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September 2009
Courthouse Square fountain to flow pink Thursday during ‘makeover’
Every wonder what color to paint the town? Try pink.
Dayton’s Courthouse Square, Third and Main streets, will be ‘painted’ pink 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, during an event kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Area agencies and hospitals will be on hand to share information about breast cancer prevention, early detection and treatment during the free event.
The ceremony begin at 12:15 p.m.
The courthouse square fountain will be flowing with pink water.
Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin, Montgomery County Commissioners Judy Dodge and Dan Foley and Oakwood Mayor Judy Cook will share messages.
Local breast cancer survivors will raise pink flags over the square. The flags will remain throughout the month of October.
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TweetCourthouse Square fountain to flow pink Thursday during ‘makeover’
Every wonder what color to paint the town? Try pink.
Dayton’s Courthouse Square, Third and Main streets, will be ‘painted’ pink 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 1, during an event kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Area agencies and hospitals will be on hand to share information about breast cancer prevention, early detection and treatment during the free event.
The ceremony begin at 12:15 p.m.
The courthouse square fountain will flowing with pink water.
Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin, Montgomery County Commissioners Judy Dodge and Dan Foley, and Oakwood Mayor Judy Cook will share messages.
Local breast cancer survivors will raise pink flags over the square. The flags will remain throughout the month of October.
What do you think?
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Tweet‘Project Runway’ contestant to speak at local Breast Cancer Awareness Month event
“Project Runway” contestant Althea Harper will be very busy when she swing by her hometown later this week.
First the Oakwood native will give a talk as part of the Stitching Post’s grand opening celebration 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at 101 E Alex Bell Road, Centerville.
The next day, Saturday, Oct. 3, the 25-year-old will help kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at JennaClaire Handbag Studio, 4382 Juniper Way, Beavercreek, with a discuss that begins at 10 a.m.
Both events are free, but seating is limited.
Click here for more on the Stitching Post event.
Tickets will be issued first-come, first-served started at 8 a.m. JennaClaire Studio which is located in the Greene. The business will donate 5 to 10 percent of its profits collected in the month of October to the Women’s Wellness Fund.
A bag design by Harper will also be raffled during the month to raise funds for breast cancer.
Harper has been doing well on the show. On one recent episode, her work received praise from guest judge Tommy Hilfiger.
“That definitely made my day,” Harper said in a recent interview. “It definitely feels good to have someone recognize what you are doing.”
But it hasn’t all been so sweet. In another episode fellow contestant Irina Shabayeva ragged on Harper’s challenge-winning three-piece skirt suit, saying it would look better if she stapled it together.
Harper said the negative comment surprised her because she and Shabayeva got along. Still it wasn’t Earth shaking.
“It’s nothing that I am that upset about,” she said.
Read more from our interview with Althea Harper and about her upcoming local visits later this week in the Dayton Daily News.
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TweetBeer Fest for charity
Here where drinking beer can be helpful.
Mike and Donna Schwartz of Belmont Party supply have teamed with the Resident Home Association in planning the first Miami Valley Beer Fest 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Roundhouse at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 1043 South Main St., Dayton.
Participating businesses include Cavalier Distributing, Heidelberg Distributing Company, Premium Beverage Supply, P.S. Creative, Boston’s Bistro, Chappy’s Tap Room, Dublin Pub, The Filling Station, Harrigan’s Tavern, Pizza Factory, South Park Tavern, The Pub and The Trolley Stop.
Tickets are $35 and available at Belmont Party Supply, 2621 S Smithville Road, Dayton, and participating bars and restaurants.
The event will feature craft beers and barley wines.
All proceeds from the event will benefit The Resident Home Association, a non-profit agency that provide residential services and supports for people with developmental disabilities in Montgomery County.
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TweetVideo: Conan O’Brien falls hard on ‘Tonight Show,’ jokes about it
Show bizzness can be dangerous.
Conan O’Brien found that out Friday when he fell during a footrace with Teri Hatcher during a taping of the Tonight Show.
O’Brien was treated at the hospital and a rerun aired Friday.
Things seem back to normal now.
Everyone’s favorite super tall host laughed the whole thing off Monday, Sept. 28, and rolled the tape for the audience. Conan joked that he struck his head so hard “that for five seconds I actually understood the plot of `Lost.’”
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TweetOakwood teen featured in national magazine
Oakwood native Christina-Marie Drake has lived a fantasy held by many teenage girls.
The 19-year-old is featured in Seventeen Magazine.
The musician is recognized in the Seventeen’s October edition among 9 other Mission Award winners.
The award recognizes young women who make a difference in their school, town, or community. Each recipient is awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
Drake has raised more than $15,000 organizing musical benefits for charitable causes ranging from dating abuse to cancer and diabetes.
Watch for more on this story later this week in the Dayton Daily News.
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TweetDoes spanking lower IQ?
This will surely ruffle the feathers of parents who spank.
Sparing the rod may do something better than spoiling he child.
Children who are spanked have lower IQ scores than those who are not, according to a study presented last week at the at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego.
The new study by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus found that children who were spanked had IQs 2.8 to 5 points lower than those who were not spanked.
“All parents want smart children. This research shows that avoiding spanking and correcting misbehavior in other ways can help that happen,” Straus says in a press release issued by his university. “The results of this research have major implications for the well being of children across the globe.”
Straus’ study included 806 children ages 2 to 4, and 704 ages 5 to 9.
For starters, Straus reasons that corporal punishment is extremely stressful and can lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms such as “being fearful that terrible things are about to happen and being easily startled.”
But is this hogwash? Do you think there is a link better spanking and IQ or is the professor on to something?
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TweetDo children who are spanked have lower IQs.
This will surely ruffle the feathers of parents who spank.
Sparing the rod may do something better than spoiling he child.
Children who are spanked have lower IQ scores than those who are not, according t a study presented last week at the at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego.
The new study by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus found that children who were spanked had IQs 2.8 to 5 points lower than those who were not spanked.
“All parents want smart children. This research shows that avoiding spanking and correcting misbehavior in other ways can help that happen,” Straus says in a press release issued by his university. “The results of this research have major implications for the well being of children across the globe.”
Straus’ study included 806 children ages 2 to 4, and 704 ages 5 to 9.
For starters, Straus reasons that corporal punishment is extremely stressful and can lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms such as “being fearful that terrible things are about to happen and being easily startled.”
But is this hogwash? Do you think there is a link better spanking and IQ or is the professor on to something?
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TweetCenterville mom to battle on ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ Friday
Those other mother had better suit up.
Centerville’s Therese Mangold, the mother of New York Jet center Nick Mangold, will join AFC moms in a battle against NFC moms during six episodes of the “The Dr. Oz Show” beginning Friday September 25.
Twenty mothers of NFL players will face off to get fit in “Dr. Oz’s Ultimate Health Challenge.”
The squads will be coached by former Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George and his wife Taj, a “Survivor” contestant.
The NFL moms include the mothers of Donovan McNabb, Kurt Warner, Jay Richardson, Danny Clark and DeSean Jackson.
The challenge will end the Friday before Super Bowl XLIV.
Viewers can follow the action at doctoroz.comdoctoroz.com. The Dr. Oz Show air at 4 p.m. on WKEF.
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TweetWoman gives birth to 19.2 pound baby
Can someone say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrgh?
An Indonesian woman gave birth to a 19.2-pound, 2-foot-long baby boy Monday, Sept. 21, according to AFP.
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Proof that there is justice in the universe: the baby was born by Caesarean section.
According to the AFP story, the baby’s super-size is likely due to the fact that his 41-year-old mother has diabetes. The baby may have received way, way too much glucose while in his mother’s womb.
The child doesn’t have a name yet, but his parents may want to consider naming him after Audrey 2 from “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Apparently he is really, really, really into being fed.
“He’s got strong appetite, every minute, it’s almost non-stop feeding,” said Binsar Sitanggang, a doctor who helped deliver the child.
Audrey 3 is the largest baby ever born in Indonesia, but he is not the heaviest child ever born.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s heaviest baby was born to Anna Bates, a Canadian woman who lived in Seville, Ohio. That baby was born in 1879 and weighed 23.12 pounds. It died 11 hours after his birth.
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TweetWell-known chocolatier offers same-sex wedding cake toppers
Same-sex couples can now have their cake and eat their chocolate too.
A popular New York Chocolate boutique has started offering edible, same-sex chocolate wedding cake toppers.
Martine’s Chocolates, which has two locations in Manhattan, including one in Bloomingdale’s, now offers three styles for same-sex wedding and commitment ceremonies, said spokesman Philip Ruskin.
“The whole profile of what a family is is changing,” Ruskin said. “The demand was there.”
The Classic Romantic Brides toppers hold bouquets and wear billowing wedding gowns and the Contemporary Brides toppers wear a form fitting dress.
The grooms come dressed in tuxedos and boutonnieres.
The gourmet toppers can be ordered online at www.martineschocolates.com or by calling (212) 744-6289. They cost about $25 to $35 per couple and stand about 4 1/2” tall.
What do you think?
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TweetOhio woman pregnant with wrong child
Talk about a nightmare situation.
An Ohio couple is preparing to deliver another couple’s child, they said Monday, Sept. 21, in an interview with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira.
The wrong embryos were accidentally implanted in Carolyn Savage through in vitro fertilization.
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The 40-year-old Sylvania resident and her husband, Sean, had two choices: terminate the pregnancy or carry the fetus full-term and then turn the child over to his biological parents.
Due to their religious beliefs, the parents of three decided to carry the baby.
Carolyn Savage is now 35 weeks pregnant and could have the baby as early as next week.
“We want a moment to say hello and goodbye,” Savage said in the Today Show interview. “That will be hard.”
Savage, who has had trouble conceiving, can not get pregnant again due to medical issues.
She and her husband will work with a surrogate mother.
“We felt strongly that we needed to give every embryo that we created a chance at life,” Savage said.
The Savages said the child’s biological parents will decide if he knows anything about what happened.
“We know that they did not ask for this,” Carolyn Savage said. ” We are not going to impress ourselves into their lives. Of course we will wonder about this child every day for the rest of our lives and we have hopes for him, but they are his parents.”
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TweetAnchor drops f-bomb on live TV
There are things appropriate to say about a chicken on TV news and things that should be left unsaid.
We’re betting “keep (f-bombing) that chicken” falls in the ‘keep it unsaid’ category.
That’s the F-bomb New York anchor Ernie Anastos dropped during a broadcast Wednesday, Sept. 17, on FOX5 WNYW
Anastos made the rather odd statement during an exchange with weatherman Nick Gregory, according to the New York Post.
He’s not the first anchor to make an oopsie on TV.
Note: they may be funny, but they are not PG.
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TweetSuspect captured after checking Facebook on victim’s computer
Umm…the commission of a crime is not the time to check a friend’s Facebook status.
A West Virginia burglary suspect was nabbed after he checked his account on the social networking site using his alleged victim’s computer, Martinsburg’s The Journal reported Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Jonathan G. Parker, 19, of Fort Loudoun, Pa., logged into his account, but oops, forgot to log out before leaving the home with two diamond rings in August, according to court record obtained by the newspaper.
If convicted, Paker could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
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TweetDayton native shines at Fashion Week
Dayton native Scott Sternberg continued a long string of successes this week with his Spring/Summer collection unveiled during Fashion Week. Sternberg’s Los Angeles-based labels were shown Saturday, Sept. 12.
See gallery of Fashion Week photos here
The New York Times praised the boat shoes that Sternberg, the son of Marc and Maureen Sternberg of Kettering, included with his men’s collection, Band of Outsiders.
Boy, his women’s brand, “had some clever ideas for spring as well, like an Herve Leger-style bandage skirt made of green-and-blue-striped suspenders,” the newspaper said.
The Wall Street Journal said Boy “seem inspired by how the cool kids in prep school wore their clothes, preppy attired a little more affected than the straight arrows.”
The Los Angeles Times called Band of Outsiders a “sunny, preppy at play collection” inspired by “Malibu circa 1978, Jacques Cousteau’s ‘The Silent World,’ and Dennis Wilson’s ‘Pacific Ocean Blue.’”
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TweetEarth’s revenge: Climate change goes after beer
Here’s a reason to worry about the environment: it seems climate change has one of nature’s most beloved creations in its sights and we aren’t talking about the polar bears this time.
According to GAWKER.com and New Scientist magazine, a Czech climatologist and his colleagues believe that beer may be in peril.
Slight overstatement, but Martin Mozny thinks that the flavor-giving acidity of Saaz hops, which are used to make several pilsners, has declined in recent years due to increased air temperature brought on by climate change.
Hop-growing regions of Germany and Slovakia are also in danger, according to an European Commission crop expert quoted in the New Scientist article.
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TweetNichole Richie named her kid Sparrow. What’s your favorite celebrity baby name?
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have welcomed little Sparrow James Midnight into the world - that’s right, the kid’s name is Sparrow James Midnight.
Richie announce her son’s birth on her web site:
“In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009, Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden.”
That said, Sparrow James Midnight is an odd name. Don’t deny it.
But is it the strangest thing a celebrity has named a kid?
What’s your favorite junior star name?
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Tweet‘Gossip Girl’ looks soon available at Target
So you want to look like Blair, Jenny, Vanesa or Serena but couldn’t possibly afford rent on New York’s Upper East Side.
Target might have your card.
The discounter has teamed with fashion designer Anna Sui to create looks inspired by the CW Network’s “Gossip Girl.”
The collection featuring apparel similar to those wore by the shows main female characters.
It includes sweaters, blouses, dresses cropped pants and mini skirts in a blues, purples and oranges palette.
Items ranging from about $20 to about $150 will be available at Target.com and select stores beginning Sept. 13.
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Tweet‘Backseat’ driving cat causes crash
A cat is blamed for a crash even though he or she doesn’t have opposable thumbs.
A Maine woman blamed a cat in her backseat for a crash that saw her car smack into an utility pole Tuesday, Sept. 8
The Lewiston woman told police she became distracted feeding the cat when the crash happened, the Sun Journal in Lewiston said.
Liked any good cat burglar, the cat disappeared after the crash.
New rule: don’t feed a cat while driving.
Incidentally, a new law is set to take effect in Maine this weekend that could see distracted driver fined for accidents.
What do you think? Should distracted drivers be fined here?
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TweetPamela Anderson’s latest PETA ad banned by CNN
Pamela Anderson gets passengers down to the basics in the new (and how could it not be) risque PETA ad “Cruelty Doesn’t Fly.”
‘Cruelty Doesn’t Fly’—Learn More at PETA.org.
The video doesn’t show anything we haven’t seen on “NYPD Blues,” but according to the New York Post, CNN has refused to show it on its Airport Network.
The news network rejected the ad, saying it might not be suitable for children, the Post says.
Anderson plays a naughty airport security guard. She screens and generally abuses characters played by Carol Leifer, Steve-O, Andy Dick and Nina Hagen.
Passengers are stripped of leather, fur and other animal products.
Watch the video and judge for yourself. Be warned, there is a brief shot of two well-chiseled backsides. Don’t worry, neither belongs to Dennis Franz.
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TweetLadies night cocktail class coming soon
Cocktail and chair massages will be served up during Club 55 Bar and Bistro’s Ladies Night Bartending 101, Thursday, Sept. 17.
The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with free appetizers, said bartender Cheri Simmons who will instruct the class at the bar, 845 W. Market Street, Troy.
Participants will receive a free chair massage from students from nearby Miami-Jacobs College, a shaker, drink recipes and the fixing to making and sample three to four cocktails.
Simmons said fresh seasonal fruits will be used. In the past she’s used everything from strawberry to kiwi.
The cost is $20.
A representative from Arbonne skin care will be on hand and Joey Eric boutique from the Greene in Beavercreek will provide a trunk show.
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TweetOakwood shop named “national treasure” in women’s magazine
Nicole Gianuglou and her staff at Oakwood’s Preen Apothecary have reason to blush.
The beauty boutique is featured as a “national treasure” in the “New Way to Shop” supplemental delivered to homes with the September edition of “Marie Claire” Magazine.
The shop at 2508 Far Hills Ave. is listed among the magazine’s 13 picks for “National Treasures for beauty enthusiasts from coast-to-coast.”
“It’s Miami, Florida, New York, New York and Oakwood, Ohio,” said Gianuglou, a former national make-up artist for Nars Cosmetics. “I can’t believe we are in there… It’s excited for us. It like validation. ”
She said she is thrilled that the Dayton area has received such national attention.
The supplemental is also included with Marie Claire editions purchased at several stores, including Walmart and Border’s Bookstores.
Preen is called adorable and a great place to book a party.
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TweetWhat did you think of Chris Brown’s bow tie?
R&B singer Chris Brown appeared Wednesday, Sept. 2, on “Larry King Live” to discuss his legal woes, but the information super highway is still buzzing about the baby blue bow tie and matching sweater he wore to the interview.
(Watch the interview below.)
Some folks say he looked like a fool. Others thought the pop princess pounder looked ‘cute.’
(Gag!)
Brown was recently sentenced to five years probation and community labor on a felony assault charge for an assault on then girlfriend Rihanna.
The 20-year-old batted the singer around the inside of a car in February, leaving her bleeding and bruised.
To the chagrin of many, Brown’s outfit has been the talk of the cyber-town every since clips of the King interview were released earlier this week.
Really, who wants to tackle a critically important thing like teen domestic violence when you can go on and on about a stupid bow tie right?
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TweetReally, really big reality show family to add number 19
Um, seriously, is Michelle Duggar part bunny rabbit or something?
The 42-year-old Arkansas mother of 18 and her husband, Jim Bob, announced the conception of their 19th child on the NBC’s Today Show, Tuesday, Sept. 1.
“Oh my gosh. Who would have thunk it Michelle,” Today’s Meredith Vieira said, congratulating the couple.
The stars of TLC’s “18 Kids and Counting” are also expecting their first grandchild.
That kid will be older than number 19.
The Duggars, unlike the Gosselins TLC’s other plus super family, seem happy.
“I am feeling sick and tired which is a good way to be feeling about right now,” Michelle Duggar said. “That means good things are happening.”
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