Lyrical maintains the percussive, rhythmic characteristics that define Jazz, but it incorporates elements of Ballet, and sometimes even Modern Dance to give it a smooth, lengthened look and lyrical quality. Lyrical routines are usually danced to ballads. Lyrical is offered at 2 different age levels. Students must take Ballet to participate in this class.
This class offers an opportunity to explore both Modern and Lyrical techniques. The Modern portion of class mainly focuses on Horton's technique (the major influence to Alvin Ailey) but also incorporates Limon, Graham, and Dunham techniques. Modern is a dramatic and more poetic way of moving which evolved as dancers found the need to break away from the rigidity of Classical Ballet and express themselves using a freer style. Modern Dance is characterized by its bending of the spine into spirals and contractions as well as the use of off-center movement such as tilts, layouts, and fall and recover technique. It lends itself to various types of music including alternative and New Age, and is traditionally danced barefoot. This is offered at 2 different levels to competition groups only. Students must be taking Ballet to participate in this class.
Hip-Hop is an upbeat, high energy street-style dance that incorporates some technical jazz elements. It is seen primarily on TV during rap and R & B music videos and usually catches the eye of the more "recreational" dancer. It is a form that evolved out of street and break dancing moves and is characterized by its vigorous athletics and bouncy style. Hip Hop is danced primarily to Rap and R & B music and is a great workout that enhances creativity while dancing cutting edge choreography. Hip Hop is offered beginning in 3rd grade and is offered at 3 different levels.
Pointe work is an essential part of upper level ballet training. Classes are offered to serious ballet students only. Instructors approval is required for this class.
Music Video Dance
This class is only offered to dancers in grades 8 and up. The words imply "funky", and uses movements that are in nature while maintaining its integrity as a technical dance form. Video also incorporates some urban and Hip-Hop moves into its style giving it the contemporary "music video" look. The hard hitting style combines clean line Hip-Hop/Jazz with a lot of sensuality; learning not only the dance moves, but how to sell them! Students should be able to be versatile in class and must have a strong jazz background as well as Hip-Hop to perform in class, therefore the beginner to intermediate level students are required to take a technique class such as Jazz or Ballet to attend.
For children ages 3-4 who like to move. Children will learn basic coordination exercises such as fundamental tap steps and are introduced to ballet incorporating basic terminology, positions of the feet, hands and body. Students will also learn social skills for the dance classroom. Creativity is encouraged! Children must have a good attention span and be out of diapers. Sorry, we do not accept students under 3 years.
Class work consists of more complex and detailed movement than in previous classes, while still allowing time for fun, creative exercises. Every class starts with Tap barre then proceeds to center exercises. Children learn about musical structure and develop improvisation skills. After Tap, the class will follow an actual format of a ballet class to include basic barre exercises and center practice. Children will also demonstrate skills and combinations traveling across the floor.
BTJ1 (first grade) and BTJ2 (second grade)
This class offers young students the opportunity to explore three forms of dance in a single class. This is a combination class of ballet, tap and jazz. Every class starts with tap then will alternate between Ballet and Jazz every other week. Students learn physical discipline, general body awareness, and control coordinating with elementary technique and terminology.
A fast paced mixture of dancing and cheerleading. This class is high energy and includes a warm-up based on a combination of Jazz andHip-Hop techniques, across the floor exercises, tumbling and Cheerleading movement. It is a complete combination of a dance class and a cheerleading practice.
Ballet & Jazz
This classes offers a full ballet class including a complete barre warm-up, center work and across the floor combinations. During the jazz portion of class students are challenged with many different forms of jazz, all high energy but with different styles. Students enjoy learning the fun and fast paced mixture of various techniques.
Classes teach technique aimed at achieving good, clear sounds, while encouraging individual expression through rhythm. Dancers learn about musical structure and develop improvisation skills.
Ballet Classes (Level 1 - Level Advanced)
The foundation of all dance forms. Body placement, flexibility, balance, alignment, strength and technique are achieved through barre and center floor work.
Physical discipline, general body awareness, and control coordinating with elementary technique and terminology.
Understanding the relationship between music, rhythm and controlled movement with proper ballet technique.
New and more complex material will be taught at an accelerated pace. Student will begin to learn basic ballet history and develop a knowledge and great appreciation of the great ballets, classical music and famous dancers.
Ballet 4 (advanced)
An advanced class combining skills from previous level classes and correlating steps to lengthy and complex combinations with correct technique, extensive terminology and knowledge of the art of ballet it
Only offered to Competition Company dancers. The entire class is dedicated to working on the choreography for our Annual Spring Performance Opening Number. Usually a Jazz based style routine with a lot of energy and personality. Please come stretched and ready to have a lot of fun!
The Competition Companies are classes for students who excel at dance and wish to make dance their primary extra curricular activity. There are 5 levels: Mini Jazz, Petite Jazz, Junior Jazz, Senior Dance, and Master Dance. Students are held to a high standard of behavior and dance etiquette. This is by invitation only.
Creative Movement is a precursor to pre-ballet concentrating on gross motor skills. It is a joyful way for children to explore movement through movement, develop physical skills, channel energy, stimulate imagination and promote creativity. This class is designed for2 and 3 years olds and focuses on developing balance and skills necessary for traditional dance instructions. Creative movement activities should encourage all children to participate. Both boys and girls enjoy these classes.
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Nigeria national U17 team, the Golden Eaglets on Tuesday came from a goal down to beat ten-man Cote d’Ivoire and qualify for the final of the WAFU UFOA B U17 Championship in Ghana.
Qualification for the final also automatically earns Nigeria a spot at next year’s U17 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Algeria, but the feat did not come without an early setback.
Yan Diomande gave the Ivorians the lead from the penalty spot with just two minutes on the clock. The opening thirty minutes was quite difficult for the Nigerian starlets until left back Emmanuel Michael popped up with a free kick goal from an impossible angle.
Not done, Michael then turned the scores around with another sublime free kick in the 43rd minute to give Nduka Ugbade’s boys the lead going into the half time break.
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Nigeria continued to dominate in the second half at a slippery Cape Coast Stadium pitch and got an insurance goal on the hour mark when Abdullahi Idris headed home Yayaha Lawali’s free kick for 3-1.
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The unconventional nativity drama “The Birth,” developed by Gardner-Webb alumnus Nathan Rouse (’02), has moved to Uptown Charlotte for its sixth Christmas season on the Charlotte stage. The 2011 season opens on Dec. 12 and runs through Dec. 19 at the Duke Energy Theater, part of Charlotte’s Spirit Square. The season also features a special “Celebration Night” on Dec. 16, during which guests will enjoy a performance of the show at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by a talk-back with the cast and a concert by singer-songwriter and cast member Sara DeShields.
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A Patient's Plea for Medical Marijuana in New York
Earlier this month, the New York State Assembly passed medical marijuana for the fourth time. Although this is good news, many New Yorkers living with debilitating illnesses, like myself, have learned to not get our hopes up. Unlike the 18 other states and the District of Columbia that have medical marijuana programs, New York does not provide compassionate medical care to its residents. It is completely unfair to allow people to suffer unnecessarily when there is a natural treatment which could potentially ease their pain.
The bill currently pending in Albany is one of the strictest and most tightly regulated medical marijuana bills in the country. It would allow patients living with an illness which their health care provider believes medical marijuana to be beneficial to access 2.5 ounces to alleviate their symptoms.
Research has shown marijuana to have a palliative and therapeutic effect in treating the symptoms from illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, Cancer, and multiple sclerosis (MS). As someone living with MS, I have a special interest in health care practitioners being allowed to recommend medical marijuana here in New York.
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 34 years old; some of my symptoms include tingling, numbness, neuropathic pain, and fatigue. I have tried many of the prescribed pharmaceutical treatments, but none of them have had much of an impact, especially on the neuropathic pain.
I learned from my neurologist that my immune system was attacking something called myelin, the fatty substance that surrounds and protects the nerve fibers in the central nervous system. The nerve fibers themselves are damaged. The damaged myelin forms scar tissue (sclerosis), which gives the disease its name. When any part of the myelin sheath or nerve fiber is damaged or destroyed, nerve impulses traveling to and from the brain and spinal cord are distorted or interrupted, producing a variety of symptoms.
As an attorney and leader in my community, I will not break the law. The risk of losing my license to practice law and the negative attention it would bring to my family is too much.
I want to continue serving my community as long as I am physically able to do so. I am convinced that using medical marijuana will enable me to continue to be productive and improve my quality of life.
New York should join the 18 states and the District of Columbia that believe health care is between a provider and patient, not the government. No one should face jail time for trying to cope with serious illness. With the passing of medical marijuana in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey, I urge New York to do what is right, support compassionate medical care for its residents and pass bill A. 6357(Gottfried)/S.4406 (Savino).
Jamin Sewell is an attorney who works for the Advance Group, a political consulting firm. He is admitted to practice law in New York and lives in the Bronx.
Marijuana superstore opens in Seattle
by JOHN LANGELER / KING 5 News
Green Ambrosia opened last Saturday and is the city’s biggest medical marijuana dispensary.
The opening comes as Washington’s Liquor Control Board and lawmakers decide how to regulate recreational marijuana sales in the wake of Initative 502, which legalized the use and possession of small amounts of pot.
“This could be the face of what I-502 enabled pot looks like,” explained Green Ambrosia owner Dante Jones.
Jones’ business has operated since 2011, but only recently opened a storefront. Inside, behind a bamboo wall, is one large glass table loaded with jars of marijuana. There are restrictions on how much medical marijuana a business can have on sale.
While planning for whatever regulations may come from I-502, Jones said Saturday he is not sure how licensing will work.
“We’re preparing for it,” he said, “As a business owner, the only thing I can hope for is that they’re going to continue the same set of standards (included in the initative).”
Public forums are being held across the state on how to license recreational marijuana. No matter what the state decides, it is still possible the federal government could take action against Washington State since, according to federal law, marijuana is still illegal.
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President Barack Obama says the federal government won't go after recreational marijuana use in Washington state and Colorado, where voters have legalized it.
Obama was asked whether he supports making pot legal, in a Barbara Walters interview that aired Friday on ABC.
"I wouldn't go that far," Obama replied. "But what I think is that, at this point, Washington and Colorado, you've seen the voters speak on this issue."
But the president said he won't pursue the issue in the two states where voters legalized the use of marijuana in the November elections. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
"... as it is, the federal government has a lot to do when it comes to criminal prosecutions," Obama said. "It does not make sense, from a prioritization point of view, for us to focus on recreational drug users in a state that has already said that under state law, that's legal."
Marijuana officially became legal in Washington state and Colorado this month.
The Justice Department hasn't targeted recreational marijuana users for decades. With limited resources, its focus has been to go after major drug traffickers instead.
Nonetheless, the Justice Department has said repeatedly in recent weeks that it is reviewing the legalization initiatives passed in Colorado and Washington state. The states have expressed concern that the federal government might sue over the issue. Department officials have said they are waiting to see what regulations the two states adopt to implement the initiatives.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday the president believes there are "bigger fish to fry" in prioritizing law enforcement goals. Carney noted Obama's comments were similar to his remarks about the use of medical marijuana in states where it is legal.
"But the law is the law, and that is why he has directed the Department of Justice to review these ballot initiatives and make some assessments about how to proceed," Carney said.
In the department's most recent statement on the issue, the U.S. attorney for Colorado said Monday that the department's responsibility to enforce the federal Controlled Substances Act "remains unchanged."
"Neither states nor the executive branch can nullify a statute passed by Congress," U.S. Attorney John Walsh said. "Regardless of any changes in state law, including the change that will go into effect on Dec. 10 in Colorado, growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law."
Walsh added: "Members of the public are also advised to remember that it remains against federal law to bring any amount of marijuana onto federal property, including all federal buildings, national parks and forests, military installations, and courthouses."
- If you ask me they prob should have just sank it. -TG
The U.S. Coast Guard is boasting that one of its cutter crews seized 8,500 pounds marijuana off the coast of San Pedro this week.
That's a lot of weed headed for a region where it's essentially legal to sell it in storefronts. Makes you wonder.
Anyway, Coast Guard officials said the catch was worth ...
... a whopping $7.7 million. The haul means that our friendly USCG men and women of the sea have tallied "a 50-ton milestone for waterborne marijuana seizures in Southern California and the Pacific Southwest border region this fiscal year," according to a statement.
That's nearly $91 million worth of weed. Wow. Did we mention that it's basically legal to sell pot in California?
The Coast Guard says there has been an "increase" in, er, high-seas pot busts this year.
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The seizure was made Wednesday by the San Francisco-based Coast Guard Cutter Aspen about 160 miles offshore, according to the USCG. (The Aspen patrols the entire California coast).
Petty Officer Cory Mendenhall told the Weekly the pot was found on a 33-foot "panga" boat that likely came from Mexico.
Six people on the boat were detained as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigates.
Capt. James Jenkins, commander of the Coast Guard's Los Angeles/Long Beach area, says:
Stopping these drugs from reaching our streets is a great accomplishment, but it's just the tip of the iceberg with respect to the impact on the drug trafficking organizations.
Gosh, has anyone bought weed on "our streets" around here in the last five years?
Study: Marijuana Not Linked With Long Term Cognitive Impairment
The idea that “marijuana makes you dumb” has long been embodied in the stereotype of the slow, stupid stoner, seen in numerous Hollywood movies and TV comedies and going unquestioned by much of American culture. But a new study says no: the researchers followed nearly 2,000 young Australian adults for eight years and found that marijuana has little long-term effect on learning and memory— and any cognitive damage that does occur as a result of cannabis use is reversible.
Participants were aged 20-24 at the start of the study, which was part of a larger project on community health. Researchers categorized them as light, heavy, former or non-users of cannabis based on their answers to questions about marijuana habits.
Light use was defined as smoking monthly or less frequently; heavy use was weekly or more often. Former users had to have not smoked for at least a year. Fully 72% of the participants were non-users or former users; 18% were light users and 9% were heavy current users. Prior studies have found that drug users do accurately report their consumption levels in surveys like this as long as anonymity is guaranteed and there are no negative consequences for telling the truth.
Participants took tests of memory and intelligence three times over the eight year period the study. They were also asked about how their marijuana use had changed. When the results were at last tabulated, researchers found that there were large initial differences between the groups, with the current marijuana smokers performing worse on tests that required them to recall lists of words after various periods of time or remember numbers in the reverse order from the one in which they were presented.
However, when the investigators controlled for factors like education and gender, almost all of these differences disappeared. The lower education levels of the pot smokers — and their greater likelihood of being male — had made it look like marijuana had significantly affected their intelligence. In fact, men simply tend to do worse than women on tests of verbal intelligence, while women generally underperform on math tests. The relative weighting of the tests made the impact of pot look worse than it was.
Researchers then explored whether quitting cannabis would affect the one difference that remained, which was poorer performance by heavy users on a test that required immediate recall of a list of nouns. They found that heavy users who had quit by the end of the study were no longer distinguishable on this measure from those who had never used.
The authors, who were led by Robert Tait at the Centre for Mental Health Research at Australian National University, conclude:
[T]he adverse impacts of cannabis use on cognitive functions either appear to be related to pre-existing factors or are reversible in this community cohort even after potentially extended periods of use. These findings may be useful in motivating individuals to lower cannabis use, even after an extensive history of heavy intake.
But what about all the prior research linking cannabis with lasting negative effects on cognition? Those studies may have been confounded by the fact that in many cases, heavy users were tested after being abstinent for only one day — so their performance could have been affected either by residual marijuana in their systems or by irritability or other effects of withdrawal. Studies that have looked at heavy users after longer periods of abstinence generally concur with the new research, finding no lingering effect on cognition.
Other research concludes that the “stupid stoner” image itself can impair performance, with subjects essentially living down to what's expected of them. But the literature overall now suggests that those “I'm not as think as you stoned I am,” moments are likely limited to the high itself.
The research was published in the journal Addiction.

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Richard Williams Net Worth: Richard is an American writer and tennis coach who lives in the United States. He rose to fame and received attention for his work, particularly in the film “King Richard.” His source claims that as of 2022, he will earn $500,000 annually.
Williams, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was the eldest of five children and the lone son of Julia Mae (née Metcalf) and Richard Dove Williams. They are Pat, Barbara, Penny, and Faye, his younger sisters. He relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, and subsequently to California after finishing high school.
What Is Richard Williams’ Net Worth?
The estimated value of Richard Williams’s net worth is $20 million. Richard is an American writer and tennis coach who lives in the United States. He rose to fame and received attention for his work, particularly in the film “King Richard.”
His source claims that as of 2022, he will earn $500,000 annually. His career as a professional tennis instructor, brand endorsements, and co-authoring a few books are the primary sources of his income.
Who Is Richard Williams?
Richard Williams was born on February 14, 1942, to Julia Mae Metcalf and Richard Doe Williams in Louisiana, United States. He grew up with his parents, four sisters, and his siblings. Despite the family’s financial instability, each child led a fulfilling childhood. He attended a local school in Louisiana to finish his schooling and then eventually relocated to Michigan and California.
In terms of his personal life, he was married three times. He married Betty Johnson in 1965; they had five children together before divorcing in 1973. He married Brandy Price in 1979; sadly, they were divorced in 2002. They had two children together.
In 2010, he wed Lakeisha Juanita Graham, the proprietor of a grocery business, who was only a year older than Richard’s daughter. The couple had a son, however, when William had a stroke in 2016, the pair split in 2017.
Venus and Selena Williams, two well-known tennis stars, are the proud daughters of Richard. He always had the goal of turning his girls became tennis players and trained them accordingly. Due to his work, instruction, and mentoring, one of his daughters rose to the rank of No. 1 in the world of tennis.
When Did Richard Williams Start His Career?
Since his early years, Richard has enjoyed playing tennis and other sports. He began his career and studied tennis. He used to pay close attention to Virginia Ruzici’s games. Additionally, he taught his daughters how to play tennis at the highest level. When he created an 85-page plan for them and enrolled them in the same academy as him, they were just 5 years old.
He rose to prominence as one of the top tennis instructors in the business and received praise for his methods and dedication. Because of his instruction and guidance, his daughter Serena Williams won the US Open in 1999. They have previously taken part in competitions like the Shreveport tournament.
Marriages and Children
Richard and Betty Johnson met shortly after Richard relocated to California. In 1965, they got hitched. Before divorcing in 1973, Richard and Betty had five children together. Those kids were Sabrina, Richard III, Ronner, Reluss, and Reneeka. After Richard and Betty’s divorce, Katrina, a daughter from a previous relationship, assisted in raising the children.
Richard first met Oracene Price, sometimes known as “Brandy,” in 1979. Two daughters were born to Brandy from a prior union with a deceased husband. In 1980, Brandy and Richard got hitched. Richard was a security guard, and Brandy was a nurse. Venus was born on June 17, 1980, and Serena was born on September 26, 1981. They subsequently had two daughters.
Family members of Brandy and Richard were reared in Compton, California. In the end, they got divorced in 2002. Following that, Richard started dating a local grocery shop owner named Lakeisha Juanita Graham. Given that Lakeisha was only a year older than Venus, this caused some questions. In 2010, Richard and Lakeisha got hitched. In 2012, they had a son, and they got divorced in 2017.
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Richard was channel surfing at some point after relocating to Long Beach, California, and stumbled upon the 1978 French Open. The women’s singles competition was ultimately won by Polish player Virginia Ruzici.
Richard wasn’t very interested in the tennis, but the $40,000 first-place reward that Ruzici received drew his attention. That is equivalent to almost $170,000 in today’s money if inflation is taken into account.
Venus and Serena would become tennis stars, Richard decided there and then. In order to turn his daughters into the top tennis players in the world, he even went so far as to draught an 85-page game plan.
When his daughters were little, in the 1980s, he started taking them to public tennis courts to play tennis. On occasion, they would rehearse from dawn till dusk.
The family relocated from California to Saginaw, Michigan when Venus was born. They relocated to California once more in 1981, this time settling in Compton’s seedy neighbourhood.
In order for the daughters to train full-time away from the violence of Compton, the family relocated to Palm Beach, Florida, in 1991. A local coach named Rick Macci in Florida saw the girls’ potential and started to train them more seriously. When Venus was 14 years old, she entered the professional ranks. The year after, Serena turned professional.
At the Australian Open in 1998, the sisters notably squared off in their first significant professional encounter. Serena was 16 and Venus was 17. Venus triumphed in a rout. Do you want to learn more about celebrities? Visit our website, Newswatchlist.com, for the most recent news.

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Boris Vital’evich Chaikovskii
Boris Chaikovskii, USSR Film director.
Chaikovskii, Boris was born in 1888.
Entered the film industry, 1909. From 1911, a director. Soon became a master of melodrama and adventure films.
Worked with leading actors and actresses. Best known for Miss Mend, 1918. After October 1917, made some agit-films.
Worked with P. Petrov-Bytov on Na Zhizri i Na Smert’, 1925. In 1918, was allowed to set up a private film studio which was later named the Chaikovskii State Film School.

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For Immediate Release - Nov. 15, 2017 - Students from St. Bernard’s High School spent the day helping those in need. The entire student body, along with teachers packaged over 22,000 United Way Combat Hunger meals for local food pantries. “This is just incredible.
Fitchburg, Mass. – Unitil Corporation and United Way of North Central Massachusetts are urging customers to be aware of fuel assistance programs available to assist with heating costs as winter approaches.


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The Mechanic is a 2011 American action thriller film directed by Simon West, starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster. Written by Lewis John Carlino and Richard Wenk, it is a remake of the eponymous 1972 film. Statham stars as Arthur Bishop, a professional assassin who specializes in making his hits look like accidents, suicides, or the acts of petty criminals.
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New Delhi – During the 2020 Delhi riots, Shahrukh Pathan, who had pointed a gun at a Policeman, received a hero’s welcome from Muslims near his house while out on parole. Videos of this incident have gone viral on social media. On 23rd May, Pathan was released on 4-hour parole to be able to meet his ailing father.
A video of 2020 Delhi riots accused Shahrukh Pathan is now going viral, where he can be seen receiving a heroic welcome at his Delhi home. Shahrukh was welcomed by his supporters on May 23, when he got 4-day parole to meet his ailing father. pic.twitter.com/nNnycLKlx2
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Carl Paladino, a loyal New York ally of Donald Trump, waved off a resolution from the Buffalo School Board demanding his ouster for a racist New Year "wish" about President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
Paladino has taken fire for his response last week to a local survey on New Year's wishes, telling a newspaper the wished Obama would die of mad cow disease and for his wife "to return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla," reported NBC News.
Paladino said after Thursday's school board meeting that he would not resign, according the Buffalo News. He didn't attend the meeting.
WBKW-TV reported that Paladino had since apologized for his remarks, which appeared in the publication Artvoice.
"Words matter Mr. Paladino," said Buffalo school board president Barbara Nevergold at the meeting, per NBC News. "As a sitting board member you have amassed a record and established a pattern of behavior that is equally egregious and violates your oath of office and professional ethics as a board of education member."
Nevergold added that she had received hundreds of complaints after Paladino's comments were made public.
"They would like me to tell you, 'You're fired,'" said Nevergold. "But those are not my words. So I'm asking you to do the right thing and resign."
The school board voted 6-2 for the resolution, which gave Paladino 24 hours to resign his seat before leaving it to the Department of Education to make a decision, said NBC News.
Buffalo News reporter Tiffany Lankes posted Paladino's response on Twitter.
Trump's transition team issued a statement about the remarks last week, calling Paladino's words about the president and first lady "absolutely reprehensible, and they serve no place in our public discourse," reported USA Today.
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Cynthia L. "Cindy" Howl, a retired registered nurse and a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan, died May 23 of complications from diabetes at her Broadmead retirement community home in Cockeysville. She was 54.
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My stay-at-home mom cared for her father for nearly two years until his increasing dementia and the demands of a young family became too much for her. Fortunately, there was a plain, clean, affordable facility staffed by kind souls nearby.
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Dear WIU Campus Community:
Due to a reduction of Western Illinois University's Fiscal Year 2013 state appropriation by $3.4 million, I'm asking that departments and divisions begin to plan for a reduced operating budget.
Our priorities continue to be to provide quality academic programs and services and to retain faculty and staff. In order to meet these priorities, I have asked each of the vice presidents to reduce their respective division's total budget by two percent for the upcoming fiscal year. Each vice president will meet with his/her respective division to determine appropriate reductions.
In addition, the cash flow situation remains critical. Western is currently waiting on FY'12 reimbursements from the State of Illinois totaling approximately $13 million. However, on June 29, the University received a $6.3 million payment from the State of Illinois for Fiscal Year 2012.
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A recent study released by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy on prescription practices in Manitoba has led to concerns that optimal prescription practices are not always being used.
The study, which looked at prescription practices from 1997-2008, found that patients suffering from asthma were being prescribed long-acting beta antagonists (LABA) without first being prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid. According to the report, the risk of side effects increases without the steroid.
“We found that both patient and prescriber factors predicted less than optimal prescribing. Asthma patients are less likely to be prescribed asthma medications according to guidelines if they have less severe asthma, or see general practitioners instead of specialists,” said Colette Raymond, a pharmacist with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) and lead researcher for the study.
Raymond stressed that there were other contributing factors that were not covered by the study that could explain these results. The prescription of atypical, also known second-generation, antipsychotics was found most often to be dependent on patient factors.
The study also found that users of high-dose antipsychotics were younger and more likely to be male, have psychosis or dementia, and be taking fewer other medications. “No prescriber or environment characteristics predicted this less than optimal prescribing,” explained Raymond.
The antipsychotic prescription concerns were made public when leader of the provincial Liberal party, Jon Gerrard, demanded an investigation of prescription practices in personal care homes after the study was released.
David G. Strang, chief medical officer at Deer Lodge Centre and acting director of geriatrics for the WRHA’s rehab/geriatrics program, explained that the second-generation antipsychotics that the study was examining had only been recently approved in 1997, and thus the increase of their prescription was not out of order.
“We are not using antipsychotics as a restraint for patients,” said Strang.
As well, Strang pointed out that the study did not include all the personal care homes in Manitoba, such as Deer Lodge. He said that Raymond had included this information in her study, but that, for whatever reason, this was not reported.
The study did find that prescriptions for the drug metformin, used to treat Type 2 diabetes, has increased over time, accounting for more than 82 per cent of the first prescription for patients by 2008-09.
However, Raymond was hopeful that the results would lead policymakers, other professionals in the industry, and patients to engage in a dialogue about optimal prescription practices in Manitoba.
“For the most part, we were expecting to find what we did find. It is great news,” said Raymond.


The Flathead Force Girl’s U-14 Premier team won their division at the 3 Blind Refs Tournament in Kalispell last weekend. They defeated Idaho Thunder FC in a shoot out in the championship game. Pictured, left to right, top row, are: Kristin Van Everen, Heather Lasalle, Sadie Wilson, Shayenn Thompson, Julia Sauve, Mercedes Altman, Paulina Carbajal-Jepsen, Kenzie Williams, Coach Ron Hanson; bottom row: Celeste Kimble, Gabrielle Dickson, Madison Becker, Aaris Hill, Chloe Nadeau, Jascah Vann. Chris Suave
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This letter was submitted by VCJR executive director, Tom Dalton, to the city of Burlington in response to a drafted ordinance that imposes criminal penalties on civil offenses:
Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform opposes any new city ordinance that permits the imposition of criminal penalties for civil offenses.
As Vermonters, we are already burdened by the fiscal and human costs of unnecessary incarceration. Our prisons are already full of poor, addicted and mentally ill people who could not get the treatment and support they needed in the community, and do not get it when they are in prison.
By Anna Stevens, outreach director
Up until last week, 269 Vt. prisoners were residing in North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, the sole residents of the prison. On Sunday, June 11th, these men were moved 682 miles to SCI Camp Hill, Pennsylvania’s largest correctional facility with 3,620 prisoners. Some men were transported by plane. Some men were transported by bus, which in the past has resulted in a slew of horror stories describing “cages” and “bloody handcuffs.”
I had seen SCI Camp Hill just days before.
By Suzi Wizowaty, reposted from VtDigger Commentary, March 23, 2017
I have been known to say, a few hundred times, that punishment doesn’t work. That is to say, it “works” if your goal is to cause suffering. But it doesn’t work if you want to make things better as a result, for example to reduce future crime, because the human beings we punish tend to emerge more damaged as a result — that is, more prone to hurt others, rather than chastened or rehabilitated and propelled to a better, kinder, more responsible life.
The question then becomes, what’s the alternative?
There is an alternative, but look what happens when well-meaning people who want to avoid the destructive consequences of punishment are not able to access the alternative, either because it doesn’t exist or because they don’t know it exists.
The news that GEO Group — the private prison corporation that houses 240 Vermont men in Michigan — won’t renew its contract with Vermont presents a welcome opportunity. The question now is not: Where can the state find 240 more prison beds elsewhere? The real question is: Will the state take advantage of this opportunity to stop locking up the hundreds — yes hundreds — of people whose incarceration is not just a waste of money but counterproductive?
Who are these hundreds of Vermonters?
By Kathy Fox, UVM Professor and VCJR Board of Directors
As a board member of Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, I have been asked by some people why I am so passionate about criminal justice reform. Here is why. First of all, we have a system that is very expensive (in Vermont, for example, it costs $60,000 per year to incarcerate one individual, and that is not including the police and court costs, etc.) but we have poor outcomes for our investment.
Or, the frustration of the impatient
First you notice that something is wrong. Maybe it’s a statistic: the U.S. has 5% of the world’s population and 25% of the world’s prisoners. Or a story: a teenager ends up labeled as a sex offender for something you agree was bad judgment, but not criminal; an innocent man is vindicated after decades of wrongful incarceration; a woman serves a drug sentence twice as long as her boyfriend’s because, not being actually involved, she has nothing to offer prosecutors in exchange.


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The pressure plate, as its name implies, applies pressure to the clutch disc for the transfer of torque to the transmission.
For Isuzu FVZ & FVR model trucks with the 6HK1 engine.
Model: FVZ; FVR with the 6HK1 engine
Years: 2013 To 2021
It is a heavy metal plate that is controlled by springs and a lever. Its main purpose is to apply pressure to the primary clutch plate (or clutch disc), holding it against the engine flywheel. This allows energy to flow from the engine crankshaft, through the engaged clutch into the transmission / gearbox system, then through driveshafts and to the wheels.
Model: FVM; FTR
Years: 2010 To 2019
This is a pressure plate for the Isuzu FTR model truck. The pressure plate, as its name implies, applies pressure to the clutch disc for the transfer of torque to the transmission. The pressure plate, when coupled with the clutch disc and flywheel, makes and breaks the flow of power from the engine to the transmission.
Year: 1985 To 1990
a plate in an automobile dry disk clutch that is pressed against the flywheel to transmit propulsion torque to the wheels.
Year: 1980 To 1985
A pressure plate is a non- solid block that can be used to detect players, mobs, items, etc. It has four variants: Wooden pressure plates can detect all entities, giving out a signal strength of 15 when one is atop it. Stone pressure plates can detect only players and mobs, giving out a maximum signal strength just like its wooden counterpart.


The New York Times business reporter, Andrew Martin, starts a new column on the food and beverage industries today with an article on McDonald’s Portion Sizes and the introduction of Hugo drinks to temporarily replace the company’s phased-out Supersize portions. Mr. Martin’s article draws on a study on McDonald’s promises versus actions that I did in collaboration with my former doctoral student, Dr. Lisa Young, just published in the Journal of Public Health Policy. If you look at the comments to my previous entry on Hugo drinks, people do love getting 42-ounce drinks for as little as 69 cents. And, of course, they can fill those cups with water if they like.
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A colleague in Berkeley just sent me some photographs of McDonald’s advertisements for its new Hugo drinks. The drinks contain 42 ounces–the same size as the SuperSize servings McDonald’s promised to discontinue after Morgan Spurlock’s movie, SuperSize Me! appeared. They are supposed to sell for 89 cents but the downtown Berkeley outlet sells them for 69 cents, an excellent illustration of what we nutritionists mean when we talk about “cheap calories.” In Berkeley, McDonald is advertising Hugo drinks on the sides of city buses. These are written in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish, clearly directed to minority groups.
Large portion sizes strongly encourage people to eat more calories. So do absurdly cheap prices. If McDonald’s wants to be part of the solution to America’s obesity problem, it needs to make it easier for people to eat smaller portions, not Hugo ones. And if McDonald’s really wants to increase sales, it might pay attention to the happy effects of smaller portions on TGI Friday’s bottom line.


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NSF Approves First Laboratory to Perform Testing for Brake Friction Material Program
As registrar, NSF International verifies test data from approved labs to register brake friction materials in accordance with new regulations
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NSF International, an independent global public health and safety organization and registrar for the Brake Manufacturing Council’s (BMC) Brake Friction Material Program, has approved the first laboratory to perform the testing required under the new program - Link Engineering Company.
The states of California and Washington recently enacted legislation to limit the amount of copper and other compounds used in brake friction materials. The BMC developed a program requiring third-party testing and registration of all targeted materials used in brake friction material to help brake manufacturers comply with the new state regulations. As the registrar for the program, NSF International accepts test data from approved laboratories, determines level of compliance, submits applicable data to state agencies and publicly lists compliant materials on NSF International’s website.
Laboratories wishing to conduct testing for the new Brake Friction Material Program must be approved by NSF International. As the first testing laboratory to earn NSF’s approval, Link Engineering Company has demonstrated its commitment to quality by meeting the program’s stringent requirements. These include maintaining ISO 17025 accreditation to demonstrate a lab’s ability to produce consistent and valid test results as well as passing annual audits to verify ongoing compliance to brake friction material testing standard SAE J2975.
“Link Engineering is the largest independent friction material and brake testing lab in the world with over 75 years in the automotive industry. Manufacturers seeking to be accepted into the Brake Friction Material Program can now submit friction material to Link for testing and be assured that Link meets all of the state requirements and that test results will be acceptable to NSF,” said Bob Frayer, Director of NSF International’s Automotive Collision Certification Programs and Engineering Laboratories.
Implementation for the California and Washington regulations will begin in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and will be in full effect by 2025. However, the State of Washington is requesting that brake friction manufacturers provide baseline data in support of these requirements in 2013. NSF is currently working with friction material manufacturers to support compliance with these state requirements.
Other labs seeking NSF approval to test to this program are encouraged to apply. Applications to join the program can be found on NSF International’s website.
For more information about the NSF Brake Friction Material Registration program, visit NSF’s website or contact Dave Schenk at email@example.com or 734-214-6210.
NSF International tests and certifies auto parts with its Automotive Collision Replacement Parts Certification Program, including reinforcement bars, steel bumpers, step bumpers, brackets, absorbers, external vehicle lighting and other parts. Complementing this program, the NSF Automotive Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program helps close the gap in the supply chain between parts manufacturers and body shops and was developed to meet the needs of collision repair shops, insurers as well as consumers.
NSF International, through NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd., is one of the largest management systems registrars (ISO) to the auto industry. NSF-ISR is recognized by the International Automotive Task Force to provide ISO/TS 16949 certification in the automotive sector and provides certifications to the following: ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 in addition to other standards.
Editor’s note: To schedule an interview with NSF Engineering Laboratory Director Bob Frayer, contact Greta Houlahan at firstname.lastname@example.org or 734-913-5723.
About NSF International: NSF International is an independent global organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the automotive, health sciences, food, water and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment (nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide.

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A new e-book self-publishing software developed in Miami is giving authors more ownership over their books and where they’re published.
PubML, short for publishing with HTML, allows users to write, design and sell e-books to Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble or other e-book vendors. With the software, writers can embed their e-book into a webpage, rather than requiring an e-reader to access the text.
Authors aren’t required to know HTML to use the program, which can be accessed on any up-to-date browser. Additionally, files made from PubML aren’t locked in e-book encryption. This means search engines can find the text, allowing books to be found more easily on the web.
"What this does is enable people to get control over their e-book files, and that’s very valuable," said Richard Geller, the Clinton, Conn.-based author of The Raspberry Men.
Miami-based web developer and author David Bricker spent 25 years in the publishing industry before creating PubML, saying the traditional books he would help create would lose their design qualities after being converted into e-books.
“Typesetting a book takes a lot of work," he said. "When you convert that to an e-book, most of the finesse gets stripped from it."
PubML lets authors decide font styles and embed interactive footnotes, maps, videos and photos into their e-books.
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Surya Nepal Awards Social Entrepreneure
Change Fusion Nepal organized the first ever social entrepreneurs' award ceremony: the Surya Nepal Pvt.
Ltd. Asha Social Entrepreneurship Award 2011. The event was sponsored by Surya Nepal and supported by National Business Initiative (NBI).
The award ceremony had Ashoka fellows, Anil Chitrakar and Vineet Rai, as guest speakers for the evening.
At the award ceremony, nine finalists were showcased as job creators - social entrepreneurs whose efforts
and credibility had not only changed their individual lives but also supported the livelihood of many more.
The nine finalists were judged on their personal grit, vision and passion alongside their project's sustainability,
innovation and impact. Out of the nine, five were awarded the social entrepreneurship award by Sanjeev
Keshava, managing director for Surya Nepal. The five winners were Ram Sapkota from Mountain Delights Treks & Expeditions and Tukee Nepal Society), Sabita Maharjan from Kirtipur Hosiery Industries), Chhahari Services, Vijaya Development Resource Centre, and Shyam Badan Yadav from Kalash Milk Industry). Each winner received a cash prize of Rs. 100,000 for funding their respective projects.
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Canadian power company Capital Power Income LP announced Monday it is being acquired by Atlantic Power Corp. – and is selling its two North Carolina facilities in connection with the deal.
Capital Power Income’s (TSX:CAP.UN) North Carolina assets, which include a coal cogeneration facility in Roxboro, will be sold for about $124 million (U.S. dollars), to Capital Power Corp. (TSX:CPX). Capital Power Corp. is the current parent company of Capital Power Income.
There will be no layoffs for either the Roxboro facility, which sells power to Progress Energy, or the Southport, N.C. facility. The Roxboro plant employs 29 people.
“In terms of operations it will mean status quo, but instead of the Capital Power Income LP name it will be Capital Power Corp.,” said Mike Long, spokesman for Capital Power Corp.
Boston-based Atlantic Power (NYSE:AT) will pay $327 million (USD) for Capital Power Corp.’s approximately 29 percent ownership interest in the Edmonton, Alberta-based Capital Power Income LP. The deal is expected to be accretive to Atlantic Power’s earnings.
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- This makes it the third-largest video game studio purchase this month
- Bungie should remain an “independent subsidiary” of Sony
- The purchase could be in response to Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard
Another monumental deal in the gaming industry has been struck as Sony will be buying ex-Halo and Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6 billion.
Sony Acquires Bungie
Popular game developer Bungie is most famous for creating the Halo franchise, now operated by 343 Industries, as well as developing Destiny. On January 31, Bungie announced it is becoming part of Sony in a $3.6 billion purchase. This makes it the most expensive video game studio that the Japanese entertainment giant Sony has acquired.
A reason why this purchase might have been made is that Sony wants to buy Bungie is as a response to Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a whopping $69 billion. That deal is currently set to go through in June 2023. Speaking of Microsoft, it used to own Bungie in June 2000, ensuring that Halo would be an exclusive title for Xbox’s launch. In 2007, just after the launch of Halo 3, Bungie signed a 10-year deal with Activision and went on to make the Destiny franchise.
Interestingly enough, Sony’s purchase is not the second, but the third most expensive video game company deal this month. The second place goes to Take-Two Interactive, which acquired mobile developer Zynga, creator of games like Farm Ville, for a sum of $12.7 billion.
What Will Bungie Do under Sony’s Ownership?
According to a report by Games Industry, Bungie will be an “independent subsidiary” of Sony, being run by a board of directors the studio’s current management team, and CEO Pete Parsons. “We remain in charge of our destiny,” says Bungie’s official statement. “We will continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games. We will continue to drive one, unified Bungie community. Our games will continue to be where our community is, wherever they choose to play.?”
“This acquisition will give SIE access to Bungie’s world-class approach to live game services and technology expertise, furthering SIE’s vision to reach billions of players,” Sony said according to a Bloomberg report. The Japanese company also explained that Bungie will maintain the ability to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play.
Interestingly enough, Sony’s stock went down not long after Microsoft made the deal with Activision Blizzard. Perhaps Sony is trying to level the playing field a bit by purchasing Halo and Destiny’s creator. However, it has to be said that just like Blizzard, Bungie also had its own controversies surrounding toxic workplace culture.
It is unlikely that the scandal has much to do with the decision by Sony to purchase Bungie, but it might have had an impact on the price tag. Regardless, it will take months for the deal to be finalized and fans will have to wait and see what kind of games Bungie will produce under Sony’s umbrella.


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Javier Solana on his hopes for an answer from Iran
Iran must decide between confrontation and co-operation in the dispute over its nuclear plans, the US has warned.
At talks in Geneva, envoys from the US, EU and UN asked Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment in return for a pledge not to introduce new sanctions.
Iran gave no guarantees it would halt its activities, so the diplomats gave Tehran two weeks to provide an answer.
The meeting was the first time US and Iranian officials have held face-to-face talks on the nuclear issue.
Senior US official William Burns was present at the Geneva talks - although he made no public comment.
Instead, state department spokesman Sean McCormack issued a strongly-worded statement in Washington.
"We hope the Iranian people understand that their leaders need to make a choice between co-operation, which would bring benefits to all, and confrontation, which can only lead to further isolation," he said.
Mr McCormack added that Mr Burns had delivered a "clear simple message" that Washington was "serious" about the incentives package but that it would only negotiate with Iran if it upheld its side of the deal.
Diplomats had hoped that Iran would respond to a so-called "freeze-for-freeze" offer, under which a freeze of Iran's uranium enrichment programme at its current levels would be matched by a Western pledge not to strengthen sanctions on Tehran.
"It was a constructive meeting, but still we didn't get the answer to our questions," EU envoy Javier Solana told reporters.
Iran suspends its nuclear activities including the installation of any new centrifuges
At same time the six world powers refrain from any new Security Council resolution on sanctions
Talks can then start on long-term deal on recognising Iran's right to develop nuclear energy for civilian purposes, and lifting of sanctions
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Sometimes you just need a cookie, you know?
|Have you ever noticed how the size of 'miniature' candies is increasing?|
When I was a kid, my favorite "miniature" chocolate bar was the Special Dark bar. Perhaps I was ahead of my time in recognizing the value of dark chocolate? I just knew I'd trade about anything (I'm talking about you, Bit O' Honey) for Special Dark bars.
When I'm shopping at the grocery store and see Special Dark chips I cannot resist picking up a bag. These chips find their way into muffins, cookies, and my kids' mouths. I love chocolate and cherries,
so when I needed to bake some cookies I figured I'd combine some of my pantry stash of dried Michigan cherries in a basic oatmeal cookie recipe to make some magic. I made this twice--once for a sled hockey tournament and once for my spouse's work event. They were well-received each time, so I thought I'd share them here. Here ya go:
Now I'll share the recipe, so you can enjoy them with your mouth, not your eyes. The past few days have been painful and we could all use a cookie. I know chocolate always helps me.
Double Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies (this is a double batch, there's a reason)(this recipe is adapted from the Old Fashioned Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, by Kim Walior, on the back of the Costco chocolate chip bag in the photo)
2 sticks butter
1/3 cup shortening (see Note)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup Special Dark chocolate chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried cherries, snipped into small pieces
I like to mix up my cookie batter, like my pizza dough, at least a day in advance. I think it's better--so does the New York Times. So my instructions aren't going to start with 'preheat the oven'. In a large bowl (I use my stand mixer), combine the butter, shortening, and sugars until well mixed. Add eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Dump the dry ingredients on top (baking soda through flour) and mix well. Dump oats on top, and continue mixing another minute, then dump in the chocolate chips and cherries and mix until combined. Transfer dough to a container and chill overnight or up to 3 days.
When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoop the batter onto a sheet of parchment or directly on a cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes, then remove from oven and cool on the cookie sheet another minute or two before transferring to a cooling rack.
Note: This recipe calls for both butter and shortening. The original recipe called for packing a 2/3 cup measure with the stick (1/2 cup) of butter and filling up the remainder of the space with shortening. I hate to create extra dishes, so I kept my stick of butter in the wrapper and used shortening in stick form--the difference between 1/2 cup and 2/3 cup is 2 and 2/3 Tablespoons. That's a pain to measure, in my opinion. Know how I get around it? I make a double batch of cookies. Doubling that 2 and 2/3 Tablespoons of shortening makes 1/3 cup of shortening, which is quite easy to see on the stick. One shortening stick makes 3 double batches of cookies. And shortening keeps in the pantry a good while. It's simple, and easy, and just a little bit better than plain butter. Try it!
This post is playing with the other happy eaters at What's Cookin' Wednesday at Buns In My Oven, and the Wednesday Fresh Foods Link Up at Gastronomical Sovereignty, What's In The Box at In Her Chucks, Taste and Tell Thursdays, the Farm Girl Blog Fest at Let This Mind Be In You, the Clever Chicks Blog Hop at The Chicken Chick and Foodie Friends Friday, Food on Friday (twice) and Tasty Tuesdays.

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On the flip side, fashion can blind people. Fashion trends are often launched by films and rich people. What celebrities wear on and off screen soon become a craze with the general public. In a bid to become the most fashionable among their peers, youngsters often spend insane amounts of money on clothes and other accessories. This could make their poorer friends and colleagues feel inferior. What’s more, fashionable clothes are not always the best. Fashion trends that originate in the US or Europe may not suit the climate or the culture of Asian countries. This often leads to a conflict of interest.
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