- Detroit needs a morale boost right about now. DOVE
Ice Cream understands that and gave the Motor City a bit of relief on a hot
summer day Friday. Perhaps because DOVE felt sorry for Detroit in its
dilapidated, crime-riddled state, it was named one of the 10 cities to receive
a visit from the special-edition “Adults Only” ice cream truck. Before any wild
ideas of whiskey-flaved ice cream or a gin and tonic with a side of moose
tracks ice cream pop into your mind, there was no alcohol involved – at least
not alcohol provided by DOVE. The truck, which opened up shop at 11:30 a.m.
Friday at the corner of Cadillac Square and Woodward in Detroit, next to Campus
Martius Park, offered creamy, rich chocolate folded over cold vanilla ice cream.
Patrons could also enjoy a free five-minute back and neck massage by a licensed
massage therapist and a free manicure. There were no bombsicles and orange
creamsicles, only DOVE bars and massages. Oh, and none of the annoying calliope
music played over loudspeakers that ice cream truck drivers/pedophiles use to
muffle the screams of children they’re molesting, er, attract young customers,
there was only relaxation. After a few hours downtown in which those operating
the truck managed to avoid getting robbed, they moved to Saline Road in Ann
Arbor and continued selling DOVE bars until they ran out. Those who were late
to the party were reminded of the same harsh life lesson children learn early
on in their existence: First come, first served and if you’re late, you lose
out……….
- In the quest to take the fight to FAT, science has added
another bullet to the gun of obese individuals and their physicians. The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved Belviq, or lorcaserin
hydrochloride, a weight-loss pill to be combined with a reduced-calorie diet and
exercise. The FDA approved Belviq for overweight or obese adults who have one
or more
medical
conditions due to their weight, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or
high
cholesterol.
The drug works by activating a receptor in the brain that helps a person to eat
less
and
still feel full. Tricking the stomachs of people without the self-discipline or
will power to back away from the all-you-can-eat buffet at Golden Corral may be
the best option and in clinical trials, 47 percent of patients without type 2
diabetes lost at least 5 percent of their body weight. By contrast, just 23
percent of patients treated with placebo lost at least 5 percent of their
weight. In a second part of the trial, 38 percent of participants with type 2
diabetes lost at least 5 percent of their body weight compared to just 16
percent of those who received the placebo. Those numbers aren't overwhelming,
but most medical experts agree that even a 5 percent weight loss has significant
implications in improving the overall health of obese individuals, specifically
but reducing the risk of obesity-associated diseases including heart disease
and diabetes. Before Belviq is available to the public, manufacturer Arena
Pharmaceuticals will be required to conduct six additional studies, including a
long term cardiovascular trial to assess the risk of heart attack and
stroke. As with any medication, there are a few delightful side effects,
including headache, dizziness and fatigue, and in diabetic patients
low blood sugar and pain, according to the FDA…………
- The “Free Katie Holmes” campaign has finally worked. It
took five long years, but the brainwashing job Tom Cruise did on the girl
America came to know as Joey Potter on the late ‘90s teen TV soap opera has
finally worn off. That’s right, five years-plus after the couple married in an
Italian castle in November 2006 after dating for one year, they are divorcing. "This
is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family," Holmes'
attorney Jonathan Wolfe said in a statement. "Katie's primary concern remains,
as it always has been, her daughter's best interest." The daughter would
of course be 6-year-old Suri, who will undoubtedly have a completely normal
life given her questionably sane father and growing up in the media spotlight
her entire life. Almost since the day Cruise and Holmes began dating, insanity
and a certain sadness have permeated their relationship. Cruise, who went
mental patient when he jumped up and down on a couch on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”
to declare his love for Holmes, was largely viewed as the kooky Scientologist
who took a sweet, loveable young actress and warped her mind and rooting for
Holmes to escape his clutches. That dream has now been realized and Holmes is
free. Best of all, she is apparently the one who decided to end the marriage. "Kate
has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his
three children. Please allow them their privacy to work this out,” Cruise’s
spokesperson said in a statement. Cruise is inching towards becoming a
modern-day, male version of Elizabeth Taylor, as this marks his third failed
marriage after failed attempts at wedded bliss with Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman…….
- An unusual beauty pageant in Israel is either a cool
idea to honor women who lived through the biggest genocide in human history or
an affront to the memory of those who perished in that genocide, depending upon
who you ask. Israel's
first "Miss Holocaust Survivor" pageant featured 14 women who
survived the horrors of the Second World War. In a country where the horrors of
the Holocaust are still fresh in the memory of the very people Adolf Hitler
attempted to exterminate, the idea of bringing together a group of older women
and judging them on appearance has been decried by some as going against
everything Jewish culture is about. "It sounds totally macabre to
me," said Colette Avital, chairperson of Israel's leading Holocaust survivors'
group. "I am in favor of enriching lives, but a pageant masquerading
[survivors] with beautiful clothes is not what is going to make their lives
more meaningful." Others have applauded the idea of recognizing beauty in
women all past their 70th birthday. The winner of the controversial event was
Chava Hershkovitz and even if Avital and others believe the event was
inappropriate, Hershkovitz and her 13 fellow Holocaust survivors’ willingness
to appear, along with the smiles on their faces throughout the event, suggest
that those who actually lived through one of the biggest tragedies in world
history, suggest that not everyone feels "Miss Holocaust Survivor"
was a mistake……….
- The door is now officially open. For NFL franchises
wishing to jump ship from their current location and take up residence in sunny
southern California, the road to Los Angeles has been clearly mapped out by commissioner
Roger Goodell. The commissioner sent a five-point memo to each of the league's
32 teams Friday outlining the proper procedure for franchises considering a
relocation to Los Angeles and even suggested that more than one team could move
to the City of Angels. "Although substantial uncertainties remain, stadium
development in Los Angeles has advanced to the point where the prospects for a
new facility are better than they have been in many years," Goodell wrote.
"At least two potential sites have well-developed plans, and both have
moved forward to obtain necessary government approvals." The move could
occur as early as the 2013 season and interested franchises must send a
relocation application to the NFL between Jan. 1 and Feb. 15, 2013, if they
want to play in Los Angeles the following season. The possibility that two
teams could move was enhanced later in the memo when Goodell explained that t a
new stadium in Los Angeles must fit two teams but doesn't necessarily have to
be downtown. "Given that simultaneous league-wide investment in two
stadiums in the same community is unlikely, we believe that the best approach
will be a single site where an iconic facility could credibly both host two
teams and provide ancillary entertainment and development opportunities,"
he wrote. Fans in Jacksonville, Minnesota, Oakland and San Diego, you can
officially start to worry……….
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