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July 2009
Sherri Shepherd gets Brazilian wax for ‘The View’ (Video)
Sherri Shepherd took a few yanks and pulls in the name of beauty on the Thursday, July 30, episode of ABC’s “The View.”
The comedian, a View co-host, got her first ever Brazilian wax with camera’s rolling for a “View Video Album” segment.
She was shocked that she was not offered any pain numbing medication.
“Bleep beauty,” Shepherd said, actually using the word ‘bleep.’
Shepherd will show off the work she’s done to get beach ready. She’ll walk on stage in a bathing suit Thursday, August 6.
“This is worse than having a baby,” she said, between pulls.
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TweetTwo-headed baby girl threatened by weak heart
In what is being called an extremely rare case, a baby girl was born Tuesday, July 28, with not one, but two heads, according to CBS News.
“Baby Girl Arciaga” was born in Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in the Philippines with two spines, two brains and two hearts all contained in one body.
Everything else about the child, a victim of dicephaly monozygotic conjoined birth, is normal, an article by the network says.
The child - technically two children- is being threatened by an underdeveloped heart.
“Eventually if one heart fails, the other one will be affected,” said Dr. Ruben Flores, said according to the article.
What do you think?
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TweetTime Warner to replace Think TV in Cincinnati with the Home Shopping Network, changes to Dayton programming unclear
The public television landscape may be reshaped in the Miami Valley.
Time Warner has announced that WPTD-TV (Channel 16) is among the eight public TV channels it will drop from it’s basic cable plan in Cincinnati Aug. 25.
Sue Brinson, communications manager for the Think TV, said she did not know details of Time Warner’s plans for the Dayton market.
David Fogarty, President of Public Media Connect, will meet with cable company representatives today to discuss proposed changes that will affect ThinkTV16/WPTD, ThinkTV14/WPTO and CET locally, she said.
Think TV will be replaced by the Home Shopping Network in Cincinnati, according to published reports.
A Time Warner Cable official could not immediately be reached for comment.
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TweetAre Matchy-Match bridesmaid gowns a thing of the past?
And the bridesmaid dress revolution continues.
I admittedly thought one of my best friends had gone slightly batty when she said we bridesmaids could pick our own dresses as long as the dresses were in her berry color bridal palette - reds, blues, pinks, purples.
That’s right, the dresses don’t have to be the same color, shape, length or style. Not even the fabrics have to match.
It seems my friend was perfectly sane and climbing the trendy ladder fast.
As the bridesmaids’ dresses hinted in “The Sex and the City Movie” (Charlotte wore black, Samantha wore red and Miranda wore blue Zac Posen) and the summer edition of “InStyle Weddings” confirms, one of the latest trends in matrimonial fashion is allowing bridesmaids to pick the color they want wear up to a point. But don’t get too excited ladies.
Chance are slim we will live to see the day where every bride abandoning her lifelong dream of friends in matchy-match dresses.
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TweetIs 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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TweetDate 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.
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TweetIs 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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TweetWilliam Shatner spoofs Sarah Palin’s speech beatnik-style
If you thought former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin’s resignation speech was…spectacular, what will you think of the way “master thespian” William Shatner delivered it on “The Tonight Show” Monday night, July 26?
Show host Conan O’Brien joked that the speech was intended as a poem.
Watch Shatner do it beatnik-style. In a word, breathtaking.
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TweetCenterville gallery’s contest to focus on black and white
From Meredith Moss, Staff Writer
A juried fine art competition that focuses on the high contrast emphasis of black and white will open in September at Visceral Gallery in Centerville.
All mediums and styles of original artwork will be accepted on Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12. Entry fee is $15 for one entry, top prize is $200.
“Color Restrained: A Black and White Invitational at Visceral Gallery” opens Sept. 18. For more information, call (937) 409-0069 or download the flier at http://www.francineriley.com/visceral.html
The Gallery is located at 65 W. Franklin Street.
What do you think?
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Tweet“Rockabilly” hair salon to open
A salon for “classy broads and fancy fellas” is set to open.
Cassandra “Cassie” Barker, a Dayton area hairstylist more than 10 years, will officially unveil Cherry Lee’s Saturday, August 1, at 2712 Linden Avenue, Dayton.
The rockabilly shop is Barker’s first.
“It’s a cross between a tattoo shop and a soda shop,” the platinum blonde said.
Call (937) 901-6589 for more information. What do you think?
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TweetSuspect arrested in “Idol” contestant’s death
A New Jersey man has been arrested on charges he ran down two-time “American Idol” contestant Alexis Cohen, The Asbury Park Press reports.
Daniel Bark, 23, of Toms River, was arrested 6 p.m. Sunday, July 26.
He is charged with causing Cohen’s death by reckless driving and then leaving the scene of the collision, the newspaper reports.
Cohen, 25, of Allentown, Pa., was killed Saturday in Seaside Heights, New Jersey when a car struck her, according to the Associated Press.
You may remember Cohen from the fit she threw after being rejected by American Idol judges during the show’s eight season.
She called Simon Cowell “a big, fat bad word” among other things.
He said she looked like Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin in “Spider-Man.”
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TweetLocal grad to appear on Diddy’s new MTV show
A recent graduate of an area university will appear on MTV’s “Making His Band” when it premieres Monday, July 27.
“Wilberforce definitely prepared me for this,” Aston Turner said of appearing on the Sean “Diddy” Combs show.
The Los Angeles area native graduated from Wilberforce University earlier this year with a degree in mass media and communications.
The 28-year-old competed in several Wilberforce and Central State University talent shows while living in the Miami Valley.
The show has musicians compete for the right to back up Combs during his upcoming tour for his new album “Last Train to Paris.”
The elimination show included several music-based challenges and had contestants live together in Los Angeles while.
It is a spin-off of sorts to Combs’ popular “Making The Band” series.
Turner, an R&B, soul and pop vocalist, counts Whitney Houston, Brandy and Faith Evans among her chief influences.
Turner called being on the show a surreal experience.
“I would question ‘Am I really here?’ everyday,” she added.
What do you think?
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TweetIn defense of mom jeans, Obama: ‘I’m a little frumpy’
President Obama made a startling confession on the heels of Mom Jeans-gate 09, one of the biggest scandals to rock his administration thus far.
“Michelle, she looks fabulous. I’m a little frumpy,” he told Meredith Vieira in a Today Show interview that aired Tuesday, July 21.
Obama was responding to fashionable-types who called the pants he wore to last week’s MLB All-Star Game mom jeans, dad jeans or/and nerd jeans.
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Obama spent much of the interview talking about ‘important’ issues like health care, Brazilian custody battles, banking, proposals and budget offices.
He gets to the jeans 13 minutes into the interview.
Obama says up until a few years ago he only had about four suits and his wife use to tease him. He said his jeans are comfortable and he hates to shop.
” For those of you who want your president to look great in his tight jeans, I am sorry I am not the guy,” he said. “It just doesn’t fit me, i am not 20.” What do you think?
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TweetElvis impersonator fights for the right to gyrate on Vegas Strip
And you thought Elvis Presley cleared the way for every man, woman and child to don a jumpsuit and “shake it baby, shake it.”
Well, not everyone and not on the Vegas Strip.
The ACLU is suing Nevada’s Clark County on behalf of musician Suzette Banasik and Elvis the Pelvis impersonator William Jablonski , the Las Vegas Sun reports.
Banasik, Jablonski and other street performers are routinely harassed by the ‘cruel’ coppers when they preform on sidewalks in front of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, the lawsuit claims according to the newspaper’s report.
The lawsuit is one of a series filed against Vegas and Clark County concerning alleged violations of free speech on the Vegas Strip and the Freemont Street Experience.
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Tweet‘Drop Dead’ show sparks big, fat controversy
From Laura Houser, Staff Writer
“Drop Dead Diva,” Lifetime’s newest and “biggest” hit this season, has created quite the controversy over body image on TV.
After dying in a car crash, Deb—a ditzy, size-0 supermodel—receives a new outlook on life after she is reincarnated as Jane, a smart but plus-sized attorney.
The lovely Brooke Elliott stars as Jane and provides a refreshing portrayal of an overweight lead character.
The acting and storyline aside, though, the show has received a considerable amount of attention for placing a full-figured woman at the helm.
Actresses such as Paula Abdul, Rosie O’Donnell and Liza Minnelli are lined up to guest star, and everyone from “The New York Times” to feminist blogs (as Rachel Syme of “The Daily Beast” pointed out, the show “screams girl power and body pride”) has been talking about the show since its premiere last Sunday.
Still, some have criticized the show for relying too heavily on stereotypical portrayals of obesity, including scenes featuring Jane salivating over donuts and downing Cheese Whiz in despair.
Others wonder if the show glorifies obesity, while others are championing Elliott as one of the few actresses who actually look like their audience.
Drop Dead Diva airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET and Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime.
What do you think? Does the show promote positive body images, or make a mockery of those it tries to support?
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TweetCenterville business opens new boutique
CENTERVILLE - Now you can buy a sofa and a slip dress at the same consignment shop.
Home2Home consignment shop, 251 East Alex bell Road, has added a ladies’ clothes boutique called Chic2Chic, owner Kim Passineau said.
The Cross Pointe Shopping Centre shop has sold previously owned furniture since 2004.
It began selling coats late last year and began in March to increase its inventory of women’s clothing.
Wears are sold at 60 percent off of retail value.
Quality and fashion relevancy are key, Passineau said.
“We are only taking in things that look brand new,” she said, noting that her business works with 5,000 consignors.
What do you think?
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TweetCrocs may soon be dead in the water
Score one for Croc haters.
The manufacturer behind the controversial, er, shoe is heading for the snapping jowls of death, according to published reports.
Who says the recession is all bad?
“The company’s toast,” Damon Vickers, investment fund manager, told the Washington Post “They’re zombie-ish. They’re dead and they don’t know it.”
It seems the Colorado-based company has too many reptiles in the water.
The company is stuck with a super surplus of horrible vented clogs and more debt than it can shake a government bailout at.
Last year it lost more than $185 million and cut roughly 2,000 jobs, the Post said.
But don’t celebrate yet, Croc haters. The company’s new chief executive officer has reason to hope, he tells Britian’s Telegraph in an article that predicts the company will soon file bankruptcy.
He tells the paper that Crocs can find new life with medical workers and caterer-types.
“There are more than 100 million consumers in 125 countries that love our product. It’s an icon and whether people love it or hate it, they talk about it,” he said.
What do you think? Will you mourn for Crocs?
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Tweet25 local teens rewarded with Taylor Swift Concert tickets
Helping others will land 25 area kids seats at tonight’s Taylor Swift concert in Columbus.
The Miami Teen Camp members were stunned to learn that they will be rewarded for their work on the Aug. 9 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley Fun Day, said Jessica Peake, a board member of Indian Hills 4-H Camp near Troy.
Miami Teen Camp is a branch of Indian Hill 4-H Camp for youth ages 14 to 21.
“These kids have done a lot of work,” Peake said. “Our kids are so excited.”
And she said they are humble and appreciative.
“They said ‘we don’t need this to do this event,’” she said.
The tickets are compliment of Best Buy’s @15 Fund and Taylor Swift. The group will also get a guitar autographed by Swift.
@15 is a teen social networking platform that encourages youth to lead social change.
It is also the charitable partner of the Swift’s 2009 Fearless tour. Swift, 19, has had singles top both the Country and Pop radio charts.
The “Our Song” singer’s concert at the Schottenstein Center begins at 7:30 p.m.
What do you think?
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TweetDid Barack rock ‘mom jeans?’
An Obama is being discussed for fashion, but this time it is not Michelle.
President Obama’s ‘dad jeans’ - the slightly more masculine version of high-waisted ‘mom jeans’ - are all the talk.
Some say President O proved why he is better off in slacks when he showed up earlier this week in jeans to throw the first pitch at the MLB All-Star Game.
The names Frank Stransky and Jessica Simpson have been mentioned.
It’s prez mom jean this and mom jeans in chief that all over the Internet.
Fashionistas are in an uproar, according to CNN.
You be the judge. Did Barack rock dad jeans?
What do you think?
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TweetShopaholic author to show her shoes to Books&Co audience
“Confessions of a Shopaholic” author Sophie Kinsella will show off her famed shoe closet and talk about her new fashion-driven, supernatural novel during a skyping event 7 p.m., August 6 at Books & Co at the Greene, 4435 Walnut Street, Beavercreek.
Kinsella will not appear in person. She will answer questions and read passages from her latest work via a live video feed.
“We will see her on the screen,” said Books & Co spokeswoman Sharon Kelly Roth. “There will be interaction with the audience.”
Kinsella’s new novel “Twenties Girl” (Dial Press, $25) hits bookstores July 21. The book is set partly in the 1920s and tells the story of two two young women separated by time who are both trying to find their way in the world.
Kinsella will give fans a rare glimpse of her London home, including her shoe closet, during the event, according to book publicist Aleka Mesaros.
“It’s a nice little sneak peek,” Mesaros said.
The free event includes a party with beads and champagne flutes. Attendees are encourage to dress in 20s garb. Signed copies of the book will be available.
Kinsella’s Shopaholic series has sold millions of copies. Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen’s girlfriend, starred in the recently released big screen adaptation of “Confessions of a Shopaholic.”
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TweetBridezilla all the time channel rumored
An all brides all the time channel maybe soon be coming to a cable provider near you.
Rainbow Media Holdings, the parent company of the WE channel - home of “Bridezillas,” “Wedding Central,” “Platinum Weddings,” etc., will launch a 24 hour wedding channel, according to the New York Post and industry magazines Broadcasting & Cable.
But Rainbow Media is closed lip about the project.
Company spokeswoman Marlea Willis said she could neither confirm or deny the rumors, adding that the company had not issued a press release on the matter.
Broadcast & Cable sited unnamed executives familiar with plans as sources.
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TweetSnuggie gets “designer” look
Just when you thought the Snuggie was perfect (wink), it has gotten, er, designer.
America’s love affair with the Snuggie is sure to continue now that it is available in camel-colored, and zebra and leopard prints.
Allstar Products Group recently released the new versions of its blanket with sleeves. It was spotted in all of its spotted glory at an area Target store.
Like the normal, boring Snuggie, the designer ones retail for about $20.
Read more about Snuggie love here.
What do you think of Snuggle’s new, sexy look? Tell us below.
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TweetMJ moonwalks for Marilyn at new Indy casino
A jheri curl wig wearing Michael Jackson and a cleavage revealing Betty Boop were among the “dealer-tainers” spotted this weekend entertaining the crowds at the recently unveiled Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Ind.
The MJ impersonator took a break from dealing blackjack to take the stage. To the delight of players, he moonwalked, popped and spun to the King of Pop’s “P.Y.T.”
The over-the-top, 270,000 square foot casino also features impersonators of Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe and a guy we think was portraying Axl Rose. Hollywood Casino replaced Argosy Casino earlier this month.
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TweetSpringboro makes “Best Place” to live list
The folks in Springboro have an honor to celebrate.
The city of 17,300 made Money Magazine’s 2009 “Best Places to Live” list.
Money Magazine ranks small towns on a criteria that concerns schools, homes, crime rate, job openings and other factors. Springboro was ranked in 41th place.
Westerville, Highland Heights, Solon, Twinsburg and Medina were the only other Ohio cities to make the top 100. Westerville ranked the highest of that group in 15th place.
No Ohio city made the cut in 2008.
Louisville in Colorado tops this year’s list.
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TweetDid Obama sneak a peek at bella donna’s derriere?
The burning question of the day has nothing to do with health care reform or Iran.
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Everyone wants to know if president Obama was caught sneaking a peek of a woman’s backside as appears to be the case in a photo taken by Reuters.
The photo was taken Thursday, July 9, as Obama and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy prepared to take a photo at the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, according to the photo’s cutline.
Like laser beams focused on their target, Obama’s eyes seem to go straight for the woman’s romp. Sarkozy seems to find the whole thing hilarious.
President Obama had better hope Michelle doesn’t find out.
What do you think?
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TweetDoes newspaper’s racy headline go too far?
The Washington City Paper is defending its decision to use a very, very, very off-color headline on its front page.
“You put me out in Denver ’cause I wouldn’t (preform a sex act)” the newspaper’s cover read Tuesday, July 7.
We can’t tell you exactly what the cover said, but you can read it yourself here.
Read Washington Post story featuring ticked off readers who yelled at a City Paper reporter here.
The quote on the cover related to an article about former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry and his alleged sexcapades with ex-aide Donna Watts-Brighthaupt.
Barry, who spent the 90s cracked out, is now a D.C. city councilman.
The alternative weekly’s editor defended the cover in the Washington Post article.
“It’s worth putting it out there, and it’s the truth,” Erik Wemple said. Sometimes the truth is vulgar.”
True, but still.
What do you think? Does the cover cross the line?
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TweetVendors at Dayton “bridal mall’ offer discounts to SharNett brides
Maybe it won’t make up for the frustration they experienced by the sudden closure of SharNett Bridal and Prom, but vendors at The Dayton Bridal Connection, 4140 Linden Ave, Dayton, want to make things better for brides, spokeswoman Lori Cordonnierr wrote in an e-mail.
“We have 80 vendors now, and each one will be making a donation depending upon their particular service or product,” she said. “Some are offering 10% or 15% off packages, Uniglobe VIP Travel is giving away $100.00 off a honeymoon, Your Dream Day is donating a five hour ‘Brainstorming Package,’ it really is dependent upon the individual vendor.”
The discounts will be offered at DBC’s bridal fair noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 26. Fair admission is $5. The offer will be extended to affected brides who displays receipts from SharNett.
SharNett, one of the largest bridal salons in the Miami Valley, stunned area brides when it closed Monday, July 6.
Owner Sharon Arnett has vowed to deliver all ordered dresses.
Arnett decided on Monday night to close the store.
Cordonnier said that the shop’s closing illustrates the poor economy’s impact on small, luxury businesses.
“We were all shocked - so we can only imagine how the brides felt,” she wrote. “We hope to not only help with costs, but to help restore good faith in the wedding industry.”
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TweetOakwood native to appear on ‘Project Runway’
The Miami Valley will have a player in the game during the upcoming season of “Project Runway.”
Oakwood native Althea Harper will appear on the Lifetime show, it was revealed Thursday, July 9.
The 25-year-old University of Cincinnati’s School of Design student now lives in New York.
She will be challenged on the show by 15 other contestants. The season premiere Aug. 20.
See more examples of Harper’s work at UC here.
Read more about the season here.
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The bright-eyed blonde has worked with noted designers, including Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, to fulfill the fashion school’s famed cooperative education requirements.
She was ready to take on the world when interviewed in 2008 before her final project at UC.
“You have to work hard and it will pay off,” she said. “I have to go to New York and show up at doors with my portfolio.”
Read previous Dayton Daily News article on Althea Harper here.
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TweetReport: Dayton drivers among safest in the nation. What do you think?
Despite the swerving sometimes seen on Main Street, Dayton drivers aren’t that bad in the grand scheme of things, a report says.
Dayton ranked 12th best in the fifth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” released Wednesday, July 8.
We’re not number one (that honor goes to Sioux Falls, South Dakota), but according to Allstate, the Gem City has safer drivers than 188 other large American cities.
Allstate’s report uses data to rank America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency.
Fort Wayne drivers ranked sixth.
Dayton drivers have an average 11.6 years between accidents.
Drivers in Washington DC are the worse drivers. They have 5.1 years between collisions.
Akron was 18 on the list, Cleveland, 29; Cincinnati 62; and Toledo, 68. Columbus finished in a disappointing 87th place.
Drivers in Washington DC are the worse drivers.
“America’s Most Improved Driving City” is Alexandria, VA, the report says.
Here are the top safest cities according to the report:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.; 2. Fort Collins, Colo.; 3. Chattanooga, Tenn.; 4. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 5. Knoxville, Tenn.; 6. Fort Wayne, Ind.; 7. Lexington-Fayette, Ky.; 8. Eugene, Ore.; 9. Boise, Idaho; 10. Colorado Springs, Colo.; 11. Reno, NV; 12. Dayton.
Learn more about the report here.
What do you think? Is AllState’s report crazy?
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TweetDrunken badger blocks roadway
Turns out badgers are the ‘partay’ animals of the Animal Kingdom.
Frat boys and geese deserve an apology.
A motorist in the German state of Lower Saxony reported “roadkill” obstructing the road recently, according to The Local, an English Language newspaper in Germany.
Officials soon realize that the badger wasn’t dead and instead had lived it up a little too much, the newspaper reported.
Mr. Badger was drunk as a skunk and sleeping off the affects of fermented cherries.
“The animal’s belly digested the fruit to alcohol and the badger was, as the saying goes, ‘drunk as a blackbird’,” the newspaper reported, quoting a police statement.
What of Mrs. Badger and the children?
What do you think?
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TweetAt 12:34:56 today it will be 1,2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9
It might not mean one darn thing in the grand scheme of things, but it is an interesting factoid.
At 12:34:56 today, 07/08/09, the world will celebrate 1,2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Prepare to raise the roof!
The San Antonio Express-News interviewed mathematics professor Edward Burger of Williams College in Williamstown, Mass.
Burger was not impressed.
“But it allows everyone to remember one of the important life lessons, which is to always look for patterns,” he told the newspaper. “And just the habit of living, to search for patterns, even if we don’t see any, it would often reveal certain nuance.”
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TweetJackson’s music videos to be screened again at Little Art
Didn’t get to see Michael Jackson at the Little Art Theatre July 3?
Don’t fret.
The King of Pop will live again on the big screen at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the theater located at 247 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs.
So many people showed up when the theater showed Michael Jackson hits at 11 p.m. on Friday that an overflow screening was set up for 1 a.m.
“As the world mourns the loss of this enigmatic icon, we wanted to pay tribute to his remarkable talent,” said Little Art owner Jenny Cowperthwaite Ruka said in a press release.
The event is free, but donations are welcome.
More than a dozen videos, including uncut versions of “Thriller,” “Bad,” “The Way You Make Me Feel.” “Smooth Criminal,” and the uncensored version of “Black or White” will be showcased.
More info: Visit www.littleart.com or call (937) 767-7671.
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TweetPachyderms best people in grueling bun eating contest
If for some reason you thought three people could eat hot dog buns faster than three elephants, you’d be very, very wrong.
Horribly incorrect!
The elephants took down the competitive eaters in a bun eating competition Saturday, July 3, sponsored by Major League Eating and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.
In this, a devastating defeat to say the least, the pachyderms downed 505 Nathan Famous hot dog buns in six minutes. The humans brought shame to the species, eating only 143.
What failures.
See Associated press story here.
“They weren’t even focused,” the contest announcer says in the video above, accusing the elephants of being sort of patronizing.
To show off, at one point an elephant paused to eat a banana.
Organizers say the humans weighed about 500 pounds. The Asian elephants about 9 tons combined.
The elephants won this round, but I bet they couldn’t beat us in a car driving contest.
Humans can also fly planes better. Take that elephants.
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TweetFear the ‘Beast’ at Midnight, Kings Island staying open late on Fourth
From Natalie Knoth, Staff Writer
You thought the Delirium was scary in the daytime. But how delirious would you feel riding it on July 4th at midnight?
And wouldn’t the Flight of Fear seem just a tad more fearsome with the light of the moon upon you?
Kings Island visitors will get to experience a nocturnal Independence Day.
The park in Mason will stay open until midnight. At 10 p.m. the largest Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks display ever will light up the skies.
Also worthy of celebration is the 30th “birthday” of the Beast.
If you’re looking to arrive in the evening, Starlight admission tickets can be purchased online in advance at a discounted rate of $24.99.
The tickets are good after 5 p.m. any day the park is open to the public (4 p.m. on days the park closes at 8).
Kings Island will be open until midnight on several other Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 1.
What do you think?
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TweetChewing gum bandit steals $650 worth of gum from gift shop
Columbus police are search for a sticky fingered women who may or may not have a fetish for blowing bubbles.
The chewing gum bandit has stolen more than $600 worth of gum from the gift shop inside Nationwide Children’s Hospital since June, 10TV News reported Tuesday, June 30.
See surveillance photo of the thief here.
The gummy maniac has struck three times, lifting packs of gum, the TV station says.
“She must obviously be reselling it because she’s not chewing $650 worth of gum,” said assistant city prosecutor Bill Hedrick told the station.
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TweetReport: Obesity up in Ohio, state is tenth fattest
Maybe Ohioans should spend a little less time in line for fried Ding Dongs and more time on treadmills.
Ohio is the tenth fattest state in the union in terms of adult obesity, according to the “F as in Fat 2009” study released today, July 1, by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The state has packed some pounds since last year. The state was in 17th place in 2008.
Ohio might be fat, but it is not the fattest.
That title goes to Mississippi which tops the list for the fifth year running.
It and three other states - West Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee - have adult obesity rates over 30 percent.
Read depressing AP story about it here.
Colorado has just 19 percent of obese adults, the lowest percentage of all states. (Showoffs!)
Overall the nation is looking pretty chunky.
The rate of obese adults increased in 23 states over last year and didn’t drop in one, the study says.
The rate of overweight or obese children is shocking. The obesity rate for kids is 30 percent or greater in 30 states.
Just more than 33 percent of Ohio children are overweight or obese. Nearly 29 percent of adults are obese here. Twenty-seven percent of Ohio adults were obese in 2008.
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TweetVote for your favorite Duck Tape prom dress
It is coming down to the wire for teens hoping to break through the red tape and win Duck Tape’s ninth annual Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest.
The last day to vote online for the high school couple you think created the best Duck Tape prom attire is Thursday, July 2.
Click here to vote and see 2009 entries.
A panel of judges selected by the Avon, Ohio based company picked the top ten finalist from hundreds of teens draped in tape.
The entries were judged on criteria that included workmanship, originality, use of colors accessories and quantity of tape used.
The three couples that receive the most votes from the online voting will be awarded cold hard cash money.
The pair that comes in first will receive $6,000 with their school netting $3,000.
The second place couple will split $4000 with their school receiving $2,000. The third place finishers will take home $2,000. Their school will win $1,000.
Voting ends 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
What do you think?
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