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Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) is 17 years old and spoiled, shallow and incredibly popular prince of his high school kingdom.<br />
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Entirely captivated and empowered by his own physical appearance, Kyle foolishly chooses Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen) as his latest target for humiliation. Kendra, a witch masquerading as a high school student, is unfazed.<br />
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</tbody></table>Instead of retreating, she decides to teach him a lesson - she transforms Kyle into someone as unattractive on the outside as he is on the inside. Now he has one year to find someone who can see past his surface and love him, or he will remain "<a href="http://beastlythemovie.com/">Beastly</a>" forever.<br />
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His only hope, a quiet classmate he never noticed named Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens), may be his best chance to prove that love is never ugly.<br />
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On Saturday, Feb. 20th auditions for <a href="http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/topmodel-cycle17-casting"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">America's Next Top Model Cylcle 1</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">7 </span>was in full force. Yes ANTM is now in it's 17th cycle and it isn't slowing down a bit! Miss Tyra Banks brought us the "Real World" for models way back in 2003 and it's still as fierce as ever. And once again the line wrapped around the entire top floor of the <a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/?id=157"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Mall</span></a>-- as hundreds of hopeful girls waited in line for hours; all vying for the opportunity to audition to be chosen as the next "Top Model." But don't take my word for it. Check out the photos here and stay tuned for my interviews with all the girls!<br />
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Look out for my interviews with all the girls from this year's tryouts. And stay tuned as Markette and I will narrow it down to who we think should be in the the <b>Top 3</b> for the DC auditions. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Capitals <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Red Rockers</span></b> teach a class at WSC.<br />
(Photos Courtesy: <a href="http://ekphotog.wordpress.com/"><b>Erin Kelleher</b></a>) </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Red Rockers </b></span>are the official spirit squad of the <a href="http://capitals.nhl.com/">Washington Capitals</a> (that's code for NHL eye candy), and because these girls know how to do a serious workout, they are our latest <b><i>Buff Body of Week </i></b>(well, the collective body, anyways).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">And just like their hockey playing counterparts, such as <a href="http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471214">Alex Ovechkin</a> and <a href="http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473563">Nicklas Backstrom</a>, the Caps <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Red Rockers</b></span> must be in tip-top shape before each game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><i>Soooo.</i>... they've teamed up with <a href="http://www.mysportsclubs.com/regions/wsc.htm">Washington Sports Clubs</a> to host an exclusive class to teach <a href="http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/exclusive-video-premiere-ego-presented-att">all the single ladies</a> (and some married ones, too) the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>hottest</b></span> dance moves straight from the ice rink at Kettler Arena. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><i><b>DC on Heels</b></i> recently got EXCLUSIVE access to one of the classes at WSC's North Bethesda location. The 50-minute, fat-burning cardio workout is definitely a calorie burner, but the booty shakin' and hair flippin' make it well worth the sweat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The high-impact workout includes choreography<br />
from the Red Rockers dance routine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Red Rocker leads the group in a pre-workout stretch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The class covers strength training, as well as cardio.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's me, tryin' to get my Beyonce on... NOT!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you're nice and do all of your push ups, they'll even<br />
sign a few autographs at the end of the class.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Red Rockers and the brave women who dared to flip<br />
their hair and shake their booties in the name of fitness.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">This class will be held once a month throughout the spring at various Washington Sports Clubs locations, including: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>MARCH: Wednesday, 3/16 @ 7:30-8:30pm, WSC Chevy Chase</li>
<li>APRIL: Saturday, 4/9 @ 11am-12pm, WSC Fairfax</li>
<li>MAY: Tuesday, 5/10, 5:30pm-6:30pm, WSC Silver Spring</li>
<li>JUNE: Saturday, 6/18, 11am-12pm, WSC Gallery Place</li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">P.S. - Check out previous <i><b>Buff Bodies of the Week</b></i>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2011/02/buff-body-of-week-super-bowl-edition.html">Buff Bodies of Super Bowl XLV</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/12/buff-body-of-week-kris-humphries.html">Kris Humphries: Kim Kardashian's MAN CANDY of 2010</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/10/buff-body-of-week-josh-duhamel.html">Josh Duhamel: There's more than meets the eye!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/10/buff-body-of-week-anna-kournikova.html">Tennis Champ Anna Kournikova</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/09/buff-body-of-week-jason-cooper.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Jason Cooper: A D.C. Original</span></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/08/buff-body-of-week-redskins-fred-davis.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fred Davis: Redskins Tight End</span></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/07/buff-body-of-week-old-spice-guy.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The 'Old Spice' Guy</span></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/06/buff-body-of-week-fola-awosika.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fola Awosika: D.C. Personal Trainer</span></a></div></div></div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-21444842363512682092011-02-16T22:02:00.000-08:002011-02-16T22:02:25.780-08:00Gala Hispanic Theatre presents: The Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yfH7yzsbW8Q/TVyq-kLjMsI/AAAAAAAABNI/1BANnD2bZB8/s1600/gala.gif" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">OK ladies and gents, if you're looking for something to do in the DC area that includes drama, culture and beauty--then head over to the <a href="http://www.galatheatre.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Gala Hispanic Theatre</span></a> for an incredible night of entertainment. The Gala continues its 35th Anniversary Season with "<b>La candida Erendira/The Innocent and Her Heartless Grandmother,"</b> based on a novel by award-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, you know the world famous author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I first fell in love with his literary genius after reading <i>"Cien Anos De Soledad"</i> or in English translated as <i>"100 Hundred Years of Solitude"</i>-- so if you wish to enter a word of literary magical realism and creativity then you haven't lived until you've read the work of Marquez. (The widely acclaimed story, considered to be the author's masterpiece, was first published in Spanish in 1967, and succeeded so well that it has been translated into thirty-seven languages and sold more than 20 million copies.)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo courtesy of Paulo Andres Montenegro.</b></td></tr>
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a mysterious and poetic landscape, the young Erendira is forced to sell herself by her grandmother to pay for accidentally burning down the family home. After traveling from town to town, Erendira is wed to a young man who loves her deeply and together they plot an escape. In his innovative adaptation, Triana turns a tragic tale into black comedy revealing possibilities never imagined in the original story. </span></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">La candida Erendira</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is performed in Spanish with English surtitles, Thursdays through Saturday at 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm.</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Featured in the cast are guest artists </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Laura Garcia</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> from Colombia as the grandmother, as well as </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paola Baldion</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> from New York as the young Erendira. Ms. Garcia is a well-known film and theater actress in Colombia, who appeared as Laurencia in "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fuente Ovejuna" </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by Lope de Vega and Ursula Iguaran in </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"La Casa" </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by Garcia Marquez. She won the A</span></span></b></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">CE Best Actress Award in New York for her role in Garcia Marquez's "</span></span></b></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Diatriba de amor contra un hombre sentado" </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and has received acting awards from the Big Apple. </span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></b></span></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jorge Ali Triana (Director, Adaptation)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> was born in Colombia and is considered one of the most distinguished Latin American film and theatre directors. He studied film and theater at the Superior Arts Academy in Prague, and later founded the Popular Theatre of the Bogota Dramatic Arts and Audiovisual Center. Triana has directed more than 50 productions. </span></span></b></span></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></b></span></b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></b></span></b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Single tickets are Thursdays and Sundays, and $36 Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets for students, senior citizens (65+) and military are $20 (Thursdays and Sundays) and $26 (Fridays and Saturdays.) Additional discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. For tickets: Call (800) 494-8497, or (202) 234-7174, or just go to the Website at </span></span><a href="http://www.galatheatre.org./"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.galatheatre.org.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> See you there!!! </span></span></span></b></span></b></span></i></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breast cancer survivors flank designer<br />
Afua Sam (green) at previous year'sshow.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>A girl I used to know from high school used to have this saying: <b>fashion over function</b>.<br />
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What she meant is that if an item of clothing looks good, then wear it! No pain, no gain!<br />
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I thought of this saying when I recently learned about <a href="http://my.stepstothecure.com/stepsweet/participantpage.asp?uid=17&fundid=17">Steps to the Cure</a>, an amazingly altruistic <b>function with fashion</b> as its center piece.<br />
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Started by Maryland-based plastic surgeon Dr. Larry Lickstein and his wife, Lori, <a href="http://my.stepstothecure.com/stepsweet/">Steps to the Cure</a> is a runway event featuring models who are all breast cancer survivors. They have went through the pain, and now they have everything to gain.<br />
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</tbody></table>Local fashion designers and fine jewelry merchants also donate their time and couture to help ensure that the models look stunning as they glide down the catwalk. <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">"This event aims at raising funds to support research towards breast cancer," says Afua Sam of Studio D'Maxsi. She is participating in the event as a designer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">At a recent visit to Sam's home studio, I caught up with the charming and effervescent 'Cure' model Selena Quintanilla. Diagnosed at just 28 years old, she is now in remission from <a href="http://www.cancercenter.com/landing-pages/breast-cancer/default.cfm?source=GOOGPHIL&channel=paid%20search&c=paid%20search:google:Google%20-%20Eastern%20Core%20Terms%20New:Cancers:%20Breast%20Stage%203:stage%203%20breast%20cancer:Exact&ef_id=wjlNVSOnjFwAAMXU:20110215031643:s">stage 3 breast cancer</a> after two years of chemotherapy treatment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Her name may be the same as the legendary Spanish language pop star, but the Selena Quintanilla I met in Silver Spring, Md. has a triumphant ending to her tragic tale.<br />
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</tbody></table>Off camera, the 30-year-old survivor lifted up her shirt and showed me her scars after having a double mastectomy, followed by full reconstructive surgery.<br />
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"I'm fine with it," said Selena. She told me it was actually harder for her to lose her hair (which used to be long), than it was for her to lose her breasts.<br />
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I was truly touched after meeting her and hearing her story. I know that she is here do to some great things in this world, and I really feel that it was a gift to have met her.<br />
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<b>And this is her gift to you:</b> As stated in the video above, the doctors told Selena that she did not have cancer the first time she went to check a lump in her breast. It was only after she went back a year later with the same lump that she was diagnosed. Now she's sharing her story in hopes that others will <b>get checked and rechecked </b>and checked again, if they feel like something is wrong in their bodies.<br />
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If you would like to see Selena walk down the runway at Steps to the Cure, then get mark your calendar for April 16 at Valley Mansion in Baltimore. <b><a href="http://my.stepstothecure.com/stepsweet/participantpage.asp?uid=17&fundid=17">Click here for more details.</a></b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">xoxo,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">P.S. - Check out this video from the other Selena Quintanilla, dedicated to all of you survivors out there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm always fascinated each time a holiday rolls around how and why we have come to celebrate it. Why do we give each other chocolates and go out to fancy dinners on February the 14th? Who the heck is St.Valentine anyways and what did he do? Well, (according to Wikipedia) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Saint Valentine's Day</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, commonly shortened to </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Valentine's Day</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, is an annual commemoration held on February 14, celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The day is named after one or more early Christian </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">martyrs*</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gelasius_I" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pope Gelasius I"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> I</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> in 496 AD. It was </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterii_Paschalis" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Mysterii Paschalis"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">d</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">eleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">valentines.</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">") The day first became associated with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_(love)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Romance (love)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">r</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">omantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">* Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith in effectual, commended him to be beaten with clubs, and afterwards, to be beheaded, which was executed on Feb. 14th, about the year 270. </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">OK good to know, now at least I have a better idea of what this holiday is all about and who St. Valentine is. This truly is one of my favorite holidays because it includes lots of food, wine and tons of chocolate. And if there is one group of people that know about </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">all of the above</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> it would be the Italians. Italy has to be one of the most romantic places to be in the world for Valentine's Day and Italians really know how to love. Whether it's their love affair with food, wine, or each other, they are categorically a passionate and romantic group of people. I remember when Markette and I were at NIAF's 35th Anniversary Convention and Gala celebrating 35 years of the Italian American community interviewing all the Italiano's, from ESPN's Tony Reali to Mama DePandi. So much food and fun all in one room! </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mio amore</b>-my love</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tesoro mio</b>-my darling</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Passerotto mio</b>-my little bird</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mi manchi</b>-I missy you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ho bisogno</b>-I need you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ti adoro</b>-I adore you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sei la mia vita</b>-you are my life</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mi vuoi sposare?</b> -will you marry me? </span><br />
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Ciao bella!<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--BvIikKecx0/TVUb89fSX2I/AAAAAAAABL0/NkqGg2bqVbY/s1600/facial291x436%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--BvIikKecx0/TVUb89fSX2I/AAAAAAAABL0/NkqGg2bqVbY/s320/facial291x436%255B1%255D.jpg" width="213" /></a>But here is something that is <i>not</i> made-up: there are real health benefits to finding FUN things to do on the weekends, like pampering yourself.<br />
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<b>Relaxation Tip No. 1</b>: When the tough gets going, some health experts say, <b>GET A FACIAL</b>.<br />
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Heading to the spa may actually <b>reduce high blood pressure</b> caused by stress, <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5886576/4_surprising_health_benefits_of_facials.html?cat=5">according to a study by the Mayo Clinic</a>.<br />
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The warm steam from a facial can also <b>increase circulation</b> to the face and neck.<br />
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According to Pegg Hoffman, a skin care specialist at <a href="http://www.renudc.com/">Renu Med Spa</a> in Chevy Chase, Md., a facial massage can help to loosen up muscles in the jaw, for those who carry stress in their mouths or grind their teeth at night.<br />
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A one-hour, monthly facial can work wonders on a woman's complexion, says Hoffman. During a facial with one of Renu's skin care specialists, you will receive a specialized skin consultation, a <a href="http://www.clarisonic.com/">Clarisonic</a> facial brush cleansing, steaming, extractions, shoulder & face massage and a customized mask.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The friendly and upscale environment at Renu helps you relax.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b>Relaxation Tip No. 2</b>: <b>GO SHOPPING! </b>Yes, girls! This really is the news we have been waiting for our entire lives.<br />
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According to <a href="http://www.womenshealthmag.com/">Women's Health magazine</a>, shopping will give you the same kind of high you might get from running on a treadmill by releasing a flood of endorphins - the feel-good chemicals in your brain.<br />
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The mood boosting endorphans that come from shopping not only gives your brain a boost, but your relationships, too, according to the article, "<a href="http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/benefits-of-shopping">Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life</a>," by Dan Tynan.<br />
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</tbody></table>'Round here, we prefer $39.95 ShoeDazzle shoes over thousand dollar Manolo Blahniks, and according to Los Angeles-based psychologist Dr. Nancy Irwin, the better the deal, the bigger the boost.<br />
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<b>"It's a peak experience to get a hell of a deal,"</b> says Irwin to Women's Health. <br />
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<b>Relaxation Tip No. 3</b>: <b>DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. </b>You don't have to be Oprah and give away a trip to Australia, but by doing something as simple as treating your coworker to lunch or shoveling snow from your elderly neighbor's steps, it can have profound effects on your stress levels.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fashion icon Donna Karan is named<br />
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</tbody></table>(In the photo above, fashion designer <a href="http://www.donnakaran.com/?gclid=COXPtviQgKcCFUGo4AodeC_DeQ">Donna Karan</a> snaps a pic with Chef Art Smith after being honored as <a href="http://www.shelterboxusa.org/news.php?id=592">Humanitarian of the Year by ShelterBox USA</a>. The event, honoring Karan's work in Haiti, took place at <a href="http://www.affinia.com/Washington-DC-Hotel.aspx?name=Liaison-Capitol-Hill&keyid=p279432051">Laison Hotel</a> on Capitol Hill earlier this week. Photo Credit: Joyce N. Boghosian)<br />
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<a href="http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/5_ways_giving_is_good_for_you/">GreaterGood.com's</a> Jill Suttie and Jason Marsh write: A wide range of research has linked different forms of generosity to better health, even among the sick and elderly.<br />
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In his book <i>Why Good Things Happen to Good People</i>, Stephen Post, a professor of preventative medicine at Stony Brook University, reports that <b>giving to others has been shown to increase health benefits in people with chronic illness</b>... (from the article, "<a href="http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/5_ways_giving_is_good_for_you/">5 Ways Giving Is Good For You</a>").<br />
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I think it was Maria Shriver who said it best when she quoted her mom, Eunice, as saying, "The best thing you can do for yourself is to do something for somebody else."<br />
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Let's try this weekend ladies! E-mail, Tweet or Facebook me your response to this article... and ways you relax and find happiness on the weekends.<br />
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xoxo,<br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hall Pass (hol pass), n.--A week off from marriage to do whatever you want without consequences. </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In this hilarious new comedy brought to you by the Farrely brothers, ("There's Something About Mary," </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Kingpin" and "Dumb & Dumber"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span>Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis handle the two lead roles in this tale about husbands whose wives give them a temporary "Hall Pass" to do whatever they want (i.e. bed as many women as possible and engage in any extra curricular activities) before resuming their regularly scheduled married lives. Jenna Fischer, Richard Jenkins, Christina Applegate and Alyssa Milano join this dynamic duo on the big screen. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Markette snowboards backwards<br />
down a hill... don't try this at home!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><b>You will have a blast!</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><b>Where: </b><a href="http://www.skiwhitetail.com/">White Tail Ski Resort</a> in Mercersburg, Pa.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><b>Distance from DC: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">87 miles</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><b>Time in Car:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">1 hours 51 minutes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><b>Best time to Go: </b>The peak season is winter, but they have outdoor activities all year round. The ideal snow conditions for skiing, boarding or tubing are just after a big snow. Additionally, you can always check the <a href="http://www.skiwhitetail.com/snow.htm">Snow Report</a> for the most up to the minute details. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><b>Things to Do: </b>Ski, Snowboard, SnowTube, See and Be Seen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TVCHsluRp0I/AAAAAAAABLE/NBj_Fa0BNBM/s1600/IMG_0104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TVCHsluRp0I/AAAAAAAABLE/NBj_Fa0BNBM/s320/IMG_0104.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">When I first arrive, I am frightened at the notion of riding a lift to the top of a mountain only to have to slide down with both of my feet locked into a standing sled... also known as a snowboard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="198" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/95hYq5aFicg?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" width="300"></iframe></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">I know, I know. My hair looks a HOT mess in this video. I didn't see a reason to take it out of the pin curls since I was going to be wearing a hat all day. Anyways, enough of that! Let's get back to the trip... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">So at first, I really struggled to stay standing on my own two feet. I mean, I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><i>really</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> struggled.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TVCJPAxgV6I/AAAAAAAABLI/R0FxDX9mVNY/s1600/IMG_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TVCJPAxgV6I/AAAAAAAABLI/R0FxDX9mVNY/s320/IMG_0102.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">After a depressing first few runs on the bunny slopes, I decided to give something a try that I <i>know</i> I'm good at: eating! But I didn't have much luck there, either.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This chicken tender platter set me back a little over $8.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> The food was not bad, but definitely more factory made, than fresh. It was also overpriced, but a ski resort can do that because they a captive audience - a bunch hungry people on a cold mountain with no other food options in sight.<br />
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</tbody></table>With food in my belly and my mental block behind me, I went back to wrestle with the mountain.<br />
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there's triumph... who will win? Nature or (wo)man?</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>You know what? I think there really is something to that old addage,"If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again." <br />
</div><div>Earlier in the day, I had experienced a major mental block over failing at standing up on my snowboard and gliding down the mountain -- and I failed at it over and over again. But I kept trying and eventually I snowboarded and made it down the mountain without falling. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Sure, <a href="http://www.teamusa.org/halloffame/1/hof_answers/38">Picabo Street</a> would probably laugh and throw snowballs at my performance, while maybe whipping me in the face with one of her shiny Olympic gold medals... but whatever.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm <i>not</i> an Olympic athlete, but I'm also <i>not</i> a quitter. And <i>that</i> is what I learned on this latest One Tank Trip. Thank you, White Tail Mountain, for proving that to me.</div><div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">P.S. - Check out our previous <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2011/01/colonialwilliamsburg.html"><b>One Tank Trip to Colonial Williamsburg</b></a>.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div></div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-27106526172539558772011-02-06T10:10:00.000-08:002011-02-06T10:10:22.325-08:00"Red Hot" Heel of the Week and Stop Heart Disease!I love the month of February because it signifies that Spring is just around the corner. So as we finally purge ourselves of the "winter blues" we get to start seeing, thinking and living in red. The color red can mean love, fire, and passion. Red <i>is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>hot</b></span></span></i> and its counterpart for cold <i>is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>blue</b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b> </b></span>and lets face it, I'd rather be red hot than cold blue any day of the week. It's all about roses, love, and passion this month, and I for one fully embrace it.<br />
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</div>Oh and big shout out to my hubby who also just so happens to be born on Valentine's Day.<br />
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But this month is also a huge reminder, that if you have the passion, fire and desire to live--then you have to take care of yourself too. Heart disease is the # killer of women in the United States. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. It's the major reason people have heart attacks. And the older a woman gets, the more likely she is to get heart disease. But it can effect women of all ages. Just like it did with Lauren and Amanda.<br />
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</div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The older a woman gets, the more likely she is to get heart disease. But women of all ages should be concerned about heart disease. All women can take steps to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1468478398">prevent</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesprevention.html"> </a>it by practicing healthy lifestyle habits. So take the necessary steps to help knockout this deadly disease. Remember aging is a privilege <i>not</i> a birth right. We owe it to ourselves. </span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If you have a health story that you'd like to share please email us at <b>dconheels@gmail.com. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Besos xoxoxo,</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TUtG6EYj8wI/AAAAAAAABKA/9rpw53NLmVI/s1600/Clay-Matthews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TUtG6EYj8wI/AAAAAAAABKA/9rpw53NLmVI/s320/Clay-Matthews.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>VS.</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Troy Palamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's <i><b>Buff Body</b></i> award comes down to a FACE OFF between two of the hottest bods of <a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/45">Super Bowl XLV</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the Midwest we have No. 52: <a href="http://www.nfl.com/players/claymatthews/profile?id=MAT538690">Clay Matthews</a>, a long-haired Thor-like demi-God linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. (Read "<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2011/02/03/clay-matthews-beyond-the-lustrous-hair/">Beyond the Lustrous Hair</a>" for more.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Steelers fans, don't hate. For you we have No. 43: the island boy wonder known as <a href="http://www.nfl.com/players/troypolamalu/profile?id=POL041872">Troy Polamalu</a>. The safety for Pittsburgh's "Black & Yellow" is so hot, that his lovely locks are <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2011/02/03/2011-02-03_troy_polamalu_is_more_than_famous_hair_he_is_the_leader_and_big_playmaker_for_th.html">insured for $1 million</a>! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So who's it gonna be? The blond hunk from the Packers...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... or the curly haired beef cake from the Steelers? </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TUtS9A_F-KI/AAAAAAAABKM/u-J_XXckVzA/s1600/Troy-Polamalu-pictures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TUtS9A_F-KI/AAAAAAAABKM/u-J_XXckVzA/s320/Troy-Polamalu-pictures.jpg" width="217" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now that's what I call the total package!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who deserves the title of <b><i>Buff Body of... </i>SuperBowl XLV?</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Post your comments below, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dconheels">Facebook</a><i> </i>message your choice or Tweet your pick to <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dconheels">@dconheels</a>! The results will be shared Monday on the MoJo show during the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/dconheels">DC on Heels TV</a> segment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xoxo,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Markette </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. - Check out previous <i><b>Buff Bodies of the Week</b></i>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/12/buff-body-of-week-kris-humphries.html">Kris Humphries: Kim Kardashian's new MAN CANDY</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/10/buff-body-of-week-josh-duhamel.html">Josh Duhamel: There's more than meets the eye!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/10/buff-body-of-week-anna-kournikova.html">Tennis Champ Anna Kournikova</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/09/buff-body-of-week-jason-cooper.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Jason Cooper: A D.C. Original</span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/08/buff-body-of-week-redskins-fred-davis.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fred Davis: Redskins Tight End</span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/07/buff-body-of-week-old-spice-guy.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The 'Old Spice' Guy</span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;">- <a href="http://dconheels.blogspot.com/2010/06/buff-body-of-week-fola-awosika.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fola Awosika: D.C. Personal Trainer</span></a></div></div><br />
</div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-43860950114026004362011-02-02T22:45:00.000-08:002011-02-02T22:45:49.285-08:00According to the Chinese Lunar New Year--It's the<i> <b>YEAR OF THE RABBIT! </b>Gong hay fat choy</i>--wishing you a healthy, prosperous and happy new year. But what does that mean?<br />
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Well if you were born in <b>1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, </b>then it means that you are articulate, talented, and ambitious. You are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Famous rabbits include actress Angelina Jolie,</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently he prefers monkeys.<br />
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</tbody></table>According to the lunar horoscope, the rabbit is naturally happy and a homebody. So put up those feet and relax as it looks like it's going to be a good year for everybody. We just came off a pretty tough year-- The Year of the Tiger, so I think that this year will be a little more calm and relaxing. Maybe it's time to finish up those projects you started around the house and never got around to. Or maybe it's time to take that vacation to the Canary Islands that you have been planning now forever.<br />
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Oh and apparently, according to Chinese custom, to truly honor the Year of the Rabbit, we should eat what rabbits eat. <i>Jai</i>, also known as Buddah's Delight, is a mild meatless monk's stew that brings good health and good fortune and typically features enough vegetables to feed a rabbit warren.<br />
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All of this got me thinking what animal am I according the the calendar, I was born in '80 and it turns out I am the...wait for it...Year of the Monkey!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Apparently people born int the Year of the Monkey ( <b>1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004</b>) are erratic geniuses of the cycle. Clever, skillful and flexible, they are remarkably inventive and original and can solve the most difficult problems with ease. There are few fields in which Monkey people wouldn't be successful but they have a disconcerting habit of being too agreeable. They want to do things now, and if they cannot get started immediately, they become discouraged and sometimes leave their projects. Although good at making decisions, they tend to look down on others. Having common sense, Monkey people are strong willed but their anger cools quickly. Monkey people have a deep desire for knowledge and have excellent memories. They are most compatible with Dragon and Rat. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b> SO WHAT SIGN ARE YOU?????? </b></div><br />
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I can't wait to head over to <a href="http://www.pingpongdimsum.us/locations"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ping Pong Dim Sum</span></a> and celebrate the Year of the Rabbit! See you all there!<br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-30760819452481272512011-02-01T07:05:00.000-08:002011-02-01T14:33:03.173-08:00J-Stars Shine at NABJ Hall of Fame Awards<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">J-Stars</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> (noun): TV, print or radio journalists who are so widely known and respected that they are celebrities in their own right</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DEbdPOT28hA?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="400"></iframe><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">And boy did the "J-Stars" come out to shine as The National Association of Black Journalists inducted into its Hall of Fame five trailblazers and history makers in field of media. </div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 14px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Anchorwoman Merri Dee, also known as "The Honeybee"</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">was honored for her 40-year career on air in Chicago. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Markette and CNN's "Ol' Blue Eyes," Wolf Blitzer<br />
of <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/situation.room/">The Situation Room</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2gavTEEddo">VIDEO:</a> </b>President Obama's top advisor Valerie<br />
Jarrett reads letter from commander-in-chief.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Markette with MSNBC and <i>The</i> <i>Today Show</i> fill-in anchor<br />
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20074213/ns/msnbc_tv-meet_the_faces_of_msnbc/">Tamron Hall</a>, who served as mistress of ceremonies.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It was the Newseum's inaugural event honoring African-American journalists. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoVd4Xn5_I">VIDEO:</a></b> WUSA 9's JC Hayward tells<br />
<i><b>DC on Heels <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">that its the community that has </span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> kept her on the air for more than 40 years. </span></span> </b></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The inductees in the NABJ Hall of Fame included the late, legendary CBS newsman <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/09/national/main2165871.shtml">Ed Bradley</a>, WUSA 9's <a href="http://www.wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=37268">JC Hayward</a> (photographed above), <i>The</i> <i>Washington Post's </i><a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/articles/eugene+robinson/">Eugene Robinson</a> (photographed below), retired WGN anchor <a href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=11&category=Mediamakers&occupation=Media%20Personality&name=Merri%20Dee">Merri Dee "The Honeybee"</a> and KGO Newstalk's radio man <a href="http://www.kgoradio.com/showdj.asp?DJID=3450">Ray Taliaferro</a>. Additionally, NPR's Walterene Swanston was honored with the Ida B. Wells Award for her work as a media executive to bring diversity to the newsroom.</div></div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulitzer prize-winning honoree Eugene Robinson's<br />
writing has taken him everywhere from London to<br />
Buenos Aires as a foreign editor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NPR's Allison Keyes rocks a FAB beaded blazer, proving<br />
that radio personalities can have both style & resonance. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting the Stage: the Hall of Fame awards ceremony<br />
at the start. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Markette shares a laugh with C-Span's Robb Harlston<br />
and CNN blogger Rebecca Stewart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team Merri Dee: WGN-TV's Mike D'Angelo,<br />
Gloria Brown and Robert Jordan flew in from<br />
Chicago to cheer on their colleague, Merri Dee.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Former NABJ President Brian Monroe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty in Pink: ABC Miami's Neki Mohan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 14px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Markette with Xavier Dominicis of <br />
Rent-A-Center, an event co-sponsor.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The next big event for NABJ is its <a href="http://www.nabj.org/?ConventionOverview">annual convention</a> in Philadelphia from August 3-7. <i><b>DC on Heels</b></i> will see you there!<br />
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</div></div></div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-2423650391754016872011-01-30T23:04:00.000-08:002011-01-30T23:05:35.122-08:00Put On The Gloves: Photo Highlights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TURfQjDlTAI/AAAAAAAABHw/yw2guJt22bw/s1600/logo_potg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TURfQjDlTAI/AAAAAAAABHw/yw2guJt22bw/s320/logo_potg.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Thanks to everyone who came out in full force to support </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.putonthegloves.com/aboutus.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Put on the Gloves</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">!!!!!</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><br />
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<b><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The event was filled with hundreds of people who were ready to take a stand against bullying of the LGBT Youth. Put on the Gloves is dedicated to raising awareness of and eliminating bullying's powerful role in the lives of our youth. POTG is a double entendre that represents literally putting on your gloves for prom but also putting on your fighting gloves and standing up for yourself and our youth. The shows beneficiaries' are the </span><a href="http://www.thetrevorproject.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Trevor Projec</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> and the </span><a href="http://www.capitalqueerprom.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Capital Queer Prom</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The event was co-hosted by Emmy award winning reporter and Fox 5 news anchor Will Thomas and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anji Corley of WPGC 95.5.</span></span></span></div></div></div></b></div><b></b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nobody made a dime off of the event--- and as show organizer Elaine Mensah said, "That says a lot in this city." But the issues and the cause were so important, that everyone came out (despite not so great weather) in full force and made sure that this event was a huge success. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone came together to support this important cause.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am pictured with french model and actor who strutted the runway taking a stance against bullying!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this housewife says she is all too familiar with bullying!</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;">Mya performed her new single live on stage -- "Love is the Answer" and she also threw in a little old school "Ghetto Superstar."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;">I think Mya sang it best. Love <i>is </i>the answer. Nobody deserves to be bullied. So take a stand and Put on the Gloves! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Special thanks to Designer Betsy Garcete of </b><a href="http://Zophiaonline.com/"><b>Zophiaonline.com</b></a><b> for outfitting me in my spectacular dress. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Photos by: Ashton Payne</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>More video to come by: Jordan Shartzer</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Besos xoxoxoxoxo, </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Vanessa</span></b></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Also on this week's <b><i>DC on Heels</i></b> TV segment: Prince George's Prince of Parkour and the <a href="http://ShoeDazzle.com/">ShoeDazzle.com</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>Hot Heels of the Week</b></span>!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Ah, you know the dress I wore on yesterday's show brings back memories of when Vanessa and I first started our blog and TV show on cable access back in 2009. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">You see, we did this whole makeover segment with DC-based designer Aidah Fontenot where we went from "drab" to "fab" and the dress I wore yesterday on TBD TV was my makeover dress! Check out this <i><b>DC on Heels</b></i> BLAST from the PAST: </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ASJ0q38ywGU?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="400"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;">We've come a <i>long</i> way baby! This, I know for sure. Stay tuned in 2011 as we continue to give you the local hook-up on food, fashion & fun in the nation's capital!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">xoxo,</div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">We all need them, want them and hopefully have them in our lives. Yes I'm talking about friends. Who acts like the Joey or Rachel from your group? Or the cute, nerdy, loveable Ross?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Your job's a joke, you're broke, you're love life's DOA.</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>It's like you're always stuck in second gear,</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour.</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>I'll be there for you, like I've been there before.</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ahhh what a great friend song, it just makes you want to pick up that phone and call your best friend.</div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But what if you DON'T have a circle of friends to call or to go and hang with at Central Perk over lattes and muffins?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Friends come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. But if neither of that works out for you, then just rent one. Yes that is correct, you read right, you can actually <b>RENT A FRIEND</b>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was reading a magazine and came across the surprising article that gave in depth interviews of people who have used the site. Completely intrigued and borderline shocked, I checked out the Website </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.rentafriend.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">http://www.rentafriend.com/</span></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's how it works. You type in your zip code and once you choose the location of where you are looking to find a new "Friend", you will instantly see available <a href="http://www.rentafriend.com/search/gen/0/q/20003"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Friends</span></a> that are located in that area. You can view their photos, read their profiles and see what they are interested in for free but you do have to register to become a member of RentAFriend.com by paying a small membership fee. Once you become a registered member, you can instantly contact all of the "Friends" on the site. The site makes sure to say over and over that it is strictly for platonic friendships and with cheesy photos like the one above, it does appear as though its being used for those intended purposes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
So how much does renting a friend actually cost? Well apparently the standard rate is<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b> $10</b></span> the hour, but can be negotiated depending on the activity. So a night at the Opera could run you a little less hourly, considering the tickets are probably pretty pricy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
I know they say you shouldn't knock anything until you try it, but this is just so strange to me. I would rather just go solo before I have to pay somebody to hang out with me. What do you think? Leave me your comments below. Do you know anybody who has "rented" a buddy before? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Because the 12th Annual International <a href="http://www.wineandfooddc.com/">Wine & Food Festival</a> is coming back to DC from February 10-13 at the <a href="http://www.itcdc.com/about.php?p=6">Ronald Reagan Building</a>.<br />
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Event highlights include the two-day<b> Grand Tasting</b>, which is the centerpiece of the event. More than 100 international and domestic wineries will sample some 600 wines. In addition, gourmet food vendors will sample new products, while local chefs team up with wineries to serve up tasty samples of regional cuisines (and something tells me there will be Maryland crabs somewhere in the mix!)<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You might also get a kick out of browsing some of the wines with funny names that may be on exhibit, including <a href="http://www.littleblackdresswines.com/">Little Black Dress Wines</a>, <a href="http://rbwinepost.blogspot.com/2010/07/quick-taste-rocca-family-vineyards-bad.html">Bad Boy Red</a> (photographed below), <a href="http://www.pinotevil.com/">Pinot Evil</a>, and the infamously named "Bitch" wines (photographed above).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTrLKwY1aaI/AAAAAAAABHM/jfUQCV6ix1o/s1600/2007+Rocca+Family+Vineyards+Napa+Valley+Bad+Boy+Red.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTrLKwY1aaI/AAAAAAAABHM/jfUQCV6ix1o/s320/2007+Rocca+Family+Vineyards+Napa+Valley+Bad+Boy+Red.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div>My, oh, my! Now, I'm no sommelier but I tend to be drawn to the 'reds' and 'whites' with fun-loving names (makes me curious), versus the <a href="http://www.npr.org/2010/12/24/132314370/Rare-Find-A-30-000-Bottle-Of-Wine">$30,000 bottles of wine</a> coveted by connoisseurs of the culinary kind.<br />
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<b>What do you think?</b> Are you in favor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine">traditional wine names</a> or do you get down with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Shaw_wine">Two Buck Chuck</a> and other wines with funny names?<br />
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And in more Housewife news, DC housewife Michaele Salahi was spotted earlier this month at Alexandria hair salon <a href="http://circeofalexandria.com/">Circe Salon and Day Spa</a> with her husband...what you didn't actually think that she would be by<i> herself</i> at a hair salon did you? <br />
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What's up with the wearing white all the time Micahaele?! Not hatin' just sayin'<br />
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But things have been kind of quiet on both sides of the Potomac and rumor has it that there is a strong possibility that the DC Housewives franchise will NOT be picked up for another season, since lets face it, it <i>was</i> a real snoozefest.<br />
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Ahh I'm still yawning... But even if it is picked up for a second season, more rumors are a buzz that Bravo is seriously pissed with the Salahi's for all their drama (and not the good NeNe kind) and have fired the deviant duo. I guess we will just have to wait and see what really happens. In the meantime, I'll be gearing up for the NYC Housewives Season 4 sans Bethenny Frankel. Frankel is contractually obligated to make limited appearances--as she is still filming her successful spinoff "Bethenny Getting Married." <br />
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What city would you like to see the Housewife Franchise in? I'm thinking Texas may be next, just a hunch. Although I think Bravo should just stick to their roots and bring us some more Orange County drama. Ok happy reality t.v. watching. Leave a comment and tell me your thoughts about the Beverly Hills reunion show!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTWTqHDiRRI/AAAAAAAABGw/AXa4WPeqQsY/s1600/1712981511_11987224719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTWTqHDiRRI/AAAAAAAABGw/AXa4WPeqQsY/s320/1712981511_11987224719.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.natalieportman.com/">Natalie Portman</a>'s salmon pink "moo moo" gown adorned with a red applique rose is STILL imprinted in my head! But since she's preggers, I'll go ahead and give her a pass. The <i><b>DC on Heels</b></i> fashion police will issue a standard warning... but we won't be so kind to some of the other celebrities who made fashion faux pas. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday, <a href="http://www.tbd.com/tv/channels/">TBD TV</a> and our good friend <a href="http://www.tbd.com/staff/morris-jones/">MoJo</a> gave me and Vanessa cop badges and free reign to go through our list of BEST and WORST dressed at the 68th Annual Golden Globes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Take a look at the vid below to see our choices and <b>leave us a comment letting us know if you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">AGREE</span></span> or <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">DISAGREE</span> with our choices:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shout out to <a href="http://www.shoedazzle.com/affiliates/landing?utm_campaign=affiliates&utm_content=gaw0002&utm_medium=web&utm_source=gaw"><b>ShoeDazzle.com</b></a> for hooking us up with fab shoes for this segment!<br />
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</div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-25471905233555997792011-01-17T10:06:00.000-08:002011-01-17T10:06:49.065-08:00STOP THE BULLYING!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“PUT ON THE GLOVES FASHION SHOW”</span></span></b></div><b></b><br />
<b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">TAKES ON BULLIES ONE PROM AT A TIME</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJeQsnLxII/AAAAAAAABFs/DN2zcOCrc-Q/s1600/POTG+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJeQsnLxII/AAAAAAAABFs/DN2zcOCrc-Q/s320/POTG+2011.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nobody likes a bully! And that's why on on Thursday, January 27, 2011, the first annual </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Put on the Gloves” </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fashion show will be filled with hundreds of people who are ready to take a stand against bullying of LGBTQ Youth. This unique fashion show promises to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“take on bullies one prom at a time”</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, and will benefit the Trevor Project and the Capital Queer Prom.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJ0TRyvf_I/AAAAAAAABGo/swX5NGyHZM8/s1600/TrevorProjectLogo_000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJ0TRyvf_I/AAAAAAAABGo/swX5NGyHZM8/s1600/TrevorProjectLogo_000.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJ0X_wPkQI/AAAAAAAABGs/uy9Ws6ONuKY/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJ0X_wPkQI/AAAAAAAABGs/uy9Ws6ONuKY/s320/1.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b></b></span></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><b></b></b></span></div><b><b><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">The event will feature cutting edge designs and will be attended by hundreds of local community leaders, LGBTQ activists, and supporters of the Trevor Project and Capital Queer Prom.</span></div></b></b></b><b></b><br />
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</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Taking a stand against bullying is not just a gay issue.Young children, teenagers and even adults of all walks of life are harassed daily, just for being different. It is ok to be different and this event sends a message that we will support teens in crises, and that things will get better,” says Eboné Bell, Founder of B.O.I. Marketing & Promotions and Executive Director of </span><a href="http://www.putonthegloves.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Put on the Gloves</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and the Capital Queer Prom. “We are now calling all friends and allies, to take on the bullies…one prom at a time.”</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJtewCeuzI/AAAAAAAABGY/4YLh4CC1TVU/s1600/fashion_mini03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJtewCeuzI/AAAAAAAABGY/4YLh4CC1TVU/s1600/fashion_mini03.png" /></a></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Fashion is the ultimate expression of self,” says </span><span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Elaine</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Mensah founder of </span><a href="http://www.fashionbsradio.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fashion BS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, a premier podcast for the world of fashion, “What better way to celebrate Capital Queer Prom and the Trevor Project but with the most fashion forward formal attire and accessories.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CHuL7AoBO5I?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CHuL7AoBO5I?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This fundraising event is dedicated to supporting LGBT youth, and supporting their expression through fashion and the fundamental “coming of age” American tradition – PROM. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Guests will enjoy an evening of cutting edge designs that showcase the diversity of fashion and will highlight exceptional designers from across the country. Guests will have the opportunity to mingle with celebrity supporters, enjoy cash bar cocktails, complimentary passed hors’doeuvres, and a special performance by Mya.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I interviewed the lovely Mya back in '09</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The singer, actor, dancer also known in the biz as a "triple threat" was back in her hometown of DC not too long ago, shooting a music video at hot spot </span><a href="http://www.limarestaurant.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lima</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, for her new single titled: </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Love is the Answer"</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with Miami producer and DJ, Cedric Gervais.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love how she's mixing it up with this new house/dance track.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><object height="306" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mqsa6RW93Zk?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mqsa6RW93Zk?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJoSKDUL3I/AAAAAAAABF8/17T3fP4zCWo/s1600/anjileft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJoSKDUL3I/AAAAAAAABF8/17T3fP4zCWo/s320/anjileft.jpg" width="208" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For ticketing and event information, please visit the Put on the Gloves website at </span><a href="http://www.putonthegloves.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">www.putonthegloves.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span> </b></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">PLAYTIME - The album release party for DJ Neekola's debut album "Playtime"</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Venue: DISTRICT</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9:30pm till 2am</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">$15 Advance Admission ticket purchase</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Additional Discount for 1st 100 POTG purchasers - Discount Code "FashionBS"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That's all from</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dconheels"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">DC ON HEELS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bringing you the best in food, fashion and fun in the metro area."</span></b><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-19947834112904779932011-01-15T19:18:00.000-08:002011-01-17T09:22:47.385-08:00PHOTOS: BET Honors HighlightsThe stars come to Washington for an evening of special tributes just one day before the <a href="http://www.goldenglobes.org/">Golden Globes</a>... check out <b><i>DC on Heels</i></b>' red carpet coverage!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I asked honoree <a href="http://www.imancosmetics.com/">Iman</a>, 56, her secret<br />
to the fountain of youth, she said:<br />
"I have LOTS of help!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legendary actress & honoree, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001807/">Cicely Tyson</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remeber the little genius guy from the sitcom<br />
"My Wife & Kids"? Well, that's him<br />
standing behind me, all grown up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honoree <a href="http://www.johnsonpublishing.com/assembled/management_lindajrice.html">Linda Johnson Rice</a>, head of the "Ebony"<br />
and "Jet" magazine empire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Event emcee <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005517/">Gabrielle Union</a> has looks and personality.<br />
When I asked her how she stays looking so great,<br />
she admitted to wearing hair extensions!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741242/">Anika Rose</a>, star of the "Dreamgirls" movie.<br />
She wore a dress by a Nigerian designer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXWgXPDNI/AAAAAAAABE8/oiDfdnRIxNs/s1600/P1150364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXWgXPDNI/AAAAAAAABE8/oiDfdnRIxNs/s320/P1150364.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acting duo: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462673/">Boris Kodjoe</a> and wife <a href="http://www.nicoleariparkeronline.com/">Nicole Ari Parker</a>.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXdrKTHzI/AAAAAAAABFc/fmhITm0DONs/s1600/P1150393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXdrKTHzI/AAAAAAAABFc/fmhITm0DONs/s320/P1150393.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar-winning actor & honoree <a href="http://www.jamiefoxx.com/">Jamie Foxx</a>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXT-9RcLI/AAAAAAAABEw/_WhPXH6Tg1Q/s1600/P1150359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXT-9RcLI/AAAAAAAABEw/_WhPXH6Tg1Q/s320/P1150359.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hill Harper, actor, author, Harvard grad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Irreplacable" superstar <a href="http://www.neyothegentleman.com/splash/">Ne-Yo</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">D.C. Mayor <a href="http://mayor.dc.gov/DC/Mayor/About+the+Mayor/Mayor+Biography/Vincent+C.+Gray">Vincent Gray</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">U.S. Attorney General <a href="http://www.justice.gov/ag/meet-ag.html">Eric Holder</a><br />
bringing justice to the red carpet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXZ4sE_LI/AAAAAAAABFM/0uH_DhKgvNA/s1600/P1150370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXZ4sE_LI/AAAAAAAABFM/0uH_DhKgvNA/s320/P1150370.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NFL baller <a href="http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/Aaron-Maybin/155045d6-7d6b-46bf-957b-676c5668d804">Aaron Maybin</a> <br />
of the Buffalo Bills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I Miss You" R&B crooner Aaron Hall <br />
and brother Damian with WPGC.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honoree Jamie Foxx gives a serious interview<br />
on the red carpet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striking a pose with Ursula (left) from <a href="http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/Aaron-Maybin/155045d6-7d6b-46bf-957b-676c5668d804">Washington Life</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXOA6tzCI/AAAAAAAABEQ/zgwv-zh_fts/s1600/P1150334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTJXOA6tzCI/AAAAAAAABEQ/zgwv-zh_fts/s320/P1150334.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having a red carpet moment with <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/URDirectAccess">Direct Access</a><br />
correspondent, Katie Rost (right).</td></tr>
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</div><div>xoxo,</div><div><br />
</div><div>Markette</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's Connect! <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dconheels"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TLpsEm1BRHI/AAAAAAAAAeA/0eSs_PFJij0/s1600/139956560-21120124.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dconheels"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TLpsJOkeZLI/AAAAAAAAAeE/zjTWge_eyLY/s1600/140122220-21120123.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/dconheels"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TLpsNsxQVjI/AAAAAAAAAeI/AyEQYuGjINQ/s1600/140122220-21120122.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>P.S. - Speacial thanks to designer Afua Sam of <a href="http://www.studiodmaxsidesigns.com/">Studio D Maxsi</a> for wardrobe and stylist DiDi Green of <a href="http://networkhair.wordpress.com/">Networkhair</a> for hair and make up.Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-43667500646659592822011-01-14T03:44:00.000-08:002011-01-14T03:55:50.076-08:00BET Honors Brings the Stars to DC<div style="text-align: center;">Hollywood might be all about the <a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b216147_complete_list_of_2011_golden_globe.html">Golden Globes</a> this Sunday, but on Saturday it's all about the 4th Annual <a href="http://www.bet.com/Specials/bethonors11/splash2">BET Honors</a> right here in Washington, DC.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTAvf-OEPKI/AAAAAAAABEE/tYSOAw4W-dU/s1600/gabrielle_union.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTAvf-OEPKI/AAAAAAAABEE/tYSOAw4W-dU/s320/gabrielle_union.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>Actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005517/">Gabrielle Union</a> hosts the show for a third year, which will be taping at the historic Warner Theater on Pennsylvannia Avenue.<br />
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Six of the entertainment industry's best and brightest will be honored for overcoming obstacles and beating the odds in order to rise to the cream of the crop in the realms of fashion, music, media and the arts.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTAxPbURV5I/AAAAAAAABEI/d1us43_gCC8/s1600/Iman_fullfinal.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nDg5BBFO4Uw/TTAxPbURV5I/AAAAAAAABEI/d1us43_gCC8/s320/Iman_fullfinal.png" width="136" /></a></div>The honorees include Bravo TV's newest bad girl of haute couture, <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-fashion-show-ultimate-collection/season-2/bio/iman">Iman</a> and Oscar-winning actor/musician/comedian <a href="http://www.jamiefoxx.com/">Jamie Foxx</a>.<br />
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Legendary actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001807/">Cicely Tyson</a>, publishing mogul <a href="http://www.johnsonpublishing.com/assembled/management_lindajrice.html">Linda Johnson Rice</a> of the "Ebony" and "Jet" empire, along with world renowned jazz pianist and composer <a href="http://www.herbiehancock.com/">Herbie Hancock</a> and accomplished Smithsonian historian Lonnie G. Bunch, who is also a <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/house-divided/2011/01/lonnie_bunch_why_was_abraham_l.html">Washington Post</a> columnist, will also be honored at the star-studded event.<br />
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The show includes performances by Trey Songz, Ne-yo, Keyshia Cole, Lalah Hathaway, Yolanda Adams, Guy, Tank, Angelique Kidjo, Naturally 7, Chick Corea Quartet and the Cicely L. Tyson Concert Choir. Presenters include Tyler Perry, Cedric the Entertainer, Anika Noni Rose, Hill Harper, Jimmie Jam and Noah Gray Cabey.<br />
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The event takes place on January 15 -- what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 82nd birthday. In honor of Dr. King's dream, proceeds from BET Honors 2011 ticket sales will be donated to the <a href="http://www.mlkmemorial.org/">Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation</a>.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's time for my favorite blog segment because it involves one of my passions in life: S-H-O-E-S. What?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Too shallow? I didn't say it was my </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">only </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">passion but it's certainly high up there on the list. Not to mention the fact that our name is </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">DC ON HEELS</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and with a name like that; we have to step out in style. It's a good thing the name fits our obsession and favorite past time--shoe shopping. And now it's time for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">HEEL OF THE WEEK </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> sponsored by </span><a href="http://www.shoedazzle.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shoe Dazzle</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. It's so much fun getting my little pink box in the mail and knowing that I have the perfect shoe right on its way!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shoe Dazzle makes it fun, affordable and simple. Their team of stylists pick out a shoe and showcase it in your "showroom" based off of the simple questionnaire and personalized style quiz that you took when you set up your account. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So in my showroom this month, recommended by Anya Sarre, are these fabulous faux leather ankle boots with a sculptured rosette called "York."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love this light heather grey color that this bootie comes in, as I feel like grey is such a versatile color that you can pair up with just about anything in your closet. Here is how Shoe Dazzle says to rock them: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">HOW TO WEAR</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">York isn't afraid of being distinctive--she stands out! Make sure your outfit is equally provocative; try a crinkly faux leather jacket over a slouchy tunic and some cropped riding pants, or echo York's feminine side in a floaty, sleeveless top. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ABOUT THE STYLE</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"></span></div><h2 style="color: black; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Origin: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Imported</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fit: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> True to size</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Color:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Grey</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Heel Height:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 3.25" heel*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Description: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Faux leather ankle boot with sculptural rosette</span></span></div><span id="product_properties_wrapper" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="product_properties_1155" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span></span><br />
<span id="product_properties_wrapper" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="product_properties_1155" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And in Markette's showroom this week are these sassy delightful wedges called "Ciji."</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">HOW TO WEAR</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Live on the wedge! In smooth faux suede, Ciji provides an easy way to elevate your look. Sky-high platform wedges are hot right now--and always sexy. Ciji extends the long, lean lines of skinny jeans or bare legs with a miniskirt. Shoes this high have major impact on their own, so think pared-down accessories like earrings and a cuff or just a beautiful necklace.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ABOUT THE STYLE</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Heel Height: 4" heel*</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Platform: 1.5" platform</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Origin: Imported</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Fit: True to size</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Markette & Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425056733461063347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984791768094480200.post-29593205316093912302011-01-11T04:31:00.000-08:002011-01-11T04:32:14.785-08:00Prince George's "Prince" of Parkour<div style="text-align: center;">You've heard of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1NA7Mgzgw">Fresh Prince of Bel Air</a>, but have you heard of the <b>Fresh Prince of Parkour</b>?<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Prince George's County is home to Maryland's very own Prince of Parkour, better known as David Ivey, the son of former <a href="http://www.glennivey.com/">State's Attorney Glenn Ivey</a> and current <a href="http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14621.html">Delegate Jolene Ivey</a> of Maryland's 47th Legislative District.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.misterparkour.com/wordpress/faq/">Parkour</a> is an extreme mode of exercise and is seen in some circles as a bona fide athletic sport. "PK" as it is sometimes called is all about <b>the art of moving</b> around physical obstacles (like walls and railings) using only the human body.<br />
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The philosophy is centered on training individuals to physically overcome barriers, leading to a stronger body and a stronger mind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/playbook/2010/10/video-gallery-parkour/">Wired magazine</a> recently published a feature on<br />
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</tbody></table>The PK movement started in France in the early 1990s (I suppose as a direct result of the late 80s breakdancing phenomenon).<br />
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Today, it is practiced all over the world, from the outskirts of Paris to the suburbs of Washington.<br />
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So how did the State's Attorney son get hooked? And what do his parents think? Watch the news report below to find out:<br />
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</div>And next week on <b><i>DC on Heels</i></b>, we try Parkour in four-inch heels and mini-skirts!<br />
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Just kidding.<br />
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