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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Is Harry Potter a drunk? Columnist wonders if the ‘Boy Who Lived” is a bad influence
All the butterbeer being chugged in the latest Harry Potter movie has one New York Times writer wondering if Harry Potter is a spell-casting lush.
Maybe this Lord Voldemort being evil thing is a really bad haze.
Tara Parker-Pope calls images of good ole Harry and his teenage friends tossing back cold ones in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” “jarring.”
At one point, tipsy Hermione ends up with froth on her face in the movie set in England.
“As the mother of a 10-year-old Harry Potter fan, I was taken aback by the reaction of the young people in the theater. They snickered at Hermione’s goofy grin and, later, guffawed when an inebriated Hagrid passed out. While I don’t think my daughter fully understood what was going on, I wondered how other parents, educators and addiction experts would react,” Parker-Pope writes.
Parker Pope makes valid points. Teen drinking is a serious matter that should be taken seriously by parents.
Still, if any kid deserves a beer - I am not saying any kid does - it would be Harry.
He’s been fighting ‘He Who Must Not Be Named’ for six movies now.
Besides everyone knows that drinking standards are different in Europe- a 16-year-old can order a pint in a pub in England. To top it off, we are talking about witches and wizards here.
So did you find the whole thing “jarring?”
What do you think?
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Date for different kind of Hair Ball set
Hair and the people who make it look fabulous will be celebrated at the Ohio Hair Ball, 7 p.m. Sunday, August 30, at Michael’s, 40 N. Main St., Dayton.
Don’t worry, it’s not the sort of hairball cat owners are use to.
This one aims to raising awareness of domestic violence.
The Dayton chapter of Cut it Out, a program of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund, is inviting stylist from all over the state to the event, an entertainment packed party is for beauticians, barbers, nail techs, makeup artists, estheticians and massage therapists.
The event includes live music from Premium Blend, vendors, networking, door prizes and a 7:30 p.m. special reception for salon owners and managers.
Admission to the Hair Ball is $15 before Aug. 15 and $20 after that date. The owner reception admission is $30 before Aug. 15 and $35 there after.
For more information, call 1(888) 851-6316 ext. 3.
What do you think?
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Is Walmart really bad for our waistlines? Study says they are slimmer
From Laura Houser, Staff Writer
The common perception is that Walmart is bad for America’s waistlines: they drive down the prices on fatty foods, resulting in a league of overweight shoppers.
The chain is also critiqued for a number of other reasons, but the naysayers might be wrong when it comes to encouraging bad eating.
A recent study by economists Art Carden and Charles Courtemanche, of Rhodes College and the University of North Carolina respectively, says that there was a small but statistically significant reduction in obesity rates in communities with a Walmart.
The drop is attributed to the store’s ability to provide quality produce at a low price. This is good news for those with a lower income, a demographic that is typically heavier.
Of course, Carden and Courtemanche found that communities with Walmarts saw an uptick in alcohol purchases, as well as a decrease in exercise.
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