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August 2006 Archives
Here are my random thoughts while I'm watching the VMA pre-show. Hopefully some of you are watching along and will post your comments too... 7:17: Glad Nick Lachey decided to get dressed up with his Hanes undershirt. (Is he the newest celeb in those "Look who we got our Hanes on now" ads?) But with those baby blues, does it even matter what he's wearing? Not so much. 7:18: Kurt Lowder still works for MTV? Didn't he like found that channel or something? 7:24: Marilyn Monroe , Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera arrived! I love watching the girls try to get out of the superhigh SUVs in their tight dresses. Better them than me. 7:29: Jennifer Lopez looks like a mummy -- wrapped head to toe. Truth be told, she is so glam. I could never pull most of that off.
Barack Obama faces uphill fight to win over Texas Hispanics
Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said those are the kind of divisions that Mr. Obama is showing he can overcome. "He ended up getting more white support in South Carolina than anyone thought he could. And in California and Georgia as well," Mr. Earnest said. He pointed out that Mr. Obama won the majority of Latinos in Illinois and 45 percent in Arizona last week. "The core of this campaign has been his talk about bringing this country together, and that's useful in preventing a lot of certain divisions that sometimes can crop up in Democratic primaries," Mr. Earnest said. To that end, the Obama campaign is reaching out to the Latino community. It has named political strategist Adrian Saenz – U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez's chief of staff – its Texas campaign director.
Healthy Living Report: Acupuncture Facelift
Shari Hettesheimer is trying something she's never done before. "I don't mind the number of candles on my birthday cake, I just don't want to look or feel it," laughs Shari. She is blessed with a great complexion, but she still would like to smooth some of the lines that 60-years have created. "I have friends who have had the Botox injections and i hadn't convinced myself that was the way to go," said Shari. Instead -- she's trying acupuncture. "Acupuncture isn't about putting needles in the body, it's about doing something," says Jennifer Walther-Liu, acupuncturist at Tri-Health Pavilion Spa and Integrative Health and Medicine Center. Jennifer says acupuncture, often used on the body, can also help frown lines, crows feet and that tell-tale furrow between the brows. She says it also helps sagging skin, facial discoloration, even acne.
A miracle child, a miracle dog
Her mother, Shelly, has doctors' personal cell phone numbers just in case. They call from time to time to check on their miracle baby — the one they write journals about. The Murrays' favorite is Dr. Rod Batie of Community Hospital, now called Springfield Regional Medical Center. "If it wasn't for him, Aubrey would not be alive today," Shelly said. Eight months into her third pregnancy, Shelly noticed her legs were starting to swell and her stomach was getting big. Too big. Until late that summer in 1998, everything with Shelly's pregnancy was going according to plan. In a house full of males — her husband Clinton and sons Dalton and Landon — Shelly couldn't wait for another girl to be around. "But I knew something wasn't right," she said.
Britney's Fall From Grace Makes the Cover of Rolling Stone
A couple of months ago, there were rumors swirling that Britney may be on the cover of Rolling Stone again, and the issue officially hits newsstands this week. The article has more stories about Britney's dizzying downward spiral, including a mall visit gone bad, plastic surgery rumors, and juicy details on her relationship with Justin. So far, the magazine has only released a teaser excerpt, which is just another upsetting story about an outburst Britney had while trying on clothes at Betsey Johnson. Here's more: . . . she ducks into the dressing room with Ghalib. He emerges with her black Am Ex. The card won't go through, but they keep trying it. "Please," begs Ghalib, "get this done quickly." One of the girls runs to Britney's dressing room, explaining the situation through a pink gauze curtain.
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