Singer Santigold performs at the Rolling Stone's Women Who Rock Concert at the Hard Rock Cafe sponsored by Belvedere Vodka in Times Square in New York CityBy @eyespy57

Belvedere sponsored Rolling Stone's Private Concert Series celebrating their Women Who Rock Issue. Amy Heidemann of the duo Karmin won Rolling Stone's "Women Who Rock" contest, earning her a place on the cover of the issue. At last night's event, Karmin performed for a crowd of music insiders and fans at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. Following Karmin's performance, Santigold took the stage and performed an amazing set as well.


Nick Noonan and Amy Heidemann of Karmin perform at the Rolling Stone's Women Who Rock Concert at the Hard Rock Cafe sponsored by Belvedere Vodka in Times Square in New York City

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I just finished decorating my mantle for Halloween. To see how it turned out please read my post Decorating A Halloween Mantle

Michael Vick gets a dog

It doesn't take a genius to point out that Michael Vick being allowed to own a dog again is the worst outcome possible for a convicted animal abuser.

In recent years, Vick has repeatedly whined about how it just wasn't right that his kids couldn't grow up with a dog. Then it was discovered he owned a dog again. He didn't announce it until he was caught red-handed with a box of Milkbones on his kitchen table in a photo that he tweeted. When reporters asked him, he initially tried to weasel out of answering, but eventually fessed up to having a dog.

It's a travesty that Vick can legally own a dog again.He didn't just make a mistake. He very carefully and thoroughly planned the deaths of several dogs. He forced many others to fight: maim and be maimed.

Vick not only funded a dog fighting operation, he also engaged first hand in the cruelty for six years. He personally violated dogs using electrical wire and then threw them into a pool so they were electrocuted. He also

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Yes, in this new market, a great credit score is king. However, when the market was in the height of the frenzy you would often hear: No Credit-No Problem! Five years ago a monkey with an address and a social security card could get a loan. But it's different now: No Credit-No Way!

Unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who got caught in the middle of the market meltdown, there is little chance of getting another mortgage today. Tomorrow, however, is another story.

If you are coming out the other end of the financial meat grinder, trying to buy again after walking away or short selling your home, there is some hope.

• Short Sale Survivors: If you succumbed to a short sale, according to the new guidelines, you will have to wait approximately two years to qualify for a Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae or FHA loan.
• Foreclosure Survivors: If you walked away or went through foreclosure, you will have to wait at least five years to apply for one of the

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Forget the orange plastic pumpkins and the clutter of faux cobwebs. These decorations are eerily elegant.

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Folks, we are in the midst of a full-fledged epidemic of Alzheimer's disease.

Don't believe the pundits and apologists who try to play this down by saying that we're seeing more Alzheimer's because our population is aging. This is pure baloney.

Alzheimer's barely existed before 1960

Although Alzheimer's is now one of the most common diseases of the elderly, the condition barely existed before 1960.

"I looked everywhere. I looked on three continents and in every medical library I could find, including the Library of Congress and the British Museum library," said Alzheimer's specialist Murray Waldman, MD, from St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

"No matter where I looked, I couldn't find anything that indicated there was very much Alzheimer's prior to the 1960s."

Epidemiological data collected over a 25-year period shows the incidence of Alzheimer's in the 1960s was 2% in people over the age of 85 years. Today, it's incidence in this population is 50% or Read More »from Is the Low-Fat Fad Causing the Alzheimer's Disease Epidemic?

The other night, my Facebook feed was positively clogged with references to the Detroit Tigers' closer Jose Valverde. For those of you who don't follow baseball, a closer is a relief pitcher who is sent in late in the game to protect a lead. His job is to save the game. Valverde came in and, to sum up those status updates, kind of blew it. The game was almost lost on a couple of bad pitches. Detroit ultimately rallied, though Valverde was not credited with the save. How could he be? He nearly let the win slip through his fingers.

I was thinking about the closer's position this morning while I was laying in bed, listening to my husband leave for work. He drove off at 5:22 and I never did get back to sleep. I've lost a lot of sleep lately, as a matter of fact. My marriage is in trouble and it's all I can think about. But this morning, I had an epiphany of sorts. I'm going to be the closer. Unlike our poor Mr. Valverde, however, I'm going to get the save.

My husband and I have been

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Are you thinking about getting a travel system stroller? While there are certainly plenty of great travel system strollers on the market, in my opinion there is one that I consider the best value for its price. The Graco Spree Travel System is my top-rated stroller, because it easy to install, has fashionable, high quality materials and has received top safety ratings. It also has loads of useful features, is easy to use and has a very reasonable price.

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