Your Other 8 Hours: The Secret to Doing Your Best Work Effortlessly

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Have you ever found yourself daydreaming or just not into your work? Do you feel like it’s a struggle sometimes to concentrate or to get anything done? And at other times, are you able to do your work effortlessly, getting everything done quickly and efficiently? What’s going on here? It might not be you. It might not be your work. It might be your location.

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Oprah’s Conflicted, Empowering, Shaming Bond With Women Like Me

By Julianne Hing
 
After 25 years on the air, Oprah’s very last episode of her daily talk show aired yesterday. It is the end of an era for a show that’s redefined media and transformed television. And I for one am not going to miss Oprah Winfrey at all.

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How do I wear that trend…shorts

Wear Bermuda shorts if you have longer legs. Shorts from Talbots shown here!
 
By Ashia Sims 
 
When we are kids, shorts are a requisite part of of the summer wardrobe because of utility. It’s a lot cooler to run around with shorts on than it is to wear jeans and other long pants. I’ve never seen kids running around complaining about their skinny legs or knobby knees. They just put on the shorts and go.
 

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Retire Smart: How to Cope With Higher Medicare Premiums and Rising Health Care Costs: Part 2 of 2

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
My last column looked at rising Medicare premiums for the most affluent seniors under the new health care reform law. 
 
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) boosts the income-threshold premiums for individuals with $85,000 or more in annual income, and joint tax filers with income over $170,000. The surcharges apply to Medicare Part B and D, and also impact seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage.

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2011 Poetry in the City Thursday, July 21, 2011

Photo by Kristi Taylor

Lansing will pulsate with the rhythmic beat of spoken word as the Poetry in the City kicks off. Poetry in the City is an annual event that showcases a number of locally and nationally recognized poets. A NuPoet Collective and The New Citizens Press’ brainchild, the series is being organized in conjunction with the Lansing Jaycees.

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Movie Review: The Hangover 2

Studio:     Warner Bros.
Plot:     Things go awry for a group of guys in Thailand for a wedding after a night of relentless pre-wedding drinking.
Cast:     Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms, Mike Tyson, Mason Lee, Paul Giamatti
Rating:
     R
Bottom Line:     **
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
In 2009, “The Hangover” became a record-breaking hit, surpassing all box office expectations even receiving a Golden Globe for Best Comedy.
 
 

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JUstin Ingram’s Triple Threat Basketball Camp

The Justin Ingram Triple Threat Basketball Camp is an opportunity for kids in 3rd-8th grades to learn basketball skills and fundamentals in a fun and safe environment.
 

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Taming the Beast that is Bipolar by Accepting your Illness

According to Web Md, bipolar disorder is a serious life long mental illness that affects about 5.7 million Americans.  

By Marybeth Smith
TNCP Guest Writer

Walt Disney put it best with the line,

“For who could ever learn to love a Beast?”

But someone did love the Beast. That someone tamed him and showed him all the great things about himself and made him realize that being a Beast did not define WHO he was. It was just a condition under which he lived his life. Once he accepted this, his entire life changed.

 

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Next Edition will Feature 2011’s Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful…TNCP Catches Up With 2006 Honoree, Felicia Wasson

Felicia Turrentine Wasson is the Associate State Director for Government Affairs for AARP in Michigan.  Previous to this appointment she served as Director of Public Policy for St. John Health/Michigan Health Ministries of Ascension Health.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University and a Master of Public Administration Degree from Western Michigan University.

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Travel Troubleshooter: Can I Redo My Disney Vacation, Please?

By Christopher Elliott
Tribune Media Services
 
Q: I recently booked a vacation package to Disneyland through Southwest Vacations, but I mistakenly entered the wrong date – September instead of December. We were away when the tickets were delivered, and I didn’t notice the error until it was too late. We were considered “no-shows” for our vacation.

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