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October 2009
Teen Vogue cover model is teen mom-to-be
The cover model on November’s Teen Vogue is a 19-year-old who is pregnant.
Jourdan Dunn is not visibly pregnant on the cover, and Teen Vogue editors didn’t know she was expecting at the time of the photo shoot, which she shares with Chanel Iman.
But Dunn does go on to discuss her pregnancy in the article in the magazine.
Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley said editors didn’t consider pulling the cover shot.
“Teen pregnancy is a difficult, real-life issue that Teen Vogue readers
(with an average age of 18) are mature enough to be exposed to,” Astley said in a statement. “Teen Vogue felt it was important to support, not punish.”
What do you think? Doesn’t matter? A big scandal? Or, a teachable moment for parents?
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Gift fair offers presents, chance to help others
A holiday gift sale will feature items that could help people in other countries, while curbing American holiday excess.
The Alternative Gift Market will be held at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 7001 Far Hills Ave. in Centerville on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is run by Southminster and Fairmont Presbyterian Church in Kettering.
The group partners with organization, Alternative Gifts International, to offer shoppers the chance to purchase items for people in other parts of the world on behalf of their friends and family here.
“We offer nice alternatives for families that there are other ways to give to people,” said Connie Wade, one of the event’s coordinators. “For those children who have received this kind of gift from grandma or whoever, it’s meant a lot to that child.”
Shoppers will be able to walk around the sale and see several opportunities to purchase livestock to help feed families, or items to provide safe drinking water to communities.
Or, they could buy a solar heating system to help an American Indian family power their home. Or they could purchase medical equipment for a clinic in Bolivia. There are smaller gifts geared for children shoppers, like $2 or $3 which could buy a chicken for a family.
A little bit of money can go a long way, Wade said.
“Any amount is fine,” she said. “There would be suggestions like $10 a week would provide food for a child in a Vietnamese orphanage, or $6 would pay for a share in a water pipe.”
The gift recipient will receive a greeting card identifying the project purchased in their name and a handmade Christmas ornament. Last year, for example, those who bought gifts towards food purchases received ornaments with a spoon with rice and a pea tied in a ribbon, Wade said.
The event also has the features of a traditional Christmas bazaar with entertainment and lunch.
Wade said she hopes the event will be added to yearly family holiday traditions.
“The hope is that people find a new way at Christmas to remember their family and friends,” Wade said.
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Does Trista have babies just to get on magazine covers?
Trista Sutter, the original ‘Bachelorette’ has gotten her ‘pre-baby body back.’
Stop me if you’ve heard this one already.
Not the fact that another female celebrity feels the need to tell us how excited she is that she lost weight after having a baby with the aid of highly-paid dietitians and fitness trainers.
But the fact that it is Trista AGAIN!
In Oct. 14 edition of Life & Style magazine Trista tells us she has gotten back to her pre-pregnancy weight of 108 pounds.
It’s pretty much the same interview and same picture as when she last amazed us by getting her ‘pre-baby body back’ in January 2008.
I’m beginning to think she’s having babies just to get on magazine covers. She did marry someone just to get on TV, didn’t she?
If you feel like looking at it, go to lifeandstylemag.com. But don’t worry if you don’t. You’ll like have other chances in the future.
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Behind the scenes at breast cancer community picture
For the past few weeks, readers of the Dayton Daily News have been reading stories about breast cancer and its effect on our community.
But on Tuesday, Oct. 13 it really touched us here at the DDN.
That was the day those touched by breast cancer gathered in our front yard and posed for a group picture.
That picture will appear in the Dayton Daily News on Saturday, Oct. 17. It will be a paper strongly dedicated to the breast cancer fight. Much of the paper will be printed on pink paper.
But here’s what reporters like myself, Meredith Moss, Amelia Robinson, Terry Morris and Jill Kelley saw. In addition to the sea of pink, we saw real people, with empowering, funny and sad real stories.
SUPPORT
Charlotte Chumack, 45 of Dayton, attended the event with just one more chemotherapy treatment ahead of her.
But her fight back from breast cancer will not be over. The 45-year-old Dayton woman will still have to go through radiation and reconstruction surgery.
She attended to find support and saw it in Kay Rathburn of West Carrollton. The women learned they shared the same oncologist.
Rathburn, a 2 1/2 year breast cancer survivor, said the event was about connecting.
“It a sisterhood,” she said. “I think most people here want to know that they are not alone and that people care.”
Judy Hudson of Kettering felt a bit of the same as she made friends. Hudson underwent a double mastectomy in 2007 and is doing well now.
“I wanted to be a part of those who have gone through this journey,” Hudson said. “I think it’s a good tribute. We have a circle here and we’ve made a bond.”
Ottie Calvert, of Dayton, was one of those friends. She doesn’t have breast cancer, but she showed up: “I’m here to support my two friends who have breast cancer.”
Leigh Ann Fulford came with members of her breast cancer support group, CARE Walk, which is made up of women in Oakwood. Fulford said the group was formed 10 years ago.
“It started with just two of us, doing a 60-mile walk,” Fulford said. “And then there were six of us … and it just grew from there.”
One member of CARE Walk, Connie Kearns, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and another member, Pam Rickard, just found out Tuesday that her sister had the disease.
“She is so incredibly positive,” Rickard said of her sister.
Kearns, whose mother is a 33-year breast cancer survivor, told Rickard that it was great that her sister was positive.
“But let her know, too, that she doesn’t have to always be positive,” Kearns said. “Sometimes you just need to be (in a bad mood).”
A CLOSE CALL
Joyce George, Englewood and daughter Kelly Scheffer, 22 of Dayton showed up to tell George’s story.
George skipped her mammogram for three years and when she finally got a mammogram found she had breast cancer in 2006. She had a lumpectomy and radiation and now is on medication
Learn from me, she told us. Don’t follow her example. Get checked yearly
“They have to be vigilant and be checked early on. After four years I was so, so fortunate.”
HOPE
It took a lot of courage for Beth Lerman to show up for the group photo on Tuesday afternoon.
It was the first time the Dayton woman had appeared publicly at an event that focused on breast cancer.
“This makes it real for me and it’s something I needed to do, ” said Lerman, with tears in her eyes. “It’s been less than a year for me, I’m just recovering from chemotherapy and until now, I’ve avoided anything like this.”
Her son, Matt, wearing a pink sweater, has taken care of his mother over the past year and accompanied his mom to the photo shoot.
Lauren Williams, 12, of Englewood hugged her mother, Caryn Williams, tightly and recited the time and date her mom got the phone call confirming her stage three breast cancer: 7:43 a.m. May 14, 2008.
Caryn, who had both breasts and 10 lymph nodes removed, said she finished treatment in April 2009. “Right now I cancer free and am hoping there will be no recurrence.”
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Girls Day Out has free health advice, pampering
Get some great health advice, a day of pampering and the chance to win some great gifts at Girls Day Out this Sunday, Oct. 25.
The event will take place at Sycamore Medical Center, 4000 Miamisburg-Centerville Road from 1 to 5 p.m. in the main lobby.
Healthwise, there will be informational sessions on issues of interest to women including breast health, gastro-intestinal health and pelvic floor health.
But don’t worry, after all the serious stuff there will be fun. Free fun.
There will be free paraffin hand wax treatments. Soothing!
There also will be a free eye makeup clinic by Macy’s.
And, there will be refreshments because what’s a girls’ day without that?
And if that is not enough there will be drawings for gift baskets, a $100 Visa Gift Card, a handbag from Macy’s and more.
There is no need pre-registration for the event. Just show up.
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Are Halloween costumes too grown-up for teens?
We all know the sexy nurse is a Halloween costume staple.
But for teen-agers?
It seems every year, more kids are wearing less clothes to go door-to-door to get candy.
Then there are French maid outfits, with skirts up to there. One website full of costumes had the inexplicable Pirate Teen Princess costume. Its description says: ‘Seek the hidden jewels with this hot pirate princess costume.’
Do you think costumes are too racy for teen-agers? Do you have rules on what your child can wear?
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A fanny pack for your head
It’s a ‘fanny pack for your head.’
And the makers of Cap Sac mean that’s a good thing.
I’ve never been sure a fanny pack in the traditional use was that cool of an idea, but now you can get the Cap Sac, which will hold items in a pocket in the hat.
The manufacturers say you can hold lip balm in the hat instead of having to carry it. How darn convenient!
Or you can hold keys in it during your morning walk.
Have you looked at your keys lately? Mine would knock the hat off of my head.
For more, go to Cap-Sac.com
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How were you asked to the prom/homecoming?
Apparently it is no longer acceptable to just ask someone to a big high school event, like homecoming or the prom.
Some send cupcakes to their intended with, ‘Will you go to the prom with me?’ or some other fairly elaborate request to get a homecoming date.
What have you done to get a big date for a big night? What has anyone done for you? Parents, we need your kids to let us know, so please share this with them.
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Group forming for businesswomen over 50
A social networking group for women 50 and over wants to start a Dayton chapter.
Women Etcetera! is a national group with a strong online following that has founded regional sites in Pittsburgh and Tampa.
The idea is to create a networking meeting place for businesswomen, but also a place for women to make friends and get support.
“We went to work and we lost that kind of community neighborhood,” said founder Suzanne Caplan, a Pittsburgh radio show host.
To boost interest, the group will hold, Women Etcetera! Day of Learning, Sharing and Networking on Friday, Oct. 23 at The Wellington at Dayton, 2656 West Alex Bell Pike Road from noon-5 p.m. Admission is $69.
In addition to Caplan, speakers include: Dr. Martha Moody, physician and author of “Sometimes Mine”; Dr. Viktoria Mandlin, women’s wellness expert and Marsha Bonhart of WDTN.
Sessions include:
* Do you know where your money is?
* When to Make Decisions for a Loved One and How to Pay for
* The Revolution in Prevention for Women
* Bridging the Gap between Loss
* Is There a Book Inside of You?
The idea is those attending the session could help start the group here.
Women in their 50s are a generation who go to work and have two generations to worry about as well, with children at home or as young adults and aging parents.
“It’s a uniquely female experience,” Caplan said. “If you say to a man, ‘I have a touch choice,’ he’ll say just do what you want to do. But we worry, ‘Was it right? Was it wrong?’ ”
The group focuses on those over 50, but all are welcome.
“If you want to be 50 when you grow up you can come,” Caplan said.
How to go
* Women Etcetera! Day of Learning, Sharing and Networking
* Friday, Oct. 23
* The Wellington at Dayton, 2656 West Alex Bell Pike Road, Dayton 45459 (Map)
* Noon-5 p.m.
* Admission is $69. Go to womenetcetera.com for more information or to register.
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‘Throvers’ protect furniture from pets, look great
I love this product because I live with three dogs who do not know how to wipe their feet.
If you’re considering recovering a couch for the very-specific reason of dog hair, or muddy dog footprints, or piles of cat hair, you might to consider this product instead.
‘Super throvers’ as in the words ‘throw’ and ‘cover’ combined look as fashionable as a high-end slipcover, but are as hardy as tarps.
They’re pricey at $149, but so is constant deep-cleaning of furniture.
Go to CryptonFabric.com.
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Free harvest festival full of kids’ activities
The Possum Creek Harvest Jamboree will offer a chance for kids a little glimpse of upcoming Halloween.
The festival will take place at Possum Creek MetroPark and Farm, 4790 Frytown Road on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
When children enter the festival, they will get a pumpkin, which they will get to decorate and then take home to help celebrate Halloween, as if kids need any reminder the holiday is coming up.
“They’ll get the free pumpkin, then they’ll decorate their pumpkins with natural materials found throughout the festival,” said Connie Duncan, education assistant at Possum Creek Farm.
And don’t worry, parents. You will not be lugging around a 10-pound pumpkin while holding your child’s hand. The pumpkins will line the walkway of the park and can be picked up on your way out.
That will leave you and the kids free to listen to storytellers and children’s music and dancing. There also will be children’s games with prizes.
There also will be free hayrides and pony rides.
Children can also visit the barn and see the usual crowd of rabbits, chickens, horses, cows, pigs and goats. Special guest animal visitors include exotic ducks.
The festival will also celebrate the culinary skills of adults through the My Best Apple recipe contest. Contestants need to register in advance and then bring their final product to the festival by 2 p.m. for judging.
For more information, entry forms and other details, call (937) 276-7062 or visit www.metroparks.org/harvest.
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Mix up routine with dance-based class
If you need a break from your usual treadmill or stair-climber workout, consider a dance class, specifically salsa, says the American College of Sports Medicine.
Salsa increased participants’ heart rate by as much as 75 percent.
Even the more relaxed practice of the tango added 2,000 steps to an exerciser’s day, a good step toward the daily goal of 10,000.
Zumba is also a great exercise and our area has one of the few fitness studios in the country dedicated to Zumba, Studio Zumba in Vandalia.
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Is 2,899 texts per month too much? Teens are doing it.
Teens text an average of 2,899 times per month, which is not surprising to parents out there who watch their kids texting at the table, in the car and everywhere else.
That is an increase of 566 percent in the past two years, according to Nielsen’s ‘Breaking Teen Myths’ report.
The average amount of phone calls by teens is only 191 per month. That number has stayed about steady in the past two years.
Holly Blair said her children easily exceed the average amounts of texts per month.
“I’ll tell you, I don’t think I’d talk to my kids if it wasn’t for texting,” said Blair, of Miamisburg.
She thinks it’s possible that between her two sons, ages 18 and 13, that they send 25,000 texts per month.
Yes, 25,000.
Last year, her youngest son had his phone taken away from him at certain hours. A mother of another child called Blair to report her son was sending her daughters texts very late at night.
Since then he has to give his phone up at 11 p..m. on school nights, Blair said.
Blair has unlimited texting on the family’s cell phones, but in the past she once had a $1,700 monthly bill because her son was sending instant messages from his computer through his cell.
Other than those incidents, Blair has no complaints that texting is overwhelming her children. In fact, it was one quite strong upside.
“I think it’s handy because my kids, they’re teen-agers and they tend to not want to talk to their mom and dad on the phone,” she said. “They are more apt to let you know what they’re doing by texting.”
Teens: What do you think about texting? Are you addicted to it? Do you sleep with your phone? Sneak it into class with you? Text while driving?
Parents: Have you made any rules about texting? Taken the phone from your kids at certain hours or certain events like dinnertime?
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Group wants 1 million to read same book Oct. 8
Jumpstart is a nonprofit organization aimed at helping kids, especially low-income children, appreciate reading.
On Thursday, Oct. 8 the group will sponsor its annual Read for the Record. Organizers want 1 million people to read the same book on the same day to raise awareness for the cause. This year’s book is ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar.’
For more information or to donate or volunteer, go to JStart.org.
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