CBU August Emagazine 2013

CHICAGO BROTHERS UNITED August E-­‐Magazine

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Fashion Bar Chicago – Get Your Tickets Early Underwear Runway Show Thursday, September 5, 2013 -­‐ 5:00pm 8:00pm

“FashionBar Chicago” Fashion Takeover: A networking event for all things fashion!!!

Mix & Mingle with local celebriaes, professionals, designers, models, fashionistas to discuss the latest trends in male, women, childrens fashions, beauty aps & tricks and much more!!!

Onsite vendors from accessories makers, bouaques, salons, etc.

This will be an exclusive Male Underwear Runway Show located on the American Junkie RooSop for this monthly event!!! Julius Maan of Berdan New York will host a pop up shop for his male inamate apparel line.

Drink specials will also be provided for all guests. Julius can be contacted at juliusmar[n@berdanc ollec[on.com and like the Berdan Facebook page: Berdan

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Broadway In Chicago Summer Concert at Millennium Park

August 5, 2013 -­‐ 6:15pm Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park

No acket is needed for admission.

Hosted by ABC 7 Chicago's Janet Davies, Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini, the headlining performance will feature cast members from the smash hit Broadway musical MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, as well as Broadway's biggest blockbuster WICKED, and showcase addiaonal cast performances from ELF, EVITA, FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL, GHOST THE MUSICAL, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, ONCE and WE WILL ROCK YOU. This year's concert will also feature performances by the 2013 Illinois High School Musical Theater Award recipients: John Clay III of Oak Park, Illinois, and Taylor Marie Sherry of St. Charles, Illinois. Clay and Sherry will paracipate in The Jimmy™ Awards in New York City, named for legendary Broadway theater owner and producer James M. Nederlander, on July 1, 2013. The Broadway In Chicago Summer Concert at Millennium Park is sponsored by ABC 7 Chicago and produced in partnership with The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. (Program is subject to change).

Admission is free for both the available seats in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and the Great Lawn.

No acket is needed for admission.

The Pavilion will open at 5:15pm, one hour prior to the start of the concert.

Robin Thicke: Longest Hot 100 Reign This Year

'Blurred Lines,' featuring T.I. and Pharrell, leads the list for a seventh week, the most [me spent atop the list this year. Plus, Bruno Mars enters the top five Robin Thicke notches a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell), establishing the longest command for a Hot 100 topper this year. Meanwhile, Bruno Mars tallies his 10th top five hit as "Treasure" climbs 7-­‐5.

As "Lines" spends a seventh week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, the song passes Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "ThriS Shop" (featuring Wanz) for the longest run atop the chart this year. "Shop" led for six nonconsecuave weeks in February-­‐ April (wrapped around Baauer's five-­‐week dominaaon with "Harlem Shake"). Maroon 5 boasts the last longer command on the Hot 100 with "One More Night," which spent nine weeks at No. 1 in September-­‐November last year. Among solo males, Gotye last spent more ame at the summit than Thicke, having ruled for eight frames with "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbra) in April-­‐June 2012. ("Somebody" eventually became the top Hot 100 song of 2012.)

"Lines" addiaonally sets one impressive airplay record, while approaching another. The song claims the Hot 100's top Airplay Gainer award for an unprecedented eighth week (all consecuavely). Seven songs had previously racked seven weeks (consecuave or not) claiming the honor daang to the prize's 1985 origin: Bruno Mars' "When I Was Your Man" (2013); Rihanna's "What's My Name? (featuring Drake) (2010-­‐11) and "Rude Boy" (2010); T-­‐Pain's "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (featuring Yung Joc) (2007); Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" (2006-­‐07) and "Baby Boy" (featuring Sean Paul) (2003); and Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" (2005-­‐06).

"Lines" leads Radio Songs for a third week, gaining by 10% to 197.7 million all-­‐format audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS. Daang to the chart's December 1990 launch, the song has now drawn the second-­‐highest weekly audience (sepng up a race to watch next week):

212.2 million, "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey (July 9, 2005) 197.7 million, "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. + Pharrell) (Aug. 3, 2013) 196.3 million, "Irreplaceable," Beyonce (Jan. 20, 2007) 192.4 million, "No One," Alicia Keys (Dec. 22, 2007) 189.6 million, "Let Me Love You," Mario (Feb. 5, 2005)

"Lines" tops the Digital Songs chart for an eighth week, selling 340,000 downloads (down 11%) in the Nielsen SoundScan tracking week. It spends a third week atop the subscripaon services-­‐based On-­‐Demand Songs chart (2.6 million U.S. streams, up less than 1%, according to BDS) and holds at No. 2 on Streaming Songs (6.9 million, up 4%). It collects a seventh week at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-­‐Hop Songs and a 10th week atop R&B Songs.

"Lines" maintains its lead on the Hot 100 despite a 2% loss in overall chart points.

Meanwhile, a new runner-­‐up moves up below it: Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop," which rises 3-­‐2 with a 15% points gain. "Stop" nabs a fiSh week atop Streaming Songs (10.1 million, up 37%, good for top Streaming Gainer honors on the Hot 100); a fourth week at its No. 2 peak on Digital Songs (208,000, down 3%); and liSs 37-­‐34 on Radio Songs (37 million, up 14%).

With the climb (to reference another of her hits …) of "Stop," Cyrus equals her best Hot 100 rank. Her "Party in the U.S.A." spent three weeks peaking at No. 2 in 2009.

Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" (featuring Nelly) retreats 6-­‐7 on the Hot 100, although it tops Hot Country Songs for an incredible 21st week, tying the record for the longest stay at No. 1 since the chart launched in 1944. Check out all the details on the song's conanued coronaaon here.

Jay Z's "Holy Grail," featuring Jusan Timberlake, holds at No. 8 on the Hot 100 following its debut at that rank last week.

DaS Punk's "Get Lucky" (featuring Pharrell) The track slides 3-­‐4 on Digital Songs slips 2-­‐4 on the Hot 100 aSer peaking at No. (166,000, down 15%) but builds 16-­‐8 on 2 for five weeks. Sall, "Lucky" bullets for a Streaming Songs (3.4 million, up 63%) on second week at No. 2 on Radio Songs (142 Streaming Songs and 47-­‐40 on Radio Songs million, up 2%). It leads Dance/Electronic (31 million, up 19%).

Songs for a record-­‐extending 10th week.

Bruno Mars tallies his 10th top five Hot 100 hit, as "Treasure" ascends 7-­‐5, gaining by 6% to 88 million in audience as it bullets for a second week at No. 6 on Radio Songs. Daang to Mars' first week in the Hot 100's top five (March 27, 2010), as a featured vocalist on B.o.B's "Nothin' on You," he's now aed Rihanna for the most top five entries in that span.

Macklemore & Lewis' "Can't Hold

Us" (featuring Ray Dalton) drops 5-­‐6 on the Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Anna Hot 100 aSer spending five weeks at No. 1. Kendrick's "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm It rules Rap Songs for a 14th week.

Gone)" elevates 10-­‐9, powered by climbs of

8-­‐7 on Digital Songs (122,000, up 1%) and 16-­‐12 on Radio Songs (66 million, up 15%); and Timberlake's No. 2-­‐peaking "Mirrors" falls 9-­‐10.

Check Billboard.com tomorrow (July 25), when all rankings, including the Hot 100 in its enarety and Digital Songs, Radio Songs, Streaming Songs and On-­‐Demand Songs will be refreshed, as they are each Thursday.

ROBIN THICKE, 'BLURRED LINES’ 2013’S HOTTEST SUMMER SINGLE

Long a staple in the R&B world, Robin Thicke entered 2013 as an arast on the outer reaches of the pop landscape. While he wasn't enarely unknown to pop fans, considering he's had four singles crack the Hot 100, all to oSen he was known, rather condescendingly, as a poor man's Jusan Timberlake. But while Timberlake rolled out his "20/20 Experience" comeback, Thicke kept a low profile and introduced a new single, "Blurred Lines," without the promoaonal assist of his label.

ASer its release on March 20, the words "low profile" would never describe Thicke's "Blurred Lines" again. First, it gained viral status, from its controversial, boob-­‐laden music video and key synchs like a spot in a television commercial for Beats By Dre's Pill, which aired heavily during the NBA playoffs. Its status became legiamate when it hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 on June 12 and hasn't fallen since. Thicke has since shared two addiaonal songs from his forthcoming album: "For The Rest Of My Life," an R&B cut much closer to his trademark sound and the EDM-­‐heavy "Give It 2 U," which strays even further from his roots than "Blurred Lines."

If it seemed like Thicke was sepng up fans for an eclecac -­‐-­‐ or more negaavely scavered -­‐-­‐ album, then he's confirmed those suspicions with "Blurred Lines," out today (July 30). The album finds the 36-­‐year old singer trying to take advantage of his newfound spotlight by striving to become the full-­‐fledged pop star he's never quite been.

Northalsted Market Days annually showcases some of the best food, arts and craSs, and live music Chicago has to offer! Spanning six city blocks with more than 400 vendors and 3 music stages, thousands from around the country flock to this unique event-­‐-­‐which happens to be the largest street event in the Midwest! $8 Donaaon – 10am to 11pm

Northalsted Market Days take place on N. Halsted between Belmont and Addison.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012 North Stage Rivers Casino 8:06pm

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Sunday, August 12, 2012 Sunday, August 12, 2012 Roscoe Stage North Stage Rivers Casino 5:30pm 8:06pm

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Spike Lee Announces Plans for ‘School Daze’ Sequel Director Spike Lee announced he has begun working on a sequel for his 1988 musical drama School Daze, his sophomore effort that explored the socio-­‐politcal issues surrounding life at historical black colleges and universiaes.

In a conversaaon with Black&Sexy.TV on Saturday night, the filmmaker said the second installment would take place 25 years later and he hoped to get actor Laurence Fishburne to reprise his role as “Dap,” who now is the president of Mission College.

Here’s an excerpt of Lee’s announcement: “I had the script for [the sequel] to School Daze, a contemporary version, same school, 25 years later.

Hopefully I can get Laurence Fishburne to play Dap. He’ll be the president now of the school. It would deal with issues in HSBCUs today, some of the same stuff from the last film, like the pledging process. But also lots of new stuff like homophobia, it’s a big subject in it. Class issues, color, hair texture, but it’s stuff happening today.”

It would be interesang to see what Spike Lee’s take on a modern version of School Daze would be. But one has to wonder if the She’s Gova Have It director can raise funds to get the project off the ground, since he seems to be short of funding sources these days.

As previously reported, Lee is avempang to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter.com for an unnamed project. The campaign has raised over $360,000 to date, with 23 days leS to reach the goal. It was the main topic of discussion between the director and the Black&Sexy TV crew.

Jay-Z’s “Picasso Baby: “A Performance Art Film” Premieres This Friday On HBO

Earlier this month, Jay Z showed up at a Manhavan art gallery and lip-­‐synched his Magna Carta Holy Grail track “Picasso Baby” for hours as gallery-­‐goers streamed in and out to be part of the surprise art installaaon.

Now everyone can partake in Jay’s experiment when Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film hits HBO. A sneak peek from the mega-­‐music video includes Alan Cumming and Judd Apatow interacang with the rap royalty, along with throngs of fans invited to get up close and personal.

Check out the preview below:

Kitchenware 101

Our man in the CIA delivers the inside scoop on the kitchen gear every guy needs

Just because you're ready to move beyond meals that come in a box doesn't mean you need to stock up on expensive cookware. We asked Wayne Almquist—a premier chef and professor at the Culinary Insatute of America—for his advice on sepng up the ideal starter kitchen. Here are three essenaals every guy needs: Pots and Pans: The average guy doesn't need a 10-­‐piece set of pots. Rather, Almquist recommends a 10-­‐inch, nonsack sauté pan and a two-­‐quart sauce pot (stainless steel if possible). The pan should cost no more than $25, and the pot should cost even less. A good choice: cookware from T-­‐Fal.

Cutlery: Skip the made-­‐for-­‐TV Ginsu knives. One good eight-­‐inch, stainless-­‐steel chef's knife will do the job of cupng up everything from steaks and fish to fruits and vegetables. The Twin Signature from Henckels is made from quality German steel, guaranteeing it will last.

Gadgets: "The food processor is a great all-­‐in-­‐one item," says Almquist. It can chop fresh foods, blend mixes—even make drinks. For max efficiency and a minimum of wasted counter space, get a processor with a juicer avachment, such as Cuisinart's Pro Plus Food Processor/Juicer.

Treat yourself on this lovely morning to these sweet mini crepes!

Ingredients: Makes: 12 crepes 1-­‐1/2 cups milk

2 eggs Prep Time: 15 minutes 1 cup all-­‐purpose flour Cook Time: 10 minutes

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt NatureBox Tart & Tangy Fruit Medley (for the filling) 1 teaspoon melted unsalted buver Cocoa almond buver spread (opaonal, for filling) Cooking spray Direc[ons: 1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs unal frothy. Slowly add the flour while conanuing to mix the baver at the same ame. Add the salt and melted buver and mix well. Set aside and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.

2.

Heat a small skillet over medium heat and grease with cooking spray. Pour a small amount of baver (about the size of a baseball) into the skillet.

3.

Immediately liS the skillet off of the stove and rotate your wrist so the baver forms a circle in the pan, repeaang unal it stops moving around in the circle.

4.

Cook each side for about 2 minutes, unal golden brown spots start to form. Fill with your favorite filling, such as fresh fruit, NatureBox Tart & Tangy Fruit Medley, whipped cream, and cocoa almond buver spread.

G R E A T M U S I C

Kanye West And Rhymefest Launch 'Got Bars' Production Course In Chicago

By Andie Lowenstein

Kanye West is spreading the love in his hometown this summer. The mula-­‐plaanum rapper and fellow Chicagoan Rhymefest have teamed up to launch an extensive music wriang and producaon course for at-­‐risk youth on Chicago’s South Side. West’s non-­‐profit organizaaon Donda’s House – founded in honor of his deceased mother Dr. Donda West – and the ARK of St. Sabina community center, will kick off the event in August.

The 10-­‐week program, atled ‘Got Bars,’ will educate kids 15-­‐24 on how to write and record their own music as well as help them to develop problem-­‐solving skills. The youth will also learn about the benefits of eaang well, working out and other life skills.

The Chi-­‐Town rapper credits his mother’s passion for teaching as his inspiraaon behind the program. “My mom spent her life as an educator and I am happy Donda’s House can pick up the torch and honor her life’s mission,” West said in a statement early last week.

Donda’s House co-­‐founder and assistant director, Che “Rhymefest” Smith, will help his wife Donnie Smith with the overall operaaons of the program. Donnie Smith, a high school English teacher will serve as execuave director of the program while Rhymefest will work directly with the students on the musical and producaon aspects.

“I am so happy to launch “Got Bars” to honor Kanye West’s mother’s memory and to fulfill one of my Alder manic campaign goals,” Rhymefest said in a statement. “Got Bars” will change our youth musically, get them healthy and keep them busy in a creaave, peaceful environment.”

Paracipants will also produce an original piece of music that will be recorded, published and performed, with the program set to release an EP featuring their songs. Applicaaons for “Got Bars” will be accepted unal Friday, August 2.

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MUZIK'S SMART HEADPHONES ARE LIKE GOOGLE GLASS FOR YOUR EARS THESE HEADPHONES CAN'T RECORD VIDEOS OR GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS TO WORK, BUT THEY CAN SHARE WHAT YOU'RE LISTENING TO WITH FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER-­‐-­‐IS THAT WORTH $300?

When it comes to wearable technology, why should your eyes have all the fun? A company called Muzik has created a pair of "smart" headphones CEO Jason Hardi describes, naturally, as "Google Glass for your ears."

Hardi says the headphones, which will retail for $299 in October, will work with best-­‐of-­‐breed music soSware services. He doesn't confirm any specific partners, but menaons Spoafy several ames. The headphones come with four built-­‐in hotkeys that control different social sharing opaons, like posang the track you're listening to on Facebook or Twiver, or sharing a song directly with a friend. And an accelerometer cues the headphones to stop playing music when you take them off.

Muzik's headphones are Hardi's soluaon to what he sees as the current problem with social music discovery: All the top music streaming services are pushing social sharing and discovery features (see: Spoafy, Rdio, SoundTracking), but listeners are oSen inundated with too much material and lack direcaon.

"A lot of people don't know where to find good music, and the many opaons available make it increasingly difficult for content to be served up to you, because it's in so many different places," Hardi says.

ASer Muzik launches in the fall, Hardi says he plans to open up its API to third-­‐party developers who will be able to build smart apps that can take advantage of the headphones' proximity sensors and even repurpose their hotkey funcaonality. At $299-­‐-­‐the same price as the new Beats by Dre Studio headphones-­‐-­‐Muzik will need to deliver on both device quality and rich third-­‐party apps if it hopes to stand a chance of gaining mass adopaon.

The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2013 1. Sean "Diddy" Combs ($580 million)

The arast formerly known as Puff Daddy ranks No. 1 on this year’s Forbes Five list of hip-­‐hop’s wealthiest arasts with an esamated net worth of $580 million.

The bulk of the Bad Boy Records founder’s wealth comes from non-­‐musical ventures, namely his deal with Diageo’s Ciroc.

The Ciroc agreement enatles Diddy to eight-­‐figure annual payouts and a nine-­‐figure windfall of the brand is ever sold—and Ciroc’s value has never been higher.

2. Shawn "Jay Z" Carter ($475 million)

Sall rolling in cash from megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Naaon the following year, Jay-­‐Z’s net worth has conanued to grow in tandem with his Roc Naaon label and management ouƒit (according to one insider, the rapper owns the company outright and merely shares profits with Live Naaon).

He also boasts smaller stakes in Carol’s Daughter, the Brooklyn Nets—and, more significantly, the Barclays Center itself—as well as new partnerships with the likes of Duracell and Bacardi’s D’ussé Cognac. (For more on Mr. Carter’s rise as a businessman, check out “Empire State of Mind: How Jay-­‐Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office”).

3. Andre "Dr. Dre" Young ($350 million)

The legendary super producer owes his fortune mostly to the success of his Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, which he cofounded with record execuave Jimmy Iovine in 2008.

ASer selling 51% of the company to handset maker HTC for $300 million in August 2011, Dre and his partners bought back half of the half they sold—and their investment conanues to soar in value with a whopping 65% market share of the premium headphone market.

The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2013 4. Bryan "Birdman" Williams ($150 million)

The New Orleans naave cofounded Cash Money Records two decades ago with his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams (Birdman’s net worth would be well over $200 million if his ownership in the label wasn’t shared).

Cash Money conanues to flourish, with a roster that includes Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. Birdman is sall looking for ways to diversify, launching the YMCMB clothing line and GT Vodka.

5. Cur[s "50 Cent" Jackson ($125 million)

He reaped a fortune from heavy sales of his music, merchandise, video games and books in the wake of his smash debut Get Rich or Die Tryin’—not to menaon a massive haul from the sale of VitaminWater in 2007.

Now he’s trying to replicate the laver feat with companies like SMS Audio, his answer to Dr. Dre’s Beats, and SK Energy, which has its sights set on category leader 5-­‐Hour Energy.

'Scandal' will air reruns on BET Gladiators, it’s ame to recruit your friends: Despite only 29 episodes of the show complete so far, buzzy drama Scandal will begin airing in repeats on BET, the network confirmed to EW.

BET will air two 14-­‐hour marathons from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on August 10 and August 17. Starang Wednesday, August 21, the series will air two episodes at a ame on Wednesdays from 9-­‐11 p.m. The Hollywood Reporter first announced the news. The show, which will return to ABC for its third season Thursday, October 3, was nominated for an Emmy on Thursday for lead actress Kerry Washington and guest actor Dan Bucaansky.

PREDATOR MOTORCYCLE HELMET

IN GEAR BY STAFF Of all the badass motorcycle helmets we’ve encountered in our day, not one has compared to the awesomeness of this Predator Motorcycle Helmet.

The design team at NLO MOTO have tapped the popularity of one of our favorite science fic[on characters of all [me, the trophy hun[ng extraterrestrial species known as the Predator. Unfortunately for all you riders out there, this thing is nothing more than a preSy face. The Predator helmet is not DOT approved, which means it can be used as nothing more than a trophy on the shelf. The details are immaculate, right down to the carbon dreadlocks spearheads and tri-­‐laser scope. Constructed from durable fiberglass, carbon fiber and polycarbonate, the hyper realis[c Predator helmet can be purchased for $780 from the NLO online store. [Via]

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 20 Will Premiere on August 2, 2013!

It’s been a long ame since aspiring models have smized and read Tyra Mail, but the wait is almost over!

ASer a long year without it, America’s Next Top Model returns in just a few short months for Cycle 20, premiering in August 2013!

While an official date has yet to be announced, we know it will air at 9 p.m. ET on Fridays with the big new twist — men! The first ever “Guys and Girls” ediaon includes eight men and eight women “living under one roof to bavle it out” for the atle of America’s Next Top Model. Read on for the official press release from The CW:

“Cycle 20 of America’s Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, returns with new prizes and a new twist — men! The first-­‐ever “Guys and Girls” ediaon will have eight men and eight women living under one roof to bavle it out to earn the presagious atle of America’s Next Top Model. This cycle will explore the similariaes and differences that male and female models face in the pursuit of their careers, bringing on experts and celebriaes to mentor and challenge them each week. There will be more than a livle opportunity for rivalry, flirtaaon and romance. The model hopefuls will compete for a career-­‐launching prize package that includes new prize suppliers Next Model Management and GUESS, as well as Nylon Magazine. The winner will receive prizes including: a $100,000 naaonal ad campaign with GUESS, whose adverasing campaigns have launched many modeling careers; a fashion feature in Nylon Magazine, as well as a modeling contract with Next Model Management.”

Of course, Tyra will return, along with fashion PR maven Kelly Cutrone, supermodel Rob Evans, photo shoot creaave consultant Johnny Wujek, and social media correspondent Bryanboy.

Street Style: The Top 10 Trends from Spring 2014

What we saw on the streets of Florence, Milan, and Paris during the Spring/Summer 2014 menswear shows.

If the men on the streets outside the European fashion shows are any indicaaon, the double-­‐breasted blazer is officially back, neon trainers are finding their place amongst the fashionable set, floral prints are popping up all over, and the man bag is gepng chic.

All photographs for this aracle by Melodie Jeng for Details.com

the double-­‐breasted blazer

All photographs for this aracle by Melodie Jeng for Details.com

bright trainers

bright trainers

unique leather shoe details

unique leather shoe details

The MAN bag

new prints: Floral

new prints: Floral

new prints: Floral and Blazers with Shorts

MAN jewelry

MAN jewelry

new prints: Camo

STREET-­‐STYLE inspiraaons

STREET-­‐STYLE inspiraaons

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New Study: Do Energy Drinks Affect Your Heart Health?

A review of previous research confirms that these caffeine-­‐heavy beverages can increase blood pressure and disturb heart rhythm. Should you be worried?

By Shawn Radcliffe for mensfitness.com We all know that an energy drink can be great when you need a quick boost, but a new study is again calling their safety—more specifically, their effects on heart health—into quesaon. Should you be worried?

A review of previous research, presented at the 2013 American Heart Associaaon meeang in New Orleans, found that drinking one to three energy drinks could mess with your heart rhythm and increase your blood pressure. If severe enough, these changes could lead to an irregular heartbeat or even sudden cardiac death.

In the seven studies reviewed, which involved people between 18 and 45 years old, those who consumed energy drinks experienced a 4 percent change in the rhythm of their heart. In addiaon, their systolic blood pressure—aka the top number on the blood pressure reading—jumped by 3.5 points.

While the changes seem small, they can sall cause problems for certain people. According to AHA spokesperson Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., those with an exisang heart condiaon or a family history of heart problems, like an irregular heartbeat, should avoid drinking energy drinks.

But if you're generally healthy, do you need to swear them off? Probably not, but the key—like with most things—is moderaaon. Some men could have an undiagnosed heart condiaon that could land them in the emergency room aSer one energy drink too many. Just don't overdo it by downing several cans in one day, and when you do drink one, keep an eye out for these side effects, which could signal a bad reacaon:

• Racing heart • Skipping or jumping heartbeat • Feeling jivery or anxious • Extended dizzy spells.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Strategies: How to bring in the money — again and again The challenge: ge;ng someone who needs a one-­‐=me service to become a regular Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY

Are you constantly looking for new customers for your small business? Do you need a steady stream of first-­‐ame clients just to survive? Are you a designer, lawyer, consultant, architect? A wedding planner? If so, it's ame to get excited about a seemingly boring subject: creaang recurring revenue. Unlike employees, who receive an annual salary or can count on fairly typical monthly wages, small-­‐business owners never know what their annual income will be. This is especially true for entrepreneurs who provide one-­‐ame services — a kitchen remodel, a business plan, a will. They do work for a client once, and then they're done. If that describes you, now is the ame to consider ways to create recurring revenue, to turn one-­‐off clients into repeat customers.

Take my old friend, Jennifer, a talented graphic designer. I met Jennifer during the dot-­‐ com boom in Silicon Valley. She had a thriving business creaang logos for new companies. Yet once she designed a company's idenaty, she was done. Of course, many of her clients asked her to help with their ongoing "boring" graphic design needs — brochures, ads, Web graphics. That didn't interest Jennifer. I urged her to hire a junior designer to do the ongoing work for these clients. She didn't want the bother. Guess what happened? The dot-­‐com bust. Suddenly, Jennifer had no new clients. Some of her old customers, such as one top 50 worldwide Web company, sall were thriving, but she wasn't gepng any recurring revenue from them.

Many small-­‐business owners, especially consultants, are in the same boat as Jennifer.

For the first decade of my business, I was. I developed business plans for new companies.

But once I was finished, I let the companies go off on their own. Like many small-­‐business owners, I always needed to find new clients merely to survive.

Selling every customer only one item — whether a business plan, a logo, a landscape design or a will — is a precarious way to earn a living. It costs a lot in ame and money to find new clients conanually. And you're very vulnerable to downturns in the economy.

The goal instead is to build a stable of customers that bring you recurring revenue. Even if they reduce their purchases in a weak economy, you're bever able to maintain at least a basic level of income and keep your business alive.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

What if the very nature of your small business means customers need you only once? Can a wedding planner build up recurring revenue? Well, that's a tough one. But even there, the answer is "yes."

Here are tacacs to build recurring revenue from customers:

• Provide ongoing or support services. Most clients need maintenance.

For example, a website designer's clients also need site hosang and updates.

Designers aren't avracted to this kind of work and oSen aren't technically capable.

But they could hire a lower-­‐level staffer to do minor updates and subcontract the hosang. That way they maintain the customer.

• Build in annual tune-­‐ups and follow-­‐up services. Your doctor, denast, and auto mechanic have you come in regularly. Why not provide tune-­‐ups for your customers?

A landscape designer can provide semi-­‐annual garden updates. That wedding planner? She could have offered complimentary planning of a small first-­‐anniversary dinner and discounts on other paraes — children's birthdays, parents' anniversaries, other special events.

• Target different customers. Look for customers who need conanual services. In addiaon to targeang individual homeowners for landscape services, a landscape designer can target architects, property management companies and large real-­‐estate firms.

• Add products. Finally, can you sell or create a product that customers need to replace regularly?

Consumables are a fantasac source of conanuing income.

All small-­‐business owners dream of a steady source of income, to be able to wake up Jan. 1 with a prevy good idea of the money they'll make in the next 12 months.

That's why you need to look for ways to keep serving customers on a repeat basis, even if you think your customers need you only once.

Rhonda Abrams is president of The Planning Shop and publisher of books for entrepreneurs. Her most recent book is Entrepreneurship: A Real-­‐World Approach.

Register for Rhonda's free newsleIer at PlanningShop.com. TwiIer: @RhondaAbrams. Facebook: facebook.com/ RhondaAbramsSmallBusiness.Copyright Rhonda Abrams 2013.

Lampros Danas by Modus Vivendi

Photo Credit: Modus Vivendi

Greek model Lampros Danas looks like he’s ready to crack the whip as he poses as a stable hand for Modus Vivendi. The photo spread features Lampros wearing brand’s new Stablehand collecaon of briefs, jockstraps, boxer briefs and even corsets. The new Modus Vivendi Stablehand collecaon is part of the brand’s Retro Greece range. We’ve seen the enormous influence that ancient Greek culture and heritage has had on the brand’s previous campaigns.

The photos were given an oil-­‐on-­‐canvas effect to stay true to the brand’s romanac roots. Have a look at the photos below and let us know which styles strike your fancy.

Photo Credit: Modus Vivendi

Photo Credit: Modus Vivendi

Photo Credit: Modus Vivendi

Modus Vivendi Releases Stablehand Collec[on

by The Underwear Expert

Modus Vivendi introduces its latest collecaon of Greek-­‐inspired underwear designs.

Currently available, the Modus Vivendi Shepherd collecaon is part of the brand’s popular Retro Greece range, which features sexy items such as a corset that goes with jockstraps, briefs and boxer briefs.

Modus Vivendi Shepherd collecaon plays upon ancient Greek culture to deliver sexy styles.

Designed by Christos Bibitsos, the Shepherd collecaon comes in nude and consists of several silhoueves that include the Corset (€42,30), Transformer jockstrap (€19,90), Transformer brief (€20,90) and Transformers boxer brief (€22,30).

The Transformer boxer brief, jockstrap and brief can be easily avached to the Corset to create a special enhancing underwear design. The front and back of the bovoms are avached to the corset’s three rings. The Corset is designed to draw in your waist and broaden your shoulders.

In addiaon to the Transformer styles, the Shepherd range also features an addiaonal jockstrap (€34,80), brief (€22,80), boxer brief (€24,40) and T-­‐shirt (€36,80). The collecaon also includes Bermuda style shorts (€58,90), tank tops (€26,90), long-­‐ sleeved shirt (€37,90) and pants (€77). The unique design of the pants offers a loose fit and is perfect for leisurewear or working out.

The Shepherd collecaon is made from fabrics that are tailored to perfectly hug the body. The Transformer briefs, boxer briefs and jockstraps are made from 95% covon and 5% elastane while the corset is made from 100% polyester.

The Modus Vivendi Shepherd collecaon is available in S-­‐XL.

Grammy-honored tunes 'ReImagined' for new Web series Classics by everyone from Judy Garland to the Beas=e Boys are retooled by young ar=sts for Grammy's new online series.

Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY

Imagine your favorite bands reimagining their favorite oldies.

ReImagined, a new online series launched by the Grammy Awards and The Recording Academy, spotlights contemporary arasts talking about and recasang Grammy-­‐honored songs.

Arasts selected tracks that won in Grammy's general field (best new arast and record, album or song of the year) or recordings that were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, celebraang its 40th anniversary.

Among the performances unveiled in the iniaal batch of videos are Eric Benet's version of Willie Nelson's Always on My Mind, The Lumineers' take on Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way and The Shins' rendiaon of Bukka White's Fixin' To Die.

Tamia covers Patsy Cline's Crazy and Youngblood Hawke takes on Phil Collins' Another Day in Paradise. Fresh takes on Grammy-­‐enshrined tunes will be added to the site periodically.

Other ReImagined contribu[ons:

Alberta Cross: Willie Nelson's Always on my Mind Brass-­‐A-­‐Holics: Paul Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Mia Borders: Paul Simon's Bridge Over Troubled Waters Milo Greene: Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the Night Ivan Neville: Billy Joel's Just the Way You Are Jake Shimabukuro: Judy Garland's Over the Rainbow TJ Stafford: the Beasae Boys' Sabotage Allen Stone: Seal's Kiss from a Rose ZZ Ward: John Legend's Ordinary People

SAWYER DIY LOWRIDER BEACH CRUISER BICYCLE

ASer taking home the first place award at the Internaaonal Bicycle Design Compeaaon in Taipei, Dutch designer Jurgen Kuipers looks to introduce his innovaave DIY Lowrider Beach Cruiser simply atled ‘Sawyer.’

Constructed from a custom made beech plywood frame paired with several different wooden panels, this bike actually comes packaged the same way a model car kit would allowing the user to build out the bike piece by piece.

Included in the kit is a 1:1 scale model, giving the user the opaon to use or not use the mechanical components of the bicycle. Definitely an interesang concept to say the least.

Founded October 23, 2003

NYPS Announces Living Legends Honorees

Na[onal Youth Pride Services is proud to announce the 7th class of honorees for its Living Legends Black History Award.

This award was created by NYPS and Livle Black Pearl 7 years ago when 100 black straight and gay youth gathered to honored people of color who worked to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Since then, NYPS has held the event as its annual Gala ever since, acknowledging people who were living who have played an important role in paving the way for the generaaon of black LGBT youth we serve today.

Because this is our 10th Year Anniversary, we have combined the Living Legends Gala with our 10 Year Anniversary Gala that will be held in October 2013.

In keeping with tradiaon, we will honor people from Chicago, but for the first ame we will also honor a naaonal person to showcase our move from a local organizaaon to a naaonal one.

Our 2013 Living Legends Class is:

Poli[cal: Michael O’Conner Ball Community: Mario Balenciaga Youth/Young Adult: David Robertson Transgender Ac[vism: Kokumo Organiza[on: Pow Wow Media: Rod McCullom Faith: Trinity United Church of Christ Economic/Community Development: John Roach Na[onal: Wade Davis, Jr.

In addiaon to the new class, we look to invite all previous Living Legends winners to join us on stage in October for a once in a lifeame photo opportunity.

Supporang Our Own: ‘Fruitvale Staaon’ Pulls In Big Numbers At The Box Office From Mostly Black Moviegoers Art house films stole the thunder right out of the studio tentpoles this weekend. Fruitvale Staaon, Blue Jasmine and The Way, Way Back all performed bever than expected at the box office, while The Wolverine and Turbo whimpered.

Fruitvale Staaon, which expanded to over 1,000 theaters this weekend, delivered an “outstanding” box-­‐ office performance according to analysts, pulling in $4.8 million from mostly adult and Black moviegoers.

The film’s criacal acclaim, excellent word-­‐of-­‐mouth (Spike Lee called it his favorite film of the year last week) and relevant aming due to the Trayvon Maran verdict has led to sustained audience interest, which was the only non-­‐studio film to crack the top 10 this week. The film’s two breakout stars, lead actor Michael B. Jordan and writer/director Ryan Coogler, are already set to re-­‐team on the Rocky spinoff Creed.

Meanwhile, the weekend’s big new release, The Wolverine, lacked any bite. The film wasn’t a flop by any means, but performed well below the hopes of the studio, with $55 million domesacally. It was enough to put it at the top of the box office, but nowhere close to sepng any records. The news overseas for Wolverine was considerably bever. The film pulled in another $86 million internaaonally, pupng it on track to become a money maker.

50 Years Azer The March On Washington, Is Black America Free?

By Jermaine Spradley for huffingtonpost.com

Free in 63.” In the late 1950s, that phrase could be heard among any gathering of black acavists and civil rights leaders working arelessly toward the cause of equality in America. It also became the rallying cry that helped bring more than 250,000 people to the U.S. capital in one of the country’s landmark demonstraaons, the March On Washington.

FiSy years later, by most quanafiable measurements, Black America is sall not free. Although they make up only 13 percent of the populaaon, African-­‐Americans make up 38 percent of the United States' prison populaaon. Almost 30 percent of blacks live in poverty, and 18 percent under 65-­‐years-­‐old lack health insurance coverage. At 13.7 percent, blacks bear a disproporaonate share of the unemployment burden, and with only 13 percent pursuing higher educaaon, they make up a small sect of the country’s educated elite.

Faced with numbers like this, can Black America truly be considered free in 2013? It depends on whom you ask.

Brian Shields, a 29-­‐year-­‐old black entrepreneur who managed to rise above the challenges faced by so many African-­‐American men, takes issue with being told he’s “sall not free.”

“It’s a mental freedom,” he told The Huffington Post. “Do I see the chain? Yeah, I see people trying to put them on me all the ame. But I’ve freed myself from them.”

Shields is just one example of the promise that the Rev. Maran Luther King Jr. dreamed of. ASer graduaang from the reverend’s alma mater, Morehouse College, he spent two years at Lehman Brothers working as an investment banking analyst, moving from a majority black campus environment to the old boys’ club of classic American capitalism. His shiS to a private equity firm only reiterated to him that he was one of the few people of color in the finance world.

50 Years Azer The March On Washington, Is Black America Free?

Driven by that lack of diversity and a deep desire to create intergeneraaonal wealth, in November 2011 he co-­‐founded IncubateNYC, a start-­‐up firm designed to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into sustainable, revenue-­‐generaang businesses.

But as Shields’ story shows, avaining success as a black American is oSen challenged by both the repeaaous rhetoric of failure and the reality of racial disparity. King’s words from his posthumously published book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community?” ring as eerily true today as they did in 1968: “When we turn to the negaave experiences of life, the Negro has a double share.”

This week, The Huffington Post has examined the state of Black America in a series called “Sall Not Free,” looking at educaaon, voang rights, crime, and other important policy areas relevant in the black community. What emerges is a common truth: While Black America has taken some important steps forward, its posiaon in the country sall lags behind where King and others dreamed it would have been five decades aSer they marched on the naaon's capital.

If staasacs alone tell the story of African-­‐Americans in 2013 there would be nothing to see beyond a stagnant job market, a widening health gap, disproporaonately high violent crime and incarceraaon rates, the denial of voang rights, and a lack of access to adequate educaaon. It’s a bleak picture of an America where it seems more doors are being closed than opened.

But the weight of that hindrance is a heavy burden to bear, and one that many young blacks like Shields are taking off their shoulders. Instead, they’re taking advantage of opportuniaes they were once denied, oSen using technology to create a new form of acavism that builds off of the triumphs of the civil rights movement and carries the torch forward as the community and country conanue its journey toward a more perfect union.

50 Years Azer The March On Washington, Is Black America Free?

'It Takes Both Hands’

In 1955, it took the murder and kidnapping of a young black teenager to sar the country out of its apathy.

Emmev Till's death, and the subsequent acquival of his killers, hardened the resolve of individuals and organizaaons who'd been fighang for a more equal America for decades.

“I picked up a Jet Magazine in 1955, and there was this grotesque brutalized head, Emmev Till. When I saw that … I said to myself when I grow up, I’m going to make sure that I fight against anything that’s done to treat people wrong because they’re different,” Amos Brown, pastor of First Bapast Church in San Francisco told The Huffington Post. ASer seeing that image, he held numerous sit-­‐ins with civil rights acavist Medgar Evers and eventually became Youth Coordinator for the NAACP.

In the post-­‐Emmev Till 1950s, organizaaons like that one, the Congress On Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Non-­‐Violent Coordinaang Commivee (SNCC), the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the Naaonal Urban League and the Southern Chrisaan Leadership Conference (SCLC) worked to build a coaliaon of support and acavism. That acavism led to the landmark demonstraaon in Washington that came to epitomize the fierce urgency of the civil rights movement and helped bring about one of the most transformaave decades in American history, in which both the Voang Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights Act of 1965 were signed into law.

FiSy years later, America finds itself in a similarly tense moment on race relaaons. As the U.S. Supreme Court stripped down parts of the Voang Rights Act, and as states pushed for voter ID laws reminiscent of those enacted during Reconstrucaon, the shooang of an unarmed black teen and the acquival of his admived killer once again inspired thousands of ciazens to gather in largely peaceful, coordinated, mass protests across the naaon.

50 Years Azer The March On Washington, Is Black America Free?

Although seemingly similar to the poliacal fervor that followed Till’s killing, today’s response to the fatal shooang of Trayvon Maran has one thing early civil rights leaders lacked: the Internet. Technology has driven a new form of engagement, galvanizing the acavist spirit of the past, quickly spreading informaaon, and in many cases, affecang meaningful change.

As the naaon’s largest online civil rights organizaaon, ColorofChange.org has used email, and social media sites like Twiver and Facebook to encourage acaon in response to a number of recent, important civil rights bavles. From championing for six young men of color accused of felonious assault aSer a racially charged altercaaon by starang an online peaaon asking the lieutenant governor of Louisiana to halt their prosecuaon, to peaaoning Fox News to fire controversial conservaave host Glenn Beck, Color of Change fights bavles both big and small.

One of its most important campaigns recently, according to the organizaaon’s execuave director, Rashad Robinson, has been to persuade 52 corporaaons and public service organizaaons to leave the American Legislaave Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC, a not-­‐for-­‐profit organizaaon composed of legislators, foundaaons and businesses, puts together model policies aimed at promoang limited government intervenaon and free markets.

“ALEC is the organizaaon behind both discriminatory voter ID laws and ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws. We’ve led a campaign taking on corporaaons ranging from Walmart to McDonald’s, to KraS, to Pepsi to Coke ... telling them that they couldn’t come for black folks’ money by day and try to take away our vote, or make us unsafe by night,” Robinson told The Huffington Post.

Being “quick and nimble,” pivoang off of moments that capture the naaonal spotlight, and using that energy to address the policy that causes them is the formula to the organizaaon’s success, Robinson said.

“Right now, as people all around the country are looking at what they can do, are outraged around what happened in Sanford [Fla.] with this [Zimmerman] verdict, we’re pivoang to ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws with this idea that, from a long-­‐term perspecave, we want to push for something systemic, not just for Trayvon and his family, but for all the Trayvons we don’t know.”

50 Years Azer The March On Washington, Is Black America Free?

Similarly, the NAACP used the Internet to encourage federal acaon aSer Zimmerman’s acquival. The organizaaon’s peaaon urging the U.S. Department of Jusace to invesagate whether or not Maran’s civil rights were violated garnered over 1 million signatures, a testament to the strength of technological acavism.

“The Internet has both helped and challenged that educaaon,” NAACP Sr. Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Hilary Shelton told The Huffington Post. “Social media has now made it a lot more cost effecave and affordable for us to share informaaon with people.”

Twiver, the micro-­‐sharing social media site with over 200 million monthly users, has become a major medium for change, paracularly for people of color. “Black Twiver,” the adopted name used to describe both African-­‐Americans’ over-­‐indexing use of the social network and the disanctly different ways the community interacts on the site, has proven to be a paracularly effecave avenue of protest.

Most recently, a furor erupted on the site aSer news broke that one of the six women whose not-­‐guilty vote set Zimmerman free, referred to only as Juror B37, was exploring a potenaal book deal based on her paracipaaon in the case. Within hours, users found the username of the literary agent planning to represent the juror, started a peaaon, and managed to have the offer of representaaon rescinded.

This is just one of many examples of Black Twiver's victories. Rappers Lil Wayne and Rick Ross lost lucraave endorsements aSer protests on the network began in response to their controversial lyrics. Paula Deen, the well-­‐known Food Network chef was fired aSer reports of racist comments began making their way around the internet-­‐-­‐fueled in large part by the trending topic “Paula’s Best Dishes.”

But Dr. Amos Brown cauaons against relying too heavily on protests based solely behind the keyboard.

Instead he encourages a partnership between those who have the experience of organizing the mass demonstraaons of the past and those who are digitally savvy enough to lead the modern-­‐day movements of the future.

“We must keep in mind that there’s a digital divide in Black America,” he said. “It’s not either or, it takes both hands.”

50 Years Azer The March On Washington, Is Black America Free?

'The Promised Land’

In 2008, the United States elected Barack Obama as its 44th president, represenang for so many the shavering of the glass ceiling of racism that had impeded the progress of Black America since the first slaves had been brought to the country’s shores. A black man ascending to the naaon’s highest office was indicaave of the shiSing impact of race on the American experiment. Obama—and by extension, Black America—had reached the mountaintop.

But two years into his historical first term, parasan gridlock set in, halang the progress of the black agenda.

“In 2010, we stopped paying avenaon,” Shelton told The Huffington Post. “We did what we thought we were supposed to do, as African-­‐Americans, we elected an African-­‐American president that reflected our values. But our agenda stopped being pushed.”

Three years later, the verdict in the Zimmerman trial has provided an important moment of reflecaon for the naaon. Where, exactly, is Black America? How far has America itself really come? The answer, of course, defies an easy answer.

On one end of the spectrum, there are the Obamas and the Brian Shields -­‐-­‐ African-­‐Americans living out the legacy of Maran Luther King. On the other end, there are the Trayvon Marans and Emmev Tills -­‐-­‐ blacks whose lives and unamely deaths highlight the centuries-­‐old fight for equality in America and remind us that the bavle has not yet been won.

“The most unfortunate thing about the verdict was it reminded me to think twice about the things I do,” Shields said. “So if I walk into a boardroom and pitch something, it gave me a second thought of ‘how are they gonna see me?’ ‘Who’s gonna see themselves in me?’”

‘I May Not Get There With You’

Although quanafying Black America’s success is a natural compulsion upon reaching such a milestone anniversary as 50 years since the March On Washington, it must also be placed in context, Shelton urged.

Many of the demonstraaons of the 50s and 60s were about establishing ways to implement and enforce laws that had passed decades prior, like the 15th amendment.

“Don’t forget the Voang Rights Act of ‘64 actually just codified the equal protecaons laws of the consatuaon,” Shelton said. “What was missing was infrastructure providing some enforcement and oversight to see to its implementaaon. I think that we keep learning what we actually need.”

If the Zimmerman verdict forced the naaon to reflect, it simultaneously served as a biver reminder that the journey toward equality is more of a marathon than a short race, advice King offered in his Mountaintop speech in 1968. Standing on the shoulders of generaaons past and using their wisdom, knowledge and experience to push forward, celebraang the summits of individual success while acknowledging the struggling masses, Black America in 2013 is staring down at a perpetually distant promised land, and sall climbing.

The majesac grandeur of mariame history returns to Navy Pier this August 7 – 11 with Tall Ships® Chicago 2013 at Navy Pier presented by Pepsi®.

Navy Pier proudly welcomes an internaaonal fleet of Tall Ships during the five-­‐day fesaval. Visitors can walk the fesaval grounds to view the Tall Ships, board a Tall Ship for a dockside tour or get a taste of life at sea with a sail-­‐away cruise on select Tall Ships. This nauacal event also includes fun-­‐filled fesaviaes and educaaonal opportuniaes for the whole family.

What is a Tall Ship?

A tall ship is a large tradiaonally rigged sailing vessel. A tall ship can be a schooner, ketch, sloop, barque, briganane, barquenane, or a full-­‐rigged ship depending on the number of masts and the cut of the sails.

Tradiaonal rigged may include square rigs and gaff rigs with separate topmasts and topsails. There will be 14 tall ships at Navy Pier for the fesaval.

Parade of Sail The pageantry kicks-­‐off with an opening day Parade of Sail on Wednesday, August 7 from 2 p.m. -­‐ 4:30 p.m. on Lake Michigan with Chicago’s skyline forming the perfect backdrop as the historic Tall Ships sail into dock at Navy Pier. You can even sail on a Tall Ship during the Parade of Sail and stand on deck as you get a breathtaking one-­‐of-­‐a-­‐ kind view of the ships sailing past Navy Pier.

Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2014

The Weeknd has always let his music do the talking—dark, debauched mixtapes that changed the sound of modern R&B and profoundly influenced Drake’s sophomore album, Take Care. Now, As Abel Tesfaye prepares his debut album, Kiss Land, he’s speaking out for the first [me. Listen up. For the complete interview go to complex.com or Complex's August/September 2013 issue

The Weeknd closed out 2011 with two more stellar offerings via free download—Thursday and Echoes of Silence. He collected these, along with Balloons, as a three-­‐disc album atled Trilogy aSer signing a joint venture deal with Universal Republic (not through OVO) in September 2012. Even though all three albums were available for free, Trilogy managed to move more than 300,000 copies.

The next test for The Weeknd will be his major label debut, Kiss Land. If the other three albums described life for a young man on the cusp of success, Kiss Land represents the thrill —and the horror—of tasang and savoring stardom.

Tesfaye knows the world is waiang to see if he can deliver a project anywhere near as good as his first ones. That’s why he’s been taking his ame with the recording, honing in on the strengths and weaknesses of his past work. In his L.A. studio session there are no girls with their noses on his keyboard, no pills or weed scavered about—just The Weeknd in full go-­‐ mode, sipping Cabernet, perfecang drums and vocals.

The Weeknd wants to be a star. Perhaps he’s given you another impression—because he’s never done an interview (unal now) and he rarely poses for photos. But the 23-­‐year-­‐old singer, songwriter, and producer, born Abel Tesfaye in Scarborough, Ontario, doesn’t plan to languish in obscurity. Nor will he be one of those indie arasts who wields tremendous influence but whose names are only known by “purists.” Fuck that.

The Weeknd’s plans are just as big, or bigger than, those of his peers and idols. But in order to accomplish them he must first master the art of stardom. Part of which means opening up to the media. The other parts—great music and live shows—he’s already got a handle on. His smoky, 3 a.m.-­‐aSer-­‐party-­‐in-­‐my-­‐hotel-­‐room debut, House of Balloons (released March 21, 2011), had fans and criacs hailing him as one of R&B’s new torchbearers. The music caught the avenaon of another Canadian star by the name of Drake, who shared some of The Weeknd’s songs on his blog, invited him to perform on the first two OVO Fests, and enlisted the second-­‐generaaon Ethiopian to work on his Grammy-­‐winning sophomore album, Take Care.

A Decade In Fashion: The 1990’s

Now we have come to the final piece in the series of aracles looking at different decades in fashion. It seems ludicrous that the last decade we are going to look at is even considered a trend, but it really is something that has been making itself well and truly known. The 90’s was a ame of dungarees, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and even the Spice Girls so it would seem that finding style from this era is seemingly impossible. Well it seems to have manifested as one of the current go to styles and let’s face it making some of us feel old along the way.

The one thing that is clear about the 90’s is that there wasn’t one key trend in paracular there were many, and this crossed over either other trends to create something new enarely.

Early 1990’s

Grunge: The early part of this decade saw a rise in popularity of flannel and this lasted throughout much of the decade. The flannel shirts of the 90’s were padded and loose-­‐fipng for opamum warmth, and men liked to wear these with acid wash jeans, wool sweaters and leather jackets. Other pieces that were popular included anoraks and polo shirts. In Britain and the U.S. popular shoes and accessories included converse, white adidas trainers, doc maran boots, aviator sunglasses and neon coloured trainers.

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Mid 1990’s

Cool Britannia: During the mid-­‐90’s, 60’s mod clothing and longer hair became popular due the success of Britpop music. This encourages the wearing of brown leather jackets, graphic print t-­‐shirts and baggy jeans. There was a surge in popularity of Hip Hop music which brought with it oversized baseball jackets, sweatpants and tracksuits. Favorite accessories included desert boots, loafers, Chelsea boots, gold jewelry, chunky digital watches and neon was sall increasing in popularity.

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Late 1990’s

Neon Kid: The late 90’s saw a huge rise in neon and this became popular with a lot of the youth. It is something that was seen in the 80’s and now high street stores are revamping this slightly obnoxious fashion trend. Bright colours in the form of trainers, pumps, chinos and shorts as well as many other forms of clothing have become popular as a new trend focus. Bright accessories such as watches and baseball caps have also become today’s equivalent of the 90’s neon kid.

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Conclusion

The thing with trends from the 90’s is that there seems to be no specific style and cohesive look. It seems to be all about being brave, bold and daring in your clothing choices. The 90’s was about fun, freedom and rebellion so this is why clothes of the ame were so wild and free. Personally the 90’s as an era I shall not be revisiang as I lived through it the first ame, how do you feel about this decade in fashion? Is it something you will be recreaang in your wardrobe or will you be avoiding it as much as I will be?

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Levis Celebrates 140 years of the 501 The legendary denim brand will be celebraang 140 years of their signature 501 denim silhoueve this month.

The iconic brand is an American company founded in 1853 by Levi Strauss where 20 years later they created the first riveted men’s work pants out of denim: the first blue jeans.

The 501 style were devised as a shrink-­‐to-­‐fit pair of jeans.

The 501s were sold in sizes that were an indicaaon of the size they currently stood at, prior to the substanaal shrinking that they would undergo. 140 years on the company sall produce these unwashed, uniquely sized jeans that are undoubtedly the brands most popular style – sall today.

To celebrate the anniversary of these ameless designs Levis will be releasing a book dedicated to the ‘501’ jeans with photos to document the influenaal legacy over all the years from around the world. The book will illuminate the readers eyes to evoluaon of jeans and denim from the introducaon of pockets and the use of copper rivets.

Also present will be the editorial images including models and huge fashion names such as, Mark McNairy, Anna Kendrick, M83, Kate Bosworth, Joe Manganiello, Rachel Roy and Joe Zee.

The Levi’s “140 years anniversary of 501ʹ′s” book will be entering stores at the end of July.

EMPLOYMENT

One of the BIGGEST mistakes I see job searchers make is updaang their resumes and applying to jobs before doing some thinking about where they are headed. That is why I recommend that you stop applying for jobs for a bit, find a quiet place to think, grab a cup of your favorite coffee or tea and go through the below exercise. This simple step will transform your job search and help you find work you love, instead of repeaang a cycle of jumping into jobs where you feel stuck and unhappy.

Here are 5 things you MUST do before upda[ng your resume:

#1: Brainstorm

Think about the following quesaons: What is the first thing you want the interviewer to know about you? What makes you unique? Why are you different from other candidates? Why are you awesome? What are your passions?

#2: Create Your Resume Branding Strategy

Your resume branding strategy will help you figure out what to include on your resume. It includes the following:

Who am I? Who is my target?

What is my goal?

How do I stand out?

How do I want to be known?

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#3: Iden[fy Your Career Goals

A resume helps you meet your goal. So what is your goal? You are in charge of your career and where you are going. What do you really want? Remember, if you aren’t working on your own career goals, you are working on achieving someone else’s! (Your boss, your parents, your boyfriend, etc.)What are your short-­‐term and long-­‐term goals?

#4: Iden[fy Your Career Targets

How can you create a resume without having a clear direcaon? Remember, the more focused you are, the more success you will have.

List your top career or industry targets. List what qualiaes, experiences and skills a person would need to have in order to reach this career target. List what makes you want to go into this career.

#5: Know Your Strengths A recruiter may only look at your resume for between 5-­‐7 seconds so you really want your strengths to jump off the page! That is why it is a good idea to spend some ame thinking about your strengths and the top 5 words that describe you.

Stumped? Ask a friend or family member how they would describe you.

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