"glass-headlights" Articles & Blogs:
Headlights: The Eyes of Your Automobile
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Are your headlights aimed correctly?
According to the National Safety Council, the number of traffic deaths is three times greater at night than during the day. Since ninety percent of a driver's reaction depends on visibility, it is extremely important ...[Read on] |
Have a Glass of Wine – or Two – for a Better Sex Life!
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Another reason to pass the vino! Plus, research shows women still enjoy sex even as they ageWomen's Sex Drive | Today 11:15 am
So we’ve all heard a glass of red wine a day may be good for your heart, but now we’re hearing it’s also goo...[Read on] |
Study: Women Underestimate Themselves in the Workplace
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New research shows we may create our own glass ceilings when it comes to how others perceive our performance at workWomen in the Workplace | Today 11:15 am
Are we our own worst critics?
A recent study seems to illustrate just that when it comes to ju...[Read on] |
Palins and Friends in the News: Levi’s Illogical Book Cover, Bristol’s Facial Surgery
| Significant Palin-related personal-appearance news this morning. Which would you like to hear first, Levi or Bristol? Levi? Personally, that would not have been our choice, but O.K. Lo, the cover for Levi Johnston’s forthcoming memoir, Deer in the Headl...[Read on] |
Back to School Safety
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It's back to school time. Kids excitedly put on new backpacks and wonder who will be in their classes while parents worry about their child's safety. And with good reason. Each year around 800 school-aged children are killed in motor vehicle accidents dur...[Read on] |
Women Leaders in the WNBA: Gaining Ground or Walking Onto the Glass Cliff?
| The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) just released the 2009 Race and Gender Report Card for the WNBA. The WNBA is the only professional league to get an “A+” for both race and gender two years in a row, a feat that remains e...[Read on] |
Tipsy Tuesday: Pumpkin Spice Martini
| Fall brings images of warmth and home goodness… and lots and lots of pumpkins. Thanksgiving is around the corner and quite frankly, I think this drink is super cute for a pre-gut-stuffing party!
Garnish:
Equal parts
-brown sugar
-allspice (ground cinnam...[Read on] |
Yentl: A Movie That Changed the World
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If you’ve ever heard me speak or know me you know that Yentl is the movie that changed my world. Seeing a woman produce, star, sing, co-write and direct when I was a teenager knocked my socks off. No woman had done what Barbra Streisand did in 1983. ...[Read on] |
New Study Claims Women Responsible for Glass Ceiling – What?
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by Kolbe Franklin, Program Associate, National Women’s Law Center
A headline yesterday morning caught my eye and made me pause – it read, “Study: Women create own glass ceiling.” Instantly wary, I clicked on the link hoping that the headline...[Read on] |
3M Car Care "See Greg Run" contest offers fans a trip of a lifetime to a night race
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3M Car Care wants NASCAR fans to see a race in a whole new light - and see better on the highway, too! 3M Car Care and Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, have joined forces to give one lucky fan an opport...[Read on] |
Car Lashes: Crazy Cute or Just Crazy?
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Yup, they're real. Long, perfect eyelashes for your car's headlights, so you can "dress up your headlights with a touch of fashion and a twinkle of crystal" in their optional rhinestone "Crystal Eyeliner"... Without a doubt they're cute, and they're ...[Read on] |
Tips to pimp your ride - For the kids' safety!
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I had stopped on my way home from picking up the kids to get a pizza at my local Pizza Hut. There in the parking lot was an example of what is best labeled as a San Fernando Valley Art Car themed in red. The giant beast was covered in red things, from bi...[Read on] |
Women Directors Talk Permeable Wall
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Martha Coolidge
A bunch of high profile female directors (Martha Coolidge, Penelope Spheeris, Catherine Hardwicke, Kimberly Peirce) participated in a symposium at Chapman University in CA this past weekend called Women in Focus. They spoke about the di...[Read on] |
The Creative Emmy Winners 2010
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Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin
The Emmy folks like like the Oscar folks give out their technical and “smaller” awards on a different night from their high profile TV event. The big Emmys are next weekend.
Betty White who killed on Hot in Clevelan...[Read on] |
A big bold crack in the Glass Ceiling – Kathryn Bigelow wins DGA prize
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Getty Images
This is big.
This is Sally Ride, first woman in space big. This is Sandra Day O’Connor, first female on the Supreme Court big. This is Billie Jean King beating Bobby Riggs big.
This is a big bold, blast in the glass ceiling for all...[Read on] |
No Such Thing as a Glass Ceiling?
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This post was submitted by Alejandra Santaolalla, WCF Communications Fellow
The 2012 elections are closer than we think and the women running for office will undoubtedly face many obstacles. Over the...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Pol...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin's Dubious Ethics
| Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with VF Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. Today’s cocktail was mixed up by East Hampton’s Georgica Restaurant and Lounge (108 Wainscott Stone Road, 631-537-5603) in honor of ex-governor Sara Pal...[Read on] |
2010: The Year of the Woman Governor?
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This post was submitted by Sophie Shulman, WCF Communcations Fellow
This November, women in American politics have the opportunity to break yet another glass ceiling. According to the Center for...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Politic...[Read on] |
Somali Pirates Don't Wear Eyeliner
| Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with VF Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. To celebrate the rescue of abducted captain Richard Phillips, mixologist Glenn Lucci of New York City’s Louis 649 (649 East Ninth Street; 212-673-1190) create...[Read on] |
Ladder to the Top: Shattering the Glass Ceiling
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This post was submitted by Bridget Copes, WCF Development Fellow
Audience members gathered and watched, rapt with attention, as women climbed ladders in a darkened ballroom. From atop their ladders,...
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Signs Point To Women Political Leaders in Times of Crisis
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Jill Miller Zimon is one of WCF’s MsRepresentation bloggers in the final weeks of the 2010 election.
Whether the rise of women in politics relates to the glass cliff, a bear economy, or the triumph...
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Will Michelle Obama Influence Women About Wine the Way She Did With Fashion?
| It didn’t take us very long to notice Michelle Obama’s style on the campaign trail and I’m not talking about arms. I’m a bit under 6 ft. myself and first it was the poise, the grace of motion and that drop dead gorgeous smile that won me over. Lat...[Read on] |
Judith Ivey is busy
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Judith Ivey as Ann Landers
Judith Ivey has had a long TV career, but lately I haven’t seen her in many things. The good news is that it looks like she’ll be quite visible here in NY as she follows the path of many female actors as they get older ...[Read on] |
Summer vacation to-do list
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When the last beach towel was loaded, the family pulled out
of the driveway and headed on vacation. That’s when an unsettling
moaning noise caught their attention.
Chances are the moaning noise was a result of low transmission fluid.
But without a...[Read on] |
Equality Watch: Female Conductors
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Marin Alsop
The LA Times had an in-depth article looking at how women are faring as conductors AKA leaders in orchestras across the country. I wrote last month about Xian Zhang’s appointment in Italy, and now people are looking to see where we are in...[Read on] |
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