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As an ambitious college student, Cassie Napier had all the right moves — flips, tumbles, an... Cheerleaders pep up pharma
As an ambitious college student, Cassie Napier had all the right moves — flips, tumbles, an ever-flashing America's sweetheart smile — to prepare for her job after graduation. She became a drug saleswoman.
Napier, 26, was a star cheerleader on the national-champion University of Kentucky squad, which has been a springboard for many careers in pharmaceutical sales. She now pli...
CULVER CITY -- Say it ain't so! Weetzie Bat is going through a midlife crisis. The punk ro... Weetzie Bat is back as her creato
CULVER CITY -- Say it ain't so! Weetzie Bat is going through a midlife crisis.
The punk rock loving, thrift store dressing denizen of Los Angeles' West Side is back among the colorful, smog-filtered sunsets and brightly painted boulevards that have long inspired the muse of her creator, author Francesca Lia Block.
But Weetzie, who made her first appearance in Block's breakthrough...
It's easy to understand the appeal of anonymous giving for some rich donors. Take the case... The joy of giving (Anonymously)..
It's easy to understand the appeal of anonymous giving for some rich donors.
Take the case of Harold McMaster, an inventor of glass tempering and solar energy devices, and his wife, Helen. The couple lived modestly in Perrysburg, Ohio, while giving hefty grants anonymously in the 1980s to higher education in their state.
After a few years, fund-raisers persuaded them that going pub...
Sometimes, they use cheats to find hidden features, also called Easter eggs, such as the notoriou... Who's a cheater? Game
Sometimes, they use cheats to find hidden features, also called Easter eggs, such as the notorious virtual sex scene in the game Grand Theft Auto.
"They beat the game and they go through the game a second time," Allison said. "This time, they're able to go through the game and have infinite health and weapons and blow things up for fun."
pleadings filed in U.S. District Court, Cra...
Iheard about it in my kitchen before I read about it in the newspaper: After visiting an expanded... WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS
Iheard about it in my kitchen before I read about it in the newspaper: After visiting an expanded Tysons Corner mall in Virginia this fall, my 23-year-old daughter said, ''You won't believe how weird Victoria's Secret's gotten: It's all red and black with a bunch of mannequins that look like porn stars.'' Some shoppers were so outraged at the raunchy lingerie display that they threatene...
Young women from Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria are being imprisoned as sex slaves in sec... Ruthless Pimps Keep Bulgar
Young women from Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria are being imprisoned as sex slaves in secret underground bunkers in Macedonia before being trafficked to Britain, the Sunday Telegraph read.
In a journalistic investigation, the British newspaper uncovered shocking evidence in Eastern Europe, including video footage, of groups of women locked in squalid cellars below motels.
Th...
Nike Davies Ogundaye is one of the most respected female artists who have made tremendous strides... 'How To Make Nigeria A
Nike Davies Ogundaye is one of the most respected female artists who have made tremendous strides in visual arts, batiks and oil paintings. That some of her works decorate the White House, the seat of power in the United States of America, speaks volumes about her rating as an artist. She has won many awards from around the world, including Honorary Fellow, The Pan-African Circle of Artists and...
In opening the new session of Parliament yesterday (November 25) President, Mahinda Rajapakse, ou... New road map to peace outl
In opening the new session of Parliament yesterday (November 25) President, Mahinda Rajapakse, outlined his new road map to peace.
Rejecting the homeland concept of the LTTE and emphasizing "that the entire territory is the homeland of all communities" he stated that his road to peace is through "discussion instead of war". In going down this road he said that his "Government is ready to...
"I have nothing to wear" may be the world's oldest lament, traceable all the way back to that fi... Wanted - styles for the...
"I have nothing to wear" may be the world's oldest lament, traceable all the way back to that fig-leafed couple in the Garden of Eden. These days, the complaint can sound outdated, given the abundance of clothing available everywhere.
But for some midlife and older women, dressing stylishly remains a challenge as designers relentlessly court the young. Ask a random sampling of women in t...
What happens when the girl next door meets the Buddha? She might ask him for the secret of happin... Q&A WITH NICOLE BELAND
What happens when the girl next door meets the Buddha? She might ask him for the secret of happiness - or maybe just some advice on cleaning her closet.
Nicole Beland shares the wisdom gleaned from her encounter with Buddhism in a new book called Girl Seeks Bliss: Zen and the Art of Modern Life Maintenance (Plume, $13). One review described the book, by the 31-year-old magazine journalist...
