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1. Some good news, some bag news

   16.Feb.08, 01:54 EST
   
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   Yet another fun little tidbit slipped by unnoticed in the recent frenzy of 2.4 news, but no longer! Behold, a WoW Insider exclusive! Okay, so it's not that special and I may have exaggerated the weight of this news item just a little, but I think most of you will be happy to know that the Magisters' Terrace drops a 20 slot bag: The Sun Touched Satchel. It is unique, but it seems to be a fairly common drop off of the trash inside of the instance. I don't have statistics and percentages for you but when I mentioned it in General chat, a fair number of people spoke up to say they had one as well. Judging entirely off of that, I assume it won't take you dozens and dozens of runs to get your own. I'm sure this is a bit of a sting in the bum of Primal Mooncloth tailors when combined with the near-free 20 slot bags from Zul'Aman, but keep in mind that the bag is unique. I don't expect this will cause the market for 20 slotters to change much, if at all. Besides, I think everyone in WoW can agree that more bag space is a good thing, no matter the source.
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2. Obama Wins South Carolina Primary

   27.Jan.08, 02:42 EST
   
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   COLUMBIA, S.C. — Senator Barack Obama won a commanding victory over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, forging a coalition of support among black and white voters in a contest that sets the stage for a state-by-state fight for the party’s presidential nomination.
   

   In a bitter campaign here infused with discussions of race, Mr. Obama’s convincing victory puts him on equal footing with Mrs. Clinton — with two wins each in early-voting states — and gives him fresh momentum as the contest plunges into a nationwide battle over the next 10 days.

   Former Senator John Edwards, a native of South Carolina who was trying to revive his candidacy, came in third place but vowed to keep his campaign alive, despite failing to win a single state so far.

   Nearly complete returns showed Mr. Obama with 55 percent of the vote, Mrs. Clinton at 27 percent, and Mr. Edwards at 18 percent.

   In his victory speech to supporters in Columbia, Mr. Obama emphasized his message of change, referring to “this country’s desire for something new.”

   “Tonight, the cynics that said what began in the snows of Iowa was just an illusion were told a different story by the good people of South Carolina,” Mr. Obama said, referring to his last major victory in the Iowa caucus. “After four great contests in every corner of this country, we have the most votes, the most delegates and the most diverse coalition of Americans we’ve seen in a long, long time.”

   Shortly after the polls closed, Mrs. Clinton flew to Tennessee to hold a campaign rally as she looked ahead to the next round of contests. “I want to tell you how excited I am that now the eyes of the country will turn to Tennessee and the other states that are voting on Feb. 5,” she said. “Millions and millions of Americans will have the chance to have their voices heard and their votes counted.”

   Mrs. Clinton also referred to Tuesday’s primary in Florida, suggesting that she intends to focus on the state, which has been stripped of its delegates because the vote is being held earlier than party rules allow.

   Mr. Edwards, speaking to supporters in South Carolina, pledged to continue his fight against Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton.

   “Now the three of us move onto Feb. 5, where millions of Americans will cast their vote,” he said. “Our campaign has been about one thing from the very beginning and that is to give voice to the millions of Americans who have had absolutely no voice in this democracy.”

   In the South Carolina contest, more than half of the voters were African-American, and surveys of voters leaving the polls suggested that their heavy turnout helped propel Mr. Obama to victory.

   Mr. Obama, who had built an extensive grass-roots network throughout the state, received the support of about 80 percent of black voters, the exit polls showed. He also received about one-quarter of the white vote, with Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Edwards splitting the remainder.

   Mr. Obama was helped by strong support from black women, who made up one-third of the voters. Mrs. Clinton, with the help of her husband, had competed vigorously for black women voters, but Mr. Obama received about 80 percent of their support, according to the exit polls, conducted by Edison/Mitofsky for the National Election Pool of television networks and The Associated Press.

   A large majority of Democratic voters in the state said America was ready to elect a black president or a woman president. About a third of the them said they did not decide which candidate to support until the past week.

   A heightened anxiety about the nation’s economy was at the center of the primary. More than twice as many voters said it was the most important issue facing the country, overtaking health care or the war in Iraq.

   Mrs. Clinton was supported by about 3 in 10 women over all, the exit polls showed. Among white women, she received support from 4 in 10, and among black women, less than 2 in 10. She had competed aggressively for their vote, particularly African-Americans to offset Mr. Obama’s advantages
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3. No-show Britney Spears loses in court again

   24.Jan.08, 02:52 EST
   
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   LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears failed on Wednesday in her latest bid to regain the right to see her two young sons after again ducking a court hearing on the issue, Los Angeles court officials said.

   Spears, 26, who has either not turned up at numerous hearings or has turned back because of a media crush, was filmed by news media arriving at the Los Angeles court building on time.

   But she did not make it to the courtroom where her lawyers and her ex-husband, dancer Kevin Federline, went ahead with proceedings without her, court spokesman Alan Parachini told reporters.

   Spears' lawyer Anne Kiley told family court Commissioner Scott Gordon she did not believe Spears would attend. Kiley gave no explanation and court officials said Spears left the building after about 30 minutes after apparently changing her mind about attending.

   After a brief, closed-door hearing Gordon made no change in arrangements which gave Federline sole custody of the couple's young sons and denied Spears the right to see them, Parachini said. Federline and his lawyers left without commenting.

   The troubled pop star, whose personal life has veered out of control in the last 12 months, lost custody of sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, in October but had been allowed to see them three times a week in court-monitored visits.

   Those visitation rights were stripped on January 4 after Spears refused to hand back the boys to Federline and reportedly locked herself in a bathroom in a fit of hysterics. That episode ended with her being taken away on a stretcher and hospitalized for two days.

   Spears failed in a bid last week to regain her visitation rights after the erratic singer made it to the court house but climbed quickly back into her car and drove off after being mobbed by photographers at the entrance to the building.
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4. Writers’ Strike Tests the Mettle of 2 Outsiders

   19.Jan.08, 01:12 EST
   
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   An odd couple, not invested in the clubby ways of show business, the pair have upended Hollywood by leading some 12,000 screenwriters on a strike that is now ending its 11th week. This weekend, however, the two men are stuck deliberating a question that may bode ill for both: Is their writers’ rebellion over?

   On Thursday the Directors Guild of America, which represents Hollywood’s movie and television directors, reached an agreement with production companies covering many of the same issues over which the writers are striking. Within Mr. Verrone and Mr. Young’s own union, a growing contingent, many with rich careers now on hold, is eyeing the directors’ settlement as a path to immediate peace, even though its terms fall short of the writers’ demands.

   The moment promises a severe test of their staying power. In deciding whether to fight, fold or do something in between, the pair — and the guild’s membership, which is demanding a direct voice in the next decision — will determine just how long this strike will last.

   In a telephone interview on Friday, Mr. Verrone said he believed “negotiations will resume” between writers and the companies soon, adding that he expected to meet with the membership in small groups and at a general assembly of members within the next two weeks.

   For Mr. Verrone and Mr. Young, those moves will add to personal journeys that have thrust them into the limelight — courted by agents, chased by the press, lionized by stars — but may send them quickly back in the shadows if they fail at what has usually been an insiders’ game.

   Even the most seasoned Hollywood observers are hard pressed to remember a time when such outsiders took the business on so wild a ride.

   “One idea that comes to mind is David Puttnam,” said Martin Kaplan, director of the University of Southern California’s Norman Lear Center, which studies entertainment, commerce and society, referring to the British film producer who briefly took charge of Columbia Pictures in the 1980s. “The system chewed him up and spit him out in 10 minutes.”

   The word “Hollywood” says nothing much about either man. Gaunt and dark-haired, Mr. Verrone, 48, who graduated from Harvard, favors white shirts, crisp suits and the sort of ties most accountants might find in need of pepping up. Mr. Young, 49, who attended San Diego State, is blue-eyed, with softer features, and is comfortable with open collars.

   The two do not socialize regularly. But they share a deep suspicion of the conglomerates — the News Corporation, General Electric, the Walt Disney Company, Time Warner and others — that now dominate show business as owners of the largest studios and television networks.

   In an interview last April Mr. Verrone described himself as having inherited the mission of correcting decades of erosion in the status of writers, actors and filmmakers under pressure from profit-obsessed corporations. If trends continued, Mr. Verrone said, “then somebody else like me would come along. Somebody else would have to.” Mr. Young, who declined to be interviewed for this article, was best known as a principal player behind a hard-fought attempt in the mid-1990s by the Union of Needle Trades, Industrial and Textile Employees to organize workers who were making clothes for Guess? Inc. That drive failed when Guess? simply moved most of its work out of the country.

   Mr. Verrone likes to speak of his own approach as “zealous advocacy,” a term he adopted in his law school days at Boston College. His zeal has proved contagious since taking over as president of the West Coast writers’ guild in September 2005.

   He and Mr. Young won overwhelming support for the strike from members last October, as they tapped a deep well of resentment over declining income from movies, television’s drift toward reality programming and the deep-seated unfairness of a Hollywood system that perennially blames the script for problems that often have more to do with a runaway budget or a temperamental star.

   Dennis Palumbo, a screenwriter-turned-psychologist whose practice includes a number of Hollywood writers, said guild members — many of whom have come to regard the companies as negative parental figures — appear to see Mr. Verrone and Mr. Young as friendlier alternatives. “Which parent do you go with, the big, bad parent that you know, or someone who’s presenting himself as an Alan Alda parent?” Mr. Palumbo said
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5. Oprah Winfrey and Discovery to Create New Cable Network

   16.Jan.08, 02:57 EST
   
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   Ms. Winfrey and Discovery Communications said on Tuesday that they would jointly create OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable television channel to make its debut in 2009 on what is now the Discovery Health Channel. Discovery Health is available in more than 70 million homes.

   The new channel will not initially carry “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” the top-rated syndicated daytime talk show featuring Ms. Winfrey as host. But Ms. Winfrey said that she had the option to end that show in 2010 or 2011 and could move the talk show to the new channel then.

   “Eventually that will happen, we hope,” Ms. Winfrey said in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.

   The venture will be half owned by Discovery, of Silver Spring, Md., and half by Harpo Inc., Ms. Winfrey’s production company, which is based in Chicago. Ms. Winfrey will serve as chairwoman of the network, will have full editorial control over the joint venture and will be responsible for its “programming, branding and creative vision,” the companies said.

   In addition to continuing her syndicated talk show, Ms. Winfrey said she would also continue to produce programming for other outlets. A new reality show, “Oprah’s Big Give,” is scheduled to begin on ABC in March.

   Discovery and Harpo said the new venture involved no additional cash investment, but that Ms. Winfrey would contribute her Oprah.com Web site to the company. This is not Ms. Winfrey’s first foray into television programming. She was an initial investor in the Oxygen cable channel in 1998, but she soon cut many of her ties to that company.

   Asked about the difference between Oxygen, which was sold to NBC in October for $925 million, and the latest venture, Ms. Winfrey said Oxygen “did not reflect my voice.” That assertion is subject to interpretation, however; Ms. Winfrey was host of a 12-part series called “Oprah Goes Online” on Oxygen. The show was sort of a primer on the Internet. She also was frequently referred to as a co-founder of the channel in news reports at the time.

   “I was not a participant in the development of the channel,” she said. “That’s why after a couple of board meetings I took myself off the board.”

   With the Oprah Winfrey Network, “I will have editorial control,” she said. “I have a vision for what we want to accomplish with this network.”

   David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery Communications, said that he and Ms. Winfrey would immediately begin a search for a chief executive for the Oprah Winfrey Network.
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   05.Jan.08, 01:48 EST
   
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   02.Jan.08, 01:51 EST
   
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   A move away from the recent high street obsession with Primark-priced clothes would benefit the solidly middle-market M&S, and the mood at yesterday's event was buoyant. This was helped, no doubt, by the recent arrival of cold weather: chief executive Stuart Rose may have famously said that "weather is for wimps", but retailers dread a warm November, which is bad news for coat sales. <p></p>The resurgent M&S has its sights set on taking customers away from Gap, which Bostock cited as a competitor in the smart-casual market in which M&S recently launched the Autograph Weekend brand. <p></p>Autograph Weekend features smart cashmere and chic trenches designed to broaden the M&S customer base beyond what Bostock calls "the linen heartlands". As well as Gap, Bostock now aims to "tug customers away" from Next in the hard-fought childrenswear market. She pointed to strong sales among newborn and toddler clothes this year as evidence that an improved childrenswear offering is winning over new parents.<p></p>

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8. Face of summer M&S's 2008 look

   27.Dec.07, 01:56 EST
   
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   Marks & Spencer yesterday unveiled its clothing and home ranges for summer 2008. Lily Cole, the British model newly recruited to join Twiggy and Erin O'Connor as a face of M&S, modelled romantic, tiered dresses which reflected the feminine mood of next season's designer collections. <p></p>M&S claims to have identified early signs that high street consumers are moving away from disposable fashion and toward investing in quality fabrics. <p></p>

   "In the last six to nine months, we've seen a trend toward customers moving away from the value end of the market and buying a bit better," Kate Bostock, head of womenswear and girlswear, reported.
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   24.Dec.07, 01:57 EST
   
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10. Katherine Heigl: Ready for Her Close-Up

    20.Dec.07, 04:26 EST
    
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    A hit TV show. An Emmy nomination. A summer blockbuster. A new company. A wedding! Katherine Heigl has every reason to smile for our camera. A star—and a trio of gorgeous looks—is born .<p></p>

    <cite>by Rory Evans</cite><p></p>

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    There has been a self-tanning mishap.<p></p>As Katherine Heigl crosses the parking lot of the sandwich shop at the Roosevelt Golf Course at Griffith Park in L.A., she walks stiffly, holding her arms away from her like a paper doll and apologizing profusely for running 10 minutes late. Earlier, she'd sprayed her entire body with self-tanner, which refused to dry. She resorted to having her fiancé, musician Josh Kelley, take a blow-dryer to her (didn't work). So here she is, in a strapless, ankle-length Juicy Couture sundress (donned to accommodate the residual stickiness), fanning herself and wondering how mottled the tan will be when (or if) the lotion ever sets.<p></p>Not that one bum experience could turn her off beauty products. "I love everything new," says Heigl, 28, who, in addition to being nominated for an Emmy for best supporting actress on Grey's Anatomy, just started a production company at Fox. "When I was in Rhode Island filming this summer, I went to Sephora for the first time. It was like my holy mecca." She recently had her bathroom vanity renovated with a high counter to make more room for the large drawers below that hold her well-organized loot. Then there's her deal with Coty to be the face of Nautica's new women's fragrance in January.<p></p>Considering this fondness for all things beauty—as well as Heigl's impressive acting range—she plays TV dramedy as deftly as cinematic romantic comedy, as in the mega-hit Knocked Up and next year's 27 Dresses—it seems natural for her to be In Style's first ever triple-cover girl. These three looks take her from girl-next-door to red-carpet knockout to pixie-coiffed vamp. The star, whom pals call Katie (and Hollywood calls the Next Big Thing), popped out her retainer to talk about makeup, breakouts and what boys like.<p></p>KATHERINE HEIGL: I'm so sorry, I have to take out my Invisalign before I eat.<p></p>IN STYLE: Who knew you wore them? I guess that's the point of Invisalign.<p></p>KH: I got them because of this wonky tooth. I was like, OK, I can't take it. It's awesome because every two weeks you switch to a new retainer. Pretty much the perfect way to describe Invisalign is Netflix for your teeth.<p></p>IS: Right—the things we do for beauty. So, how did you like being transformed into three such different looks?<p></p>KH: It was fun. I was working with such great hair and makeup people. And to have these professionals turning you into someone else is pretty neat.<p></p>IS: Do you ever go without makeup?<p></p>KH: There was a time when I would. Now that I get followed by photographers, I'm really paranoid about it. I do not want to be the "Look What This Celebrity Looks Like Without Makeup" picture. I'm clearly vain, and I don't need that. Plus, I like products.<p></p>IS: How often do you go through your drawers and purge?<p></p>KH: Often, because people send me a lot of stuff now, which is exciting. I love getting those boxes. [Into the tape recorder:] Send me a box of makeup, Stila! When that happens, I feel like I have to clean out and give stuff to my sister, mom and friends because there comes a point of gluttony that I can't accept.<p></p>IS: How do you think you express your personality through style?<p></p>KH: I'm a big hair-up person. Last night at work they put my hair in two French braids to keep it flat under the scrub cap. I thought it looked cute and that I could pull it off after I'd slept on it. And ... no. So I thought I could recreate it myself ... no again. As far as clothing style goes, I fluctuate almost as much as I do with beauty products. I like to shop for sweaters—maybe it's the New Englander in me. I'm building a house in the mountains in Utah, so I tell myself I'm "preparing" for that. I like sweaters—they're like scrubs—you don't have to suck it in or worry about the bloat.<p></p>IS: Do you know how you want your hair and makeup at your wedding?<p></p>KH: I have an idea, but it's so dependent on the dress, and I haven't gotten there yet. My sister is getting married too, so we looked for dresses together. After about five stores I was like, "I'm done." Everyone says, "You just know when you put that dress on." My sister found the right dress just like that. So I know it can happen. But it's grueling.<p></p>IS: Wait, so your mom has two daughters getting married within months?<p></p>KH: My poor mother is probably like, "Why, God? Why?" But I hired a planner. I want the day to be spectacular, but mostly I want it to be fun. And I don't want to freak out or stress.<p></p>IS: Does your fiancé have any particular opinions about your look?<p></p>KH: Josh wouldn't mind if my hair was brown, if it was still long—that's such a boy thing.<p></p>IS: Would you ever wear a wig out?<p></p>KH: I'd contemplate it, but I don't know if I actually have the courage to pull it off. I once wore a long hair-extension ponytail, and someone asked me if it was real, like I was one of those dolls when we were little, and the hair just cranks out.<p></p>IS: How would you describe your skin?<p></p>KH: My skin is sensitive, so everything bothers it. And I'm the jerk who keeps switching products and making it worse.<p></p>IS: How do you treat a breakout?<p></p>KH: I got a great product at Ona Spa called Sebuspot. I've tried so many that were disappointments, but maybe I stand too close to the mirror examining my pores. If I backed up, things might look fine.<p></p>IS: What do you always carry in your bag?<p></p>KH: Powder, because I get shiny. And lip balm, either the Smith's Rosebud Salve or C.O. Bigelow's Mentha Lip Shine in Black Cherry Soda from Bath & Body Works. It's shiny with a little shimmer and tastes so good.<p></p>IS: An Instyle.com reader wants to know how you maintain a healthy body image in Hollywood.<p></p>KH: I train with Harley Pasternak. I love him with my whole soul and follow his 5-Factor diet. I first said, "I'm never going to be—nor do I want to be—an uber-athletic girl." It's just not me and I don't have that kind of discipline. He said, "I just want you to be healthy." A lot of what we focus on is posture. I slump into myself when I get stressed. If I were going to play an action hero, I'd have to get that look. But I'd never maintain it. For me it's never about achieving a look that's impossible.<p></p><p><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span></p>

11. The fashionable sunglasses that put women drivers at risk

    12.Dec.07, 02:31 EST
    
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     Twelve million fashion-conscious women drivers of Britain are risking their lives by wearing sunglasses which limit their view of the road. <p></p>    The vast majority of Britain's 14.4million female motorists admit to putting style before safety, research shows. <p></p>    But road safety experts say they should jettison the chunky wide-armed variety of sunglasses worn by Kylie Minogue, Paris Hilton and Victoria Beckham - as well as those with pink or very dark lenses. <p></p>    The Eyecare Trust charity also advised women to make safety their first priority with sunglasses for driving. <p></p>    More than eight out of ten women (82 per cent) surveyed failed to consider safety when choosing sunglasses for driving - equivalent to 11.8million female motorists. <p></p>    One in ten - 1.3million - drive in wide-armed glasses that severely restrict their peripheral vision. A further 7 per cent wear lenses that are so dark they are illegal for driving. <p></p>    The researchers commissioned by insurer Sheilas' Wheels also found that fewer than one in five (18 per cent) of women bought sunglasses specifically for driving while almost two-thirds (61 per cent) based their choice on appearance rather than practicality. <p></p>    Niki Bolton, of car insurers Sheilas' Wheels, said: "Too many women drivers are unaware of the dangers of wearing some of this summer's hottest sunglasses' styles when driving. <p></p>    "Wide arms and dark lens tints may be the must-haves of the moment, but fashion- conscious women should put safety ahead of style when in control of a car." <p></p>

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