Michael and Catherine not only divorced, but decided <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/11/michael-douglas-and-catherine-zeta.html">to live together again</a>. <br /> <br /> Hope that 2014 will be the best pair for acting and all contradictions remain in the past.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3UlJk3uHA1g5zQQ05tIaGzBDEcxUHW9rT82TeC2L1C-HrFl_OvHPmgRZ9ubHtmwwl4PDbgjGTLHauKkfKLIgYe6zH1AcGB-RHVznPUVP7Hg9teMTqJ_9oQFgnnPfucagyaoDjqMJ/s1600/Michael+Douglas+and+his+son+Dylan+and+daughter+Carys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3UlJk3uHA1g5zQQ05tIaGzBDEcxUHW9rT82TeC2L1C-HrFl_OvHPmgRZ9ubHtmwwl4PDbgjGTLHauKkfKLIgYe6zH1AcGB-RHVznPUVP7Hg9teMTqJ_9oQFgnnPfucagyaoDjqMJ/s1600/Michael+Douglas+and+his+son+Dylan+and+daughter+Carys.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Douglas and his son Dylan and daughter Carys </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><center><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* video */ google_ad_slot = "9278264705"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></center><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSz-tQ6tscc2CKYKFoAjAKRRS831F_YIbDIOXNhxTgfmvdhpJa7xdrwAtx3m1VHIrOYyDVrRYev2aj_JIyXqkEoUEY53Ql5ke_SOIwDC8ULGBW2HM_WDZs_EP4V09YSJiJAW3PlNA/s1600/Catherine+Zeta-Jones+and+Michael+Douglas+a+few+months+before+the+news+about+the+separation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSz-tQ6tscc2CKYKFoAjAKRRS831F_YIbDIOXNhxTgfmvdhpJa7xdrwAtx3m1VHIrOYyDVrRYev2aj_JIyXqkEoUEY53Ql5ke_SOIwDC8ULGBW2HM_WDZs_EP4V09YSJiJAW3PlNA/s1600/Catherine+Zeta-Jones+and+Michael+Douglas+a+few+months+before+the+news+about+the+separation.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas a few months before the news about the separation </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones noted the New Year together

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones with children Carys and Dylan Just a few days ago, we were glad that this year parted Catherine Zet...

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Alyssa Milano responded to insulting joke

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S53otE8vyo4EkWVYO4uRB1uQrQKCdM8rqpxeE8ku91szZXqxcjFD3_cehSSV_Z7_sxZNFVq8Vq5WBCKHLsPmfV8OfXgTDAV6Nhohw4QWU11WHn9EqbSJkpweOC2M6adBehVyPqVE/s1600/Alyssa+Milano+responded+to+insulting+joke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S53otE8vyo4EkWVYO4uRB1uQrQKCdM8rqpxeE8ku91szZXqxcjFD3_cehSSV_Z7_sxZNFVq8Vq5WBCKHLsPmfV8OfXgTDAV6Nhohw4QWU11WHn9EqbSJkpweOC2M6adBehVyPqVE/s1600/Alyssa+Milano+responded+to+insulting+joke.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Alyssa%20Milano">Alyssa Milano</a></b> in her tweet responded to the attack in his address by comedian Jay Mohr. Celebrities with the ceremony were NASCAR races in Las Vegas, then Moore commented star shape "Charmed" when he gave an interview to a radio station. <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> Air Jay said the following (called, among other things, Alyssa " Melissa, or as it is there "): <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> She was one of the leading. It is low rise, and it seems that birth, she decided: "I do not care what you think." She was not wearing underwear slimming, and I look at her and think, "Oh my God!" </blockquote><br /> 41-year-old Milano, which two years ago gave birth to a son, without its rudeness, very calmly answering the offender in his twitter: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> Jay Mohr, very sorry that you felt the need to publicly criticize my weight. All you good, and God bless you. Please convey my best wishes to his lovely wife. </blockquote><br /> Interestingly, Mora wife, actress Nikki Cox, in 2011, bore him a son, not so long ago in the blog has expressed its concern what insensitive with respect to each other people began: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> Our culture has become incredibly fierce. In social networks, people say hurtful and terrible things, believing that this is a very funny and witty. </blockquote><br /> Interesting that Nikki thinks about her husband jokes?<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* care */ google_ad_slot = "9913512302"; google_ad_width = 125; google_ad_height = 125; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXQX9l-f0qNEtQ9vb4dMB_slAN_m4bilMG-66jstDBAUt96PV-1x_MoNpBpHUS1sJFHD4fb9T2IJyCqtExkT6GhP4ZWrTm4lbaMvI_j51s3RsirLgEsJC7qe0zy9KXXP-qMeVXavs/s1600/Alyssa+Milano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXQX9l-f0qNEtQ9vb4dMB_slAN_m4bilMG-66jstDBAUt96PV-1x_MoNpBpHUS1sJFHD4fb9T2IJyCqtExkT6GhP4ZWrTm4lbaMvI_j51s3RsirLgEsJC7qe0zy9KXXP-qMeVXavs/s1600/Alyssa+Milano.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alyssa Milano</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0ha6lIXVi_eyz6QekmAjc-mSdmHyY1WMnf7Ftol2FRXxEhtA47tI82UVJRt_NaJ-fKSgUT704sAfKX9Jm-5ZHMZJwsXxUkagVIlTU45uA7rFucyy9BmRpkxcWhaV72Sx8y55J1Vw/s1600/Jay+Mohr+and+his+wife+Nikki+Cox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0ha6lIXVi_eyz6QekmAjc-mSdmHyY1WMnf7Ftol2FRXxEhtA47tI82UVJRt_NaJ-fKSgUT704sAfKX9Jm-5ZHMZJwsXxUkagVIlTU45uA7rFucyy9BmRpkxcWhaV72Sx8y55J1Vw/s1600/Jay+Mohr+and+his+wife+Nikki+Cox.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jay Mohr and his wife Nikki Cox</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />

Alyssa Milano responded to insulting joke

Alyssa Milano in her tweet responded to the attack in his address by comedian Jay Mohr. Celebrities with the ceremony were NASCAR races in...

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