Lindsay Lohan attacks Dr. Phil

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Empire Beauty Schools to host fundraiser for domestic violence shelters

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Empire Beauty Schools to host fundraiser for domestic violence shelters

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Habitat for Humanity to commemorate World Habitat Day

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Involvement Opportunities for the Half The Sky Movement

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:  

• Follow and interact as Union (@itsGabrielleU), live tweets during night one of the broadcast, while Ferrera (@AmericaFerrera) and Wilde (@OliviaWilde) partake night two. Kristof (@NickKristof) and WuDunn (@WuDunn) will live tweet on both 10/1 and 10/2.
• Engage and retweet as Olivia Wilde takes over the @PBS twitter handle before the 10/2 broadcast
• Interact with Kristof on 9/24 at 2:30PM, as he participates in “Ask Me Anything” on reddit
• Participate in a “Women Hold Up Half the Sky Because…” user-generated content Tumblr campaign and browse submitted photos via Half the Sky’s Facebook albums here and here
• Starting 9/26, share why you support the #HalftheSky movement via Facebook and Twitter, and your profile picture will be added to the Hastagart Half the Sky mosaic
• “Check-in” to the documentary and engage with the Half the Sky Movement and other viewers on TV companion platforms, GetGlue and yap.TV 
• Download and share 30 Songs 30 Days, featuring a free, empowering song from a legendary or up-and-coming female artist through 10/2, then revisit and listen to all the songs on Spotify, well after the 30 days conclude
• Watch and share additional YouTube videos and content about the film and its participants
• Donate towards any Half the Sky Movement charity and their NGO partners via CrowdRise, an online fundraising site. The team that raises the most will be matched by a $20,000 donation.
• Engage and follow along via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Tumblr, Google+, Foursquare, and interact via a Facebook game created to teach users about the movement. 

Turning oppression into opportunity for women on PBS

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Behind the scenes for Victoria’s Secret fall makeup campaign

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Maker's Mark Cocktail Party Recipes

The Conservative

Alias - Presbyterian

Recipe

• 1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
• 1/2 part club soda
• 1/2 part ginger ale
• Lemon twist

Fill a rocks glass with ice and add Maker’s Mark® Bourbon. Fill with equal parts club soda and ginger ale. Stir and garnish with a lemon twist.

Notes

Originally a nonalcoholic combination of ginger ale and club soda (hence the name, Presbyterian), the Presbyterian is usually served today as a combination of club soda, ginger ale and whisky. Classically simple, a truly heavenly Presbyterian always starts with Maker’s Mark®.

The Incumbent

Alias - Maker’s Mark Manhattan

Recipe

• 1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
• 1/2 part sweet vermouth
• 1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
• 1 maraschino cherry

Shake all together for 30 seconds. Strain into chilled Manhattan glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry (served up, no ice).

Notes

Traditionally made with whisky, sweet vermouth and bitters, the Manhattan is also open to variation and is often used by great bartenders as a way to show off their creativity.

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Go bi and throw a cocktail party

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John Frieda reveals style secrets behind the look for Zac Posen Spring 2013

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2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies Named

Working Mother today named the 2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies and the Top 10 of the year. The companies are recognized in the October/November issue of the magazine, on workingmother.com and will be honored at the Work Life Congress, to be held in NYC on October 10th.

Working Mother rewarded companies for their wide array of progressive workplace programs, including child care, flexibility, advancement and paid family leave. This is the 27th year Working Mother has recognized organizations for their initiatives.

The Top 10 companies for 2012 are: Bank of America, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, General Mills, Grant Thornton, IBM, KPMG, Procter & Gamble, PwC, and WellStar.

Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media, says, "This year's 100 Best Companies are leading the way for the rest of the nation. They have created not only essential benefits, like flexible work options and telecommuting, but have also shown their commitment in new ways like elder care referral and legal assistance to help busy parents manage their personal lives as well as their careers."

Jennifer Owens, editorial director of Working Mother Media, states, "These 100 Best Companies know what it takes to keep all employees, but especially their employee moms, productive and engaged at work. As the stress surrounding work-life integration continues to rise, so does the opportunity for creating a win-win environment for employees and employers. The Working Mother 100 Best Companies see the payoff from their programs and policies and are outstanding examples for companies to emulate."

Representation of Women

Women made up 51% of all Best Companies employees – or 1.3 million last year and earned 48% of all promotions to manager as well, according to Working Mother.   "Female representation still shrinks the higher up the ladder the higher we go – but for the first time in years, there are two important improvements: Women now account for 43% of all managers at the Best Companies, up from 40%. And women now represent 23% of all corporate executives, up one point from last year," says Evans.

Maternity Leave

Not only do the Best Companies all offer paid maternity leave (versus 16% of the nation's employers), but they offer an average of seven fully paid weeks to employees who have worked at least a year, according to Owens. For dads, there is also paid paternity leave, at an average of three weeks paid – at 78% of Best Companies; and for adoptive parents, the average is six weeks of paid leave (up from 5 last year) – at 81% of Best Companies.

Backup Child Care

This is a number that continues to rise among the 100 Best Companies. This year, 86% of the 100 Best winners offered back-up child care, while 93% offer child care resource and referral services.

Methodology

The 2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies application includes more than 500 questions on workforce representation, child care, flexibility programs, leave policies and more. It surveys the availability, usage and tracking of programs, as well as the accountability of managers who oversee them. This year, particular weight was given to child care, flexible scheduling options and advancement programs.

Source: Working Mother Media

Protect Your Kids on Social Networking Sites

Talk to your kids about the dangers of being sexually exploited online and offline.

Make sure your kids’ privacy settings are high, but also keep in mind that information can inadvertently be leaked by friends and family…so kids should still be careful about posting certain information about themselves—like street address, phone number, Social Security number, etc.

Be aware of who your kids’ online friends are, and advise them to accept friend requests only from people they know personally.

Know that teens are not always honest about what they are doing online. Some will let their parents “friend” them, for example, but will then establish another space online that is hidden from their parents.

Teens sometimes employ an “Internet language” to use when parents are nearby. For example:

- PAW or PRW: Parents are watching

- PIR: Parents in room

- POS: Parent over shoulder

- LMIRL: Let’s meet in real life

Source: FBI

Virginia Gang Leader Sentenced to 40 Years for Leading Juvenile Sex Trafficking Ring

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Justin Strom, aka “Jae,” “Jae Dee,” or “J-Dirt,” 27, of Lorton, Virginia, was sentenced today to serve 40 years in prison for leading a gang-controlled prostitution business that recruited and trafficked high school girls over a five- to six-year period. One of Strom’s associates, Henock Ghile, 23, of Springfield, Virginia, also was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for serving as a driver in the sex trafficking enterprise. In total, five gang members or associates have been convicted of sex trafficking juveniles in connection with this case.

Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General of Virginia; Colonel David Rohrer, Fairfax County Chief of Police; and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office Criminal Division, made the announcement after Strom was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris. Ghile was sentenced separately by U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton.

“Justin Strom was the undisputed leader of a juvenile sex trafficking ring that spanned nearly six years,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “He saw these young girls as commodities and used fraud, flattery, and force to lure them into the depraved world of child prostitution. Today’s sentence is both severe and appropriate. No sentence can undo the trauma endured by these girls, but we hope this sentence will help save others by driving would-be traffickers out of the child sex trafficking business.”

“Justin Strom created a waking nightmare for these girls. He exploited them through the sale of their bodies and robbed them of their childhood,” said Attorney General Cuccinelli. “Though nothing can erase the horror and hurt the girls and their families have suffered, it is our hope that today’s sentencing will help them find a sense of peace as they begin a difficult journey towards healing.”

“Cases such as this one bring to light the disturbing tactics used by gang members to intimidate and coerce young girls into prostitution,” said Assistant Director in Charge McJunkin. “Today’s sentences should send the message to all child predators that we will not rest until you are stopped and justice is served.”

According to court records, Strom was a leader of the Underground Gangster Crips (UGC), a Crips “set” based in Fairfax County, Virginia. From 2006 to March 2012, Strom masterminded a gang-controlled sex trafficking operation that prostituted at least eight girls aged 16 or 17, along with adult females, in northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. UGC’s recruitment efforts were multifaceted: UGC enticed juveniles and adults online through social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Datehookup; in person at Metro stations and bus stops; and in area high schools and a local juvenile detention center. When encountering potential victims, members of the enterprise told recruits that they looked pretty and could use their good looks to earn money. Once the victims were ensnared by the enterprise, UGC members and associates groomed new recruits into commercial prostitution, beginning with a “demo” or “tryout” in which the victim was persuaded or manipulated into engaging in sex with one or more members of the enterprise. Then, either Strom or an experienced female participant in the scheme (often referred to as the “Head B***h (expletive deleted) in Charge” or “HBIC”) would explain the gang’s rules and procedures, sometimes allowing the recruits to “watch and learn” as the HBIC or another female engaged in sex acts for money.

After the victims were initiated into the scheme, Strom and his associates would purchase condoms at local pharmacies and convenience stores, provide the victims with drugs and alcohol and drive them to neighborhoods in Alexandria, Springfield, and Arlington, Virginia. Once there, the victims were instructed to walk through apartment buildings and townhouse complexes, going door-to-door to solicit customers while accompanied by a male bodyguard from the gang, with Strom and others waiting in a car nearby. As part of the operation, the victims were instructed to find apartments with multiple males inside to minimize walking in the open and to maximize profit. Strom and members of the conspiracy also advertised their victims through online sites such as Craigslist.org and Backpage.com and solicited customers for “in-call” prostitution services that were provided in the basement of Strom’s townhome in Lorton. The going rate for sex with an underage girl typically was $30-$40 for 15 minutes of sex, and each victim often had sex with multiple men in one night—usually about 5-10 customers—and over the course of multiple weekdays or weekends, including as much as seven days a week.

The evidence also showed that methods of force, fraud, and coercion were pervasively used by Strom and his associates to recruit and maintain control over their victims, both in overt and subtle ways. Strom, for example, took the lead role in concocting fake profiles on Facebook.com in female names such as “Rain Smith,” “Mimi Jackson,” and “Aaliyah Marie,” using those profiles to send hundreds of messages recruiting potential victims. Some victims were told that they would only be involved in dancing, stripping, or escorting, rather than sex, and the co-conspirators further enhanced the bait-and-switch by sometimes providing only a fraction of the proceeds initially promised to victims. In addition, members of the enterprise invoked the gang to intimidate or coerce the victims into sexual activity, and they also regularly plied the victims with alcohol and drugs, including cocaine, PCP, ecstasy, and marijuana, in order to reward the victims and keep them sedated or compliant. Strom, moreover, personally enforced his will through a mix of manipulation, intimidation, and, where necessary, force—including chokings, beatings, and rape.

In addition to Strom’s sentencing, Henock Ghile was sentenced today for his role in the prostitution enterprise. Ghile was an associate of UGC and served as a driver in the operation, transporting two 17-year-old girls to engage in commercial sex acts between May and September 2011.

As a result of this investigation and prosecution, a total of five UGC members or associates have been convicted of sex trafficking juveniles in connection with this case. Michael Tavon Jefferies, aka “Loc,” was sentenced on July 6, 2012, to 120 months in prison for serving as a bodyguard and driver in the enterprise. Donyel Dove, aka “Bleek,” was sentenced on Aug. 10, 2012, to 276 months in prison for his role in the prostitution enterprise and on other charges. Christopher Sylvia was sentenced on Aug. 17, 2012, to 120 months in prison for his role in the enterprise.

This case was investigated by the Fairfax County Police Department and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which participate in the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force. Virginia Assistant Attorney General and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc J. Birnbaum and Assistant U.S. Attorney Inayat Delawala are prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

Founded in 2004, the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force is a collaboration of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies—along with nongovernmental organizations—dedicated to combating human trafficking and related crimes. From fiscal year 2011 to the present, 36 defendants have been prosecuted in 20 cases in the Eastern District of Virginia for human trafficking and trafficking-related conduct involving at least 28 victims. Eleven of those defendants were gang members or associates prosecuted for sex trafficking juveniles in northern Virginia, with sentences imposed ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment.

Source: FBI

Leader of Crips Gang Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Prostituting Eight Juveniles

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Justin Strom, aka “Jae,” “Jae Dee,” or “J-Dirt,” 26, of Lorton, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to recruiting at least eight juvenile girls to engage in commercial sex for his street gang’s prostitution business.

Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General of Virginia; Colonel David Rohrer, Fairfax County, Virginia Chief of Police; and Ronald T. Hosko, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office Criminal Division, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris.

“For six years, Justin Strom profited from preying on teenage girls and others he recruited as prostitutes in a commercial sex ring,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Strom is the fifth and final Underground Gangster Crips gang member to plead guilty to sex trafficking a juvenile—a very serious crime that carries a potential life sentence.”

“Justin Strom robbed these girls of their childhoods, their innocence, and their trust, and he did that in the most base, vile, and despicable way possible,” said Attorney General Cuccinelli. “Nothing can ever repair the damages Strom inflicted on his victims, but it’s our hope that today’s guilty plea will help them begin a path towards healing and moving forward.”

“Today, a fifth member of the Underground Gangster Crips pleaded guilty to strong-arming and pimping underage girls in the illegal sex trade—a trade that is taking place here in some of the most affluent neighborhoods in our nation,” said Special Agent in Charge Hosko. “These gang members admitted that they beat and intimidated young girls they met on the Internet or in Metro stops in our area. They preyed on some of the most vulnerable in our society, and today Justin Strom admitted to these crimes.”

“This gang-driven prostitution ring was a direct threat to the safety and welfare of young women,” said Chief Rohrer. “With the help of our federal partners, we will continue to work aggressively and consistently to rid Fairfax County of gang violence and criminal operations wherever and whenever we find it.”

Strom pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a child, which carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and maximum penalty of life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for September 14, 2012.

According to a statement of facts filed with his plea agreement and other court records, Strom is a member of the Underground Gangster Crips (UGC) set based in Fairfax County. From 2006 through March 2012, Strom misrepresented his identity online to recruit females—including juveniles—through online social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Datehookup and enticed the girls to use their good looks to earn money through prostitution. He and others posted numerous advertisements on Backpage, Craigslist, and other websites to solicit customers to pay to have sex with juvenile and adult prostitutes.

Strom admitted that he knowingly enticed at least eight juvenile girls to engage in prostitution for his business and that he received proceeds from this illicit conduct for approximately six years.

On March 28, 2012, Strom was among five members and associates of the UGC set based in Fairfax County charged with running a prostitution business that recruited and trafficked high school girls. Four previously pleaded guilty, and Strom’s guilty plea today marks the fifth and final conviction in this case.

Donyel Pier Dove, aka “Bleek,” 27, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty on May 17, 2012 to sex trafficking of a juvenile. He also pleaded guilty to use of a firearm during a crime of violence in relation to two armed robberies of 7-11 stores in Manassas, Virginia, in March 2012 and to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Fairfax, which also occurred in March 2012. Dove faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of life on the use of a firearm charge and a maximum of 10 years in prison on the possession of a firearm charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced on August 10, 2012 by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga.

On May 14, 2012, Henock Ghile, aka “Knots,” 23, of Springfield, Virginia, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a juvenile. In court, Ghile admitted that he was a UGC gang associate and that from May 2011 through September 2011, he transported two 17-year-old girls to work as prostitutes. Sentencing has been scheduled for August 3, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton.

On April 14, 2012, two others associated with the UGC prostitution operation—Michael Tavon Jefferies, aka “Loc,” 21, of Woodbridge, Virginia; and Christopher Sylvia, 23, of Springfield, Virginia—pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a juvenile. Jefferies is scheduled to be sentenced on July 6, 2012 before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. Sylvia is scheduled for sentencing on July 20, 2012 before U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee.

This case was investigated by the Fairfax County Police Department and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, with assistance from the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force. Virginia Assistant Attorney General and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Birnbaum and Assistant U.S. Attorney Inayat Delawala are prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

Founded in 2004, the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force is a collaboration of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies—along with non-governmental organizations—dedicated to combating human trafficking and related crimes.

Source: FBI

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Teenager with cystic acne lands modeling job at NYFW

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Romney Would Turn Back the Clock On Women's Health

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Planned Parenthood launches $3.2 million ad campaign 

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Infant Abduction Prevention

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New and violent trends in infant abductions

Mothers and fathers are understandably absorbed with their new babies, but they should still exercise caution and common sense when using social networking sites online:

• Make sure your online privacy settings do not allow strangers, and possible offenders, to gain access to personal information such as where you plan to be with your baby at a certain time or on a certain day. Inadequate privacy settings also allow others to track your movements using embedded information in pictures posted online.
• FBI Crimes Against Children Unit suggests that new parents may not want to display the traditional pink or blue balloons outside their homes announcing a baby shower or a new arrival. “Doing so will advise random strangers that you have a new baby in the house or will soon,” said FBI Intelligence Analyst Ashli-Jade Douglas.
• People in general and especially new and expectant mothers should be aware of their surroundings whenever they are out in public. “Is someone too interested in your pregnancy or your newborn, asking too many questions or sounding odd?” Douglas asked. “Those may be red flags.”
• Lastly, any type of incident or odd behavior should be reported to local authorities. “You may not think it’s important,” Douglas explained, “but that type of information allows us to track incidents and it could help prevent future abductions.”

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Reporting suspected child abuse

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"Reporting suspected child abuse"

The U.S. DOHHS lists these signs that indicate a child may be abused:

Signs of Physical Abuse:

• Has unexplained burns, bites, bruises, broken bones, or black eyes
• Has fading bruises or other marks noticeable after an absence from school
• Seems frightened of the parents and protests or cries when it is time to go home
• Shrinks at the approach of adults
• Reports injury by a parent or another adult caregiver

Consider the possibility of physical abuse when a parent or other adult caregiver:

• Offers conflicting, unconvincing, or no explanation for the child's injury
• Describes the child as "evil," or in some other very negative way
• Uses harsh physical discipline with the child
• Has a history of abuse as a child

Signs of Neglect:

• Is frequently absent from school
• Begs or steals food or money
• Lacks needed medical or dental care, immunizations, or glasses
• Is consistently dirty and has severe body odor
• Lacks sufficient clothing for the weather
• Abuses alcohol or other drugs
• States that there is no one at home to provide care

Consider the possibility of neglect when a parent or other adult caregiver:

• Appears to be indifferent to the child
• Seems apathetic or depressed
• Behaves irrationally or in a bizarre manner
• Is abusing alcohol or other drugs

Signs of Sexual Abuse:

• Has difficulty walking or sitting
• Suddenly refuses to change for gym or to participate in physical activities
• Reports nightmares or bedwetting
• Experiences a sudden change in appetite
• Demonstrates bizarre, sophisticated, or unusual sexual knowledge or behavior
• Becomes pregnant or contracts a venereal disease, particularly if under age 14
• Runs away
• Reports sexual abuse by a parent or another adult caregiver

Consider the possibility of sexual abuse when a parent or other adult caregiver:

• Is unduly protective of the child or severely limits the child's contact with other children, especially of the opposite sex
• Is secretive and isolated
• Is jealous or controlling with family members

Signs of Emotional Abuse:

• Shows extremes in behavior, such as overly compliant or demanding behavior, extreme passivity, or aggression
• Is either inappropriately adult (parenting other children, for example) or inappropriately infantile (frequently rocking or head-banging, for example)
• Is delayed in physical or emotional development
• Has attempted suicide
• Reports a lack of attachment to the parent

Consider the possibility of emotional maltreatment when a parent or other adult caregiver:

• Constantly blames, belittles, or berates the child
• Is unconcerned about the child and refuses to consider offers of help for the child's problems
• Overtly rejects the child

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Yummy Mocktail Recipes

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Pregnancy and alcohol don’t mix, enjoy a mocktail instead

Papaya Cooler

1/2 cup papaya juice
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 banana
1 cup crushed ice

Blend all ingredients until ice is chopped and mixture is smooth. Makes 1-2 servings.

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Sparkling Orange Punch

1/2 cup lemonade
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup ginger ale

Mix all ingredients, pour into a glass and serve. Makes 1-2 servings.

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Strawberry Cream Soda

1/2 cup strawberries
1 cup soda water
1 large scoop ice cream

Blend all ingredients until mixture is smooth. Makes 1-2 servings.

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Caesar Straight

1 1/2 cups tomato-clam cocktail
1 shake celery salt
3 drops tabasco sauce
1/2 tsp lime juice

Mix all ingredients, pour into a glass and serve. Makes 1-2 servings.

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Cranberry Bubbles

1 cup cranberry juice
1/2 cup sparkling water

Mix all ingredients, pour into a glass and serve. Makes 1-2 servings.

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Chocolate Monkey

2 cups ice
1 cup skim milk
1 cup frozen vanilla yogurt
½ banana
Low-fat dessert topping
Chocolate syrup topping

Blend all ingredients until ice is chopped and mixture is smooth. Pour into a fancy glass. Top off with low-fat dessert topping and a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Makes 1-2 servings.

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Orange Peel

180 ml orange juice (frozen)
1 1/3 soda water
1 tablespoon confection sugar (heaping)
½ teaspoon imitation vanilla extract
Ice

Prepare orange juice according to directions on can. Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend and pour over crushed ice. Makes 1-2 servings.

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Fuzzy in Pink

1 ½ L cranberry raspberry juice
1 L pina colada mix (or one frozen can)
2 L ginger ale

In a large jug, combine cranberry raspberry juice with pina colada mix, and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer 30 minutes prior to serving. Empty entire mix into a punch bowl and slowly pour ginger ale on top.
Makes approximately 10 servings.

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Fruit Blast

2 large 1L cans of fruit punch
2 large 1L cans of unsweetened pineapple juice
2 355ml cans of ginger ale
½ bottle of grenadine
Ice

Mix all ingredients together and serve. Makes approximately 10 servings.

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Blueberry Allure

1 cup blueberries
1 banana
½ cup pineapple juice

Blend all ingredients and enjoy! Makes 1-2 servings.

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Tutti Frutti

1 cup frozen strawberries
½ cup frozen raspberries
1-2 cups of fruit punch
Fruit (kiwi, peach, pears)
Ice

Blend all and serve. Have fun mixing up the fruit combinations to create something new! Makes 2-3 servings.

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Slurp Berry Sling

¼ cup cranberry juice
¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
Fruit (cherry, lime or orange)
Ice

Blend together and serve. Makes 1 serving.

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Jungle Berry Fizz

1/3 cup 7 UP
1/3 cup cranberry juice
¼ cup orange juice
Garnish with orange

Mix all the ingredients together and add an orange slice to the rim of the glass. Makes approximately 1-2 servings.

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Peach Parade

1/3 cup peach juice
1/3 cup ice tea
Club soda
3 fresh blueberries, 2 fresh raspberries, 2 fresh peach slices
Ice

Combine peach juice and ice tea in a glass with ice and stir. Top up with club soda. Float blueberries and raspberries in glass. Add peach slices to rim of glass as garnish. Makes 1 serving.

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Hot Hit

Freshly brewed decaffeinated coffee
2 sugar cubes
Cinnamon
Whip cream
Chocolate sprinkles

Pour a cup of freshly brewed decaffeinated coffee and stir in 2 sugar cubes with a dash of cinnamon. Top with whip cream and chocolate sprinkles. Makes 1 serving.

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Tropical Cocoa

1 teaspoon instant decaffeinated coffee
2 teaspoon instant chocolate drink mix
½ cup water
Lemon carbonate drink mix
2 orange slices
2 cocktail cherries
Ice

Mix instant decaffeinated coffee, chocolate drink mix and water until contents are dissolved. Divide the mixture between two tall glasses. Add ice and top up glasses with lemon carbonated drink mix. Add a cherry and an orange slice to the rim of each glass, and serve. Makes 1 serving.

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Mock Champagne

4 cups club soda
4 cups ginger ale
3 cups unsweetened white grape juice
Ice

Chill the club soda, ginger ale and grape juice over night. Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and serve. Makes approximately 8-10 servings.

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Hot Spice Cider

6 cups pasteurized cider
½ teaspoon whole cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cinnamon sticks

Bring all ingredients to a boil in a 3L sauce pan over med-high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer over 10 minutes. Strain mixture to remove cloves and cinnamon. Serve hot if desired. Makes approximately 6 servings.

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Mellow Melon

3 cups lemonade
2 cups cantaloupe

Chop cantaloupe into small pieces and add to blender. Add lemonade to blender and blend away! Makes 3-4 serving.

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Fruit Function

2 cups pink grape fruit juice
2 cups apple juice
1 banana
3 strawberries
1 cup ice

Add all ingredients to blender, mix and serve! Makes 4-5 servings.

All recipes courtesy of Peel Public Health

Coty Beauty launches ‘Closer’ by Halle Berry

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