Josephine June 2013

Josephine St. Joseph’s women’s magazine

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Suit up Find the best swimwear for your body type

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In honor of excellent women Karen Graves, Carlene Makawski are lifetime achievement winners

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Here comes the gift Tips for unique ideas when going off registry

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Trip tips Save some money for the souvenirs when you get there

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Book it

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Flavored water

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Go floral

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A perfect salad

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Summer nails

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Movies for all

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Tighten your tush

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Cover model Jeannette Bear let her hair down for our story on finding the right swimsuit for your body type. Bear’s more of a ponytail person, she says, because she’s a pretty active person. She enjoys dancing and spending time with her family, Editor’s note including her recent eighth-grade graduate. She’s from the area and recently moved to St. Joseph.

Two guys and a question In the summer, you’ll probably find her spending time on wheels.

We’re loving it “I like riding four wheelers,” she says.

Josephine calendar For more on swimsuits, turn to page 14.

Special thanks to JCPenney at East Hills Shopping Meal time Center for providing the suits for our photo shoot Average Joe and The Saint Joseph Country Club for allowing us to use its beautiful grounds as a location.

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By JESS DEHAVEN Summer doesn’t officially start for a couple of weeks yet, but that hasn’t stopped us at Josephine from kicking into warm-weather mode. This month’s issue is packed with everything from how to pick a swimsuit that fits your body shape to summer nail trends, beach reads and saving on your vacation. We also took a look at whether flavored waters are really as good as the original version, and we have some tips on gift buying for those of you who are attending summer weddings.

Also this month, we’re introducing two new features — “We’re loving it” and “Two guys and a question.” As always, we’re interested to hear what you think. E-mail us at josephine@newspressnow.com or go to our Facebook page if you have a comment.

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Titles to watch for in the coming months Maybe you’ll be taking a trip to the coast, or spending your free time (instead of hard-earned income) on a relaxing stay-cation. Perhaps long hours on a plane or in a car are in your not-sodistant future. Whatever your plans for the summer, why not sit back and get into a good book? Here is a list of promising reads to be released each month of summer 2013.

“The Shining Girls” by Lauren Beukes Release Date: June 4 A time-traveling serial killer stalks women from various decades and kills those he finds are burning with potential – until one day a target escapes his murder attempt. This woman decides to hunt him down, researching the man’s past victims for clues to his whereabouts. Warning: This book has the potential to be difficult to put down.

“The Life List” by Lori Nelson Spielman Release Date: July 9 This one has been called perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern’s “P.S., I Love You” and Allison Winn Scotch’s “Time of My Life.” When Brett’s beloved mother passes away, she is left a will that details what she must do to inherit the family business: Brett must fulfill a list of goals she wrote for herself when she was 14. These goals include going to Paris, being an awesome teacher and falling in love.

“Rose Harbor in Bloom,” by Debbie Macomber Release Date: Aug. 13 The second book in the Rose Harbor series continues the story of Jo Marie Rose and the guests of her bed-and-breakfast in the Pacific Northwest. In celebration of springtime, Jo Marie sets out to build a rose garden next to the inn in memory of her late husband. Meanwhile, a couple of guests arrive and try to reconcile with their pasts in order to face their futures. This is sure to be a heartwarming book by a No. 1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.

“A Bad Day for Romance” by Sophie Littlefield Release Date: Sept. 2 If none of the previous books on this list is of interest to you, you could opt to spend your summer months reading the Stella Hardesty Crime Series and be ready to find out what happens in this upcoming installment. After getting rid of her abusive husband, Stella plays vigilante for women in abusive situations, dealing with their cries for help in often-violent ways. Stella has to juggle this with running her sewing shop and keeping her secret life quiet from that handsome devil of a local sheriff. Oh, and fun fact: These books are set in Missouri.

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Think before you drink Is flavored water just as good as plain?

Kool-Aid may have been the first flavored water. But, thankfully, we have more options to choose from today.

SoBe, Dasani, Aquafina and VitaminWater are some of the leaders in the billion-dollar industry that continues to attract thirsty supporters. But just because the label says water, doesn’t mean it’s healthy. Soda is mainly water, too, according to Today’s Dietitian. How healthy a drink really is depends on its ingredients, says Julie Livengood, clinical dietitian at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Mo. “Companies do a really good job of marketing,” she says. “The front of (product) packaging is all marketing.”

She recommends reading the ingredients list and the nutrition facts label on the back of the bottle. If the water has 25 or more ingredients, avoid it, she says.

Store-bought flavored waters generally are sweetened with an artificial sweetener (sucralose, aspartame) or some type of sugar (high fructose corn syrup, cane sugar, agave syrup). No matter what it’s called, though, any sugar is about 4 calories per gram and lacks significant nutrition, according to Today’s Dietitian. As

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far as sodium, flavored waters should be sodium free or contain less than 30 mg.

Switching from soda to flavored water?

You may reduce your caffeine intake and even lose weight. By switching from a soda with 150 calories per 12 ounces to a bottle of flavored water with 5 calories per 16 ounces, the fewer calories over time will result in weight loss, Today’s Dietitian reports.

But what about waters that claim to replace electrolytes lost in workouts, such as Gatorade? Livengood says to balance the calories you’ve burned at the gym with what you put in afterwards.

“Unless your workout is extremely rigorous, plain water is fine,” she says.

If your water has to have taste, storebought flavored water is OK in moderation, Livengood says, but as with most things we put in our bodies, making it from scratch is better.

She recommends creating your own flavored “spa” water.

Plain water can be perked up with sliced lemon, orange, lime, berries, pears, pomegranate, mint and other herbs as well as sliced cucumbers and other vege-

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Ice cubes made of 100-percent fruit juice and unsweetened teas containing fruit bits in the bag are other options.

Throw in some berries and use a muffin pan to freeze your cubes for a different look. The website spawaterrecipes.com recommends using a silicone pan to make the ice slide out easily.

“You can then put your water in a fancy container and impress all your friends,” Livengood says. “It makes a nice flavor, and by making it yourself, you know what’s in it.”

Try these recipes from spawaterrecipes.com.

Two guys and a question Two male staff members answer a question, one from the fresher end of the dating pool, one a bit more seasoned.

Hopefully one of them will know what he’s talking about.

The question: Who should pay on a first date?

Is it annoying for a woman to offer if she didn’t do the asking?

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Core the pear and slice into wedges.

Squeeze half the lemon over the sliced pear to help keep it from browning. Slice the other half of the lemon into thin slices.

Fill a pitcher of water and add in all of the ingredients from above. Refrigerate a minimum of two hours to allow the flavors to gently infuse the water.

Add ice to glasses, pour over and serve.

Garnish with a slice of lemon or cinnamon stick for some extra spice.

Orange cranberry with a twist 2 medium sized oranges, sliced Handful of cranberries (can be pierced down the center) An herb of your choice (rosemary, sage, mint, bay leaves)

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My rule of thumb is the guy should always pay, especially if he’s the one who asked the other person out. It’s a great way for the guy to show he’s a gentleman and, at the very least, rewarding to a person who’s willing to give up some time to take a chance on a stranger, provided it’s a date with someone they’re not too familiar being around.

There have been times when I’ve been on a date and the girl has been adamant about paying, or at least paying for herself. I do find it slightly annoying for several reasons: I invited her out, so I would never want to think that she has to pay. Also, when she asks to pay I tend to take that as her saying that while the date was OK, she doesn’t want to give the impression there was any interest, so she’ll pay for herself.

And there’s nothing worse than mixed signals after a first date. The best is to compromise — say you’ll pay for this one and she can get the next date. That will give you a nice segue into asking for another date.

The guy should pay on the first date. It’s rule No. 14 in “The Handbook for Men.” As a female, this is a good time for data acquisition. Does he tip well? Does he make a big deal of pulling out his wallet? Does he nitpick every charge on the bill?

Seriously, you’ve just spent time with a person on a new level of intimacy. Why kill the moment with a needless and uncomfortable discussion over who pays? If you really feel the need to pay for dinner, do it discretely. Excuse yourself to use the restroom. Catch the waiter, give him your credit card and tell him you are paying.

Drama averted.

Then see how your date reacts. Does he get all flustered? Does he feel his manhood has been demeaned? Or is he gracious and assures you he’ll pay next time?

Paul is Josephine’s presentation editor. He is 46 and has been happily married for 20 years.

Andrew is an entertainment writer. He is 29 and in a relationship.

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We’re loving it A look at what Josephine staffers are crazy about this month BaubleBar, an online jewelry retailer, has been holding my wallet captive for months now. Their high-fashion, affordable pieces have become staples in my accessory I’m not a mom, but I’m sure all parents can relate to reasonsmysoniscrying. tumblr.com. The dad blogger, who emerged on the Internet scene in April, and other website visitors post pictures of their weepy toddlers with hilarious captions explaining where the tears are coming from, such as “I wouldn’t let him play in the knife drawer.” Visit the site to have some laughs at the mystery that is parenthood.

— Brooke VanCleave

wardrobe. The website offers straightfrom-the-designer styles, which saves on cost without sacrificing style or quality. But the best part is shipping is free both ways, so there are no risks by buying online. They also offer a point rewards system for shoppers (I got $18 off my last purchase!), as well as daily discounted items. Check them out at www.baublebar.com and make sure to like them on Facebook for style tips and discounts.

— Kim Norvell

Creativity in the kitchen is not exactly my forte, so I regularly consult The Pioneer Woman’s blog for fresh ideas on recipes.

Ree Drummond is a cooking show host, New York Times bestselling author and ranch wife, and she has the best recipes for everything from lasagna to Nutella cakes.

Website: thepioneerwoman.com.

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I just finished “Waiting to Be Heard,” a memoir by Amanda Knox, the Seattle college student who spent four years imprisoned in Italy after being accused of murdering one of the women she lived with while studying abroad.

Despite already knowing the outcome of her case (up to this point, anyway), I found her account of living through a horribly unjust trial really riveting.

— Erin Wisdom

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I recently picked up Silk Fruit&Protein, a juice blend at a local grocery store.

It’s perfect for those who don’t have time or rarely wake up early enough to eat breakfast. There are three flavors: mixed berry, strawberry banana and mango peach. I recommend mango peach.

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June2013 Every Monday 9:45 a.m. (weigh-in at 8:30), TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) a non-profit, weight-loss support and education group, East Hills Church of Christ, 3912 Penn St., 232-6858.

5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., Cardio Fit Boxing, Monroe’s ATA, 106 S. Belt Highway, 671-1133, $3 a class.

June 3 7 to 9 p.m., St. Joseph Camera Club, Rolling Hills Consolidated Library.

June 17 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Young Living Essential Oils presents free natural health seminar, 1570 Calhoun St., Chillicothe, Mo. Call (660) 707-0097 or e-mail millergloria@att.net.

Every Tuesday 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Cardio Fit Boxing, Monroe’s ATA, 106 S. Belt Highway, 671-1133, $3 a class.

June 4 6:30 p.m., Pony Express Chapter of Cowboys for Christ, Pony Express Saddle and Bridle Club. Call 238-7503.

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Go floral without going grandma While a majority of us respect the fact we might resemble our grandmothers, no one wants to be known for dressing like her. Yet, somehow, florals have made their way back into style.

Unlike the tacky mauve bedspreads and faux blossoms stuck in hats, women are wearing floral prints from head to toe. But don’t take that bit of news literally.

Casey Wallerstadt suggests moderation.

“The key is to wear something that complements,” she says.

When shopping last season, the Mod Podge boutique and design studio owner says she saw smaller floral patters coupled with menswear-inspired apparel. Try a button-down collared shirt with skinny jeans and wedge heels.

Now, the trend has become more feminine with big prints and bold colors. Wallerstadt suggests toning a single piece down by adding a neutral. She coupled a neon floral dress with her suede tan boots.

Anthropologie and J. Crew catalogs offer up great suggestions for how to incorporate a pair of floral wedges, belt, tote or even a blazer. Liberty of London has a great line of florals, too.

Try mixing a subdued shell underneath a busy floral

cardigan or blazer with jeans and sandals.

Another interesting twist is to go over-the-top bold. Wallerstadt says the versatility and eclectic nature of florals is great for personalities who want to be a bit more daring.

“If you want to be bold, be bold,” she says. “It kind of depends on your personality.”

On the other hand, Tracy Irvin says not to confuse recent floral styles with what’s becoming popular today.

“The huge flower on the headband thing is still do-able but in a different way,” she says.

Irvin, who creates custom accessory pieces for her e-Commerce site, says she sells more bouquets than individual flowers. She says the designs would have come off as overwhelming a few years ago but are now trendy.

The St. Joseph woman even has incorporated the whimsical style into her necklaces, bracelets and purses. The bold pop of floral with a white band or cream hipster is just enough to complete an outfit without competing.

“Florals should be an attention piece but not too overwhelming,” she says.

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June 18 6:30 p.m., Pony Express Chapter of ABWA meeting. To find out more and to make reservations, call Vickie at (816) 2445648 the Friday before the meeting.

June 25 10 a.m., Welcome Wagon Social Club of St. Joseph, general meeting, Rolling Hills Library, 1904 N. Belt Highway. For additional information, go to www.stjomowelcomewagon.com.

3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Young Living Essential Oils presents free natural health seminar, 1570 Calhoun St., Chillicothe, Mo. Call (660) 707-0097 or e-mail millergloria@att.net.

7 p.m., Introductory session to Creighton Model Fertility Awareness and Appreciation, Heartland Medical Plaza. Course is designed to help couples cooperate with their fertility in family planning. Call 232-2258.

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Building a perfect salad

7 a.m., Farmer’s market, East Hills Shopping Center parking lot off Woodbine.

We’re all guilty of it: We justify eating fatty foods just because they’re resting on a bed of greens. But if we’re not careful, eating a restaurant-style salad can be similar to consuming a double cheeseburger. Two registered dietitians gave Josephine readers some tips for creating the perfect salad:

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When choosing a salad’s base, experts agree it’s best to get as dark of greens as possible. Sarah Wood, a registered dietitian at Heartland Wellness Connections, recommends passing up iceberg lettuce for greens like romaine or spinach.

“That iceberg lettuce really doesn’t do you any good,” she says. “It’s not bad for you, it just doesn’t have as many nutrients.”

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5:15 to 6 p.m., Cardio Fit Boxing, Monroe’s ATA, 106 S. Belt Highway, 671-1133, $3 a class.

6:45 to 7:30 p.m., Cardio Fit Boxing, Monroe’s ATA, 106 S. Belt Highway, 671-1133, $3 a class.

June 6 6 p.m., St. Joseph Herb Gardeners, Prairie Flower Garden Center in King City, Mo., program on natural antibiotics by Olga Gronniger.

June 13 9:30 a.m., St. Joseph Garden Club meeting, Joyce Raye Patterson Senior Citizens Center. Program “Container flower gardens, the alternative” by Tommi Herbster. Prairie flowers and baskets. Guests welcome. Call 232-9151 for information.

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Karen From, registered dietitian and director of the Didactic Program at Northwest Missouri State University, suggests all other toppings be considered only in moderation. Cheeses, nuts and ham, which all have high fat content, should be ordered on the side and enjoyed with only a few bites of salad. (While at a buffet, it’s important to note that a serving of cubed cheese is the size of dice). When choosing eggs, consider eating around the yolks. And skip the bacon all together.

No crispy or crunchy

June 20 11:30 a.m., Women of Excellence Awards, Civic Arena, $35 a ticket. Call 232-4481 by June 1 to RSVP. 5:30 p.m., Third Thursday Wine Tasting, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. Cost is $10 per person. Call 232-9750.

Every Friday 5 to 8 p.m., Friday Night Wine Tastings, Smooth Endings Fine Wines, Spirits and Cigars, corner of Belt and Beck, (816) 7494WINE, $5 per person.

Every Saturday 7 a.m., Farmer’s market, East Hills Shopping Center parking lot off Woodbine.

9 to 9:45 p.m., Cardio Fit Boxing, Monroe’s ATA, 106 S. Belt Highway, 671-1133, $3 a class.

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Next, load up those dark greens with a contrasting rainbow of vegetables — the more the merrier. That includes anything from tomatoes to carrots to cucumbers to olives. But Wood does caution against too many of those pitted fruits, which are higher in fat and, therefore, higher in calories.

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Same goes for croutons — when in need of a crunch, be aware they have little nutritional value. Wood’s advice for any topping is one or two tablespoons, tops.

And be wary of any description with the word “crispy,” as it usually means fried, which includes those taco salad bowls.

Dress it up

Dressing often is the easiest way to send a salad’s calories through the roof.

Wood suggests sticking to oils and vinaigrettes, but if craving a creamy dressing, try a light version. To go even further, From suggests never putting dressing directly on top of a salad, but rather dipping your fork’s tongs in the cup before each bite.

“Just enough clings to your fork that you can taste it and you can taste the greens too,” she says.

But the best advice of all when considering your salad? Consider what toppings are most important to you, and then back off the rest.

And of course: “Don’t give up the things you love, just eat less of them,” From says. “And then go for a walk” — Kim Norvell | Josephine magazine

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Bright and fun summer nails It’s time to put away those dark jewel tones and break out some new summer nails with fresh polish colors.

Warm weather means brighter colors, darker skin tones and less covering up.

Many women wear strappy sandals in the summer, so they use the weather as an opportunity to treat their nails.

“People get more pedicures in the summer than they do in the winter because of flip flops,” says Patty Weakland, nail technician at Riviera Tan and Beauty Salon.

She says the most popular mani and pedi style is French tips because it goes with almost everything. A new trend is getting colored tips instead of plain white so that clients can feature fun summer colors.

Linda Hicks, beauty leader at Sephora, confirms this trend. A new technique she’s noticed is women painting their whole nail one color like bright pink and then painting the top half of the nail another color, such as pale green. This half-and-half style looks like an enhanced French tip.

Popular solid colors this summer include pinks, greens and teals. Ms. Hicks says OPI has a new line this year featuring “sherbet shades.”

“It’s kind of like a hot pastel. Think of like a lime green that’s not so ... in your face,” she says.

Other popular OPI shades she says can’t stay on the shelf at Sephora include Mermaid To Go and Nifty Shades of Grey, both of which are iridescent colors.

“You’re not just looking at one color, it’s a couple different colors as you move your hand around,” Hicks says.

Weakland says many clients like getting nail art in the summer, especially on their big toes. Sometimes this might include tiny rhinestone details. Another technique gaining a lot of recognition is gel polish, which comes in just as many colors as regular polish.

“Gel polish has probably gotten more popular in the last year and a half. It can stay on three to four weeks. ... People wear more of the shellac when they go on long vacations and stuff so they don’t have to worry about chipping a nail,” Weakland says.

Whether you’re a globetrotter or staying close to home, try some of these new nail colors and techniques to dress up your summer style.

— Brooke Vancleave | Josephine magazine

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Movies for all Films perfect for girls’ nights, date nights and kids Sometimes your husband prefers not to go see some other version of “The Notebook” with you.

You may feel like watching a more insightful movie than “The Wolverine” with your boyfriend. “Man of Steel” may not be your first choice for girls night.

Luckily, there are plenty of movies coming out this summer to cater to everyone’s interests.

For nights out with the girls, there are a few movies you might find appealing: “The Heat” June 28 | A light-hearted comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in which a cop and an FBI special agent with completely opposite personalities are paired to work together on a specific mission.

“Austenland” Aug. 16 | A romantic comedy starring Keri Russell, in which a single 30-something has an odd secret: an obsession with Colin Firth’s character in the BBC adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice.” This is ruining her love life because to her, no real man can compare.

“Don Jon” Sometime in August | Jon (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a womanizer who gets a wake-up call. According to the movie preview in Entertainment Weekly, Gordon-Levitt, who also directed the movie, says, “I wanted to tell a story about how we objectify each other rather than really connecting or listening.

We treat people as objects. We judge them by their surface and put them in categories.”

You and your boyfriend or husband might see eye-to-eye with these choices: “The Lone Ranger” July 3 | Stars Johnny Depp as the warrior “Tonto,” whose humor in this action remake of a classic story probably will appeal to both genders.

You don’t need a bunch of iron to get buns of steel Whether you’re beach bound this summer, chances are there’s one rear-facing part of your body you wish would tone up.

We’ve recruited Melissa Morrow, the health and wellness coordinator for the St. Joseph YMCA, and Kelly Carson, a personal trainer for Anytime Fitness, to help. They’ve come up with five of their best glute-shaping moves.

These exercises can be done at home and don’t require equipment to start off.

Regular exercisers can do the moves with hand weights or resistance bands for a little extra challenge.

Lunges

Keep your left toe, knee and hip in a straight line and keep your right toe, knee and hip in a straight line. When you lunge, act like you’re on railroad tracks, Carson says. Don’t put one leg directly in front of the other; it’ll throw your alignment off and make it hard to balance.

You want to go straight down into the lunge and straight back up. Make sure your front knee doesn’t go past your toe. Keep your back leg straight, but make sure the knee stays unlocked to get the maximum contraction, Morrow says.

In your lunge, make sure you stay at least four inches off the ground.

“You know how deep to go into a lunge when your front leg and your back leg are at a 90-degree angle,” Carson says.

Switch legs. You can hold hand weights during this exercise for extra resistance.

Squats

Keep your knees, hips and toes in a straight line.

Place your feet shoulder-width apart and keep your weight in your heels.

“A good way to make sure you have good form and technique is to use a stability ball up against the wall and practice working on squats,” Morrow says.

Push through your heels as you go in and out of your squats. Your head and chest should remain up and facing forward. Keep your eyes level.

“A big mistake that people have learned from high school gym teachers is that look up at the ceiling,” Carson says.

Looking straight ahead helps keep your back in line.

“R.I.P.D.” (Rest in Peace Department) June 23 | Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon and Jeff Bridges join forces in to try to find a man who murdered a cop. The catch?

They’re all “undead.”

And here are a couple kid-appropriate movies: “Despicable Me 2.”

July 3 | Parents and children can find out how supervillain Gru is dealing with raising his three adopted daughters.

“Turbo,” July 17 | If you’re looking for something that isn’t a prequel or sequel, you might check out this story of a snail with superspeed who dreams of racing in the Indianapolis 500. Turbo, voiced by Ryan Reynolds, risks visiting France, where he most likely would be a delicacy rather than a racer.

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Bridge

Lay down flat on your back and bend your knees. Keep your feet flat on the ground. Knees should face forward.

“A lot of times, especially because people sit down a lot, a muscle called the IT band is really tight, and it will pull their knees apart,” Morrow says.

To help with form, place an exercise ball between your thighs, she says.

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girlstuff Push through your heels and raise and lower your hips. Squeeze glutes on the way up for a maximum workout.

Once you’ve raised your hips, make sure you’re in a straight line.

Do not allow your back to

arch, Carson says.

Your body weight should be dispersed between your heels and your shoulder blades.

For added resistance, the exercise also can be done on a stability ball. Rest your shoulders on the ball and lower your hips down and up.

Step-up

This exercise can be done on any f lat surface that is about 6 to 12 inches off the ground. Place your entire foot on the surface. Make sure your knee is over your ankle.

Do not move your foot while you raise and lower yourself, Carson says.

Push through your heel to raise yourself to the top of the step. When you come down, imagine again that you’re on railroad tracks, Carson says.

“A lot of times when people do step-ups, they’ll step back into a straight line behind the other foot and that angles you out,” she says.

Your shoulders should remain square to the front and your eyes should remain level. If you engage your glutes and your abdominals during the exercise, your balance will improve, Carson says.

Donkey kicks

Carson refers to this exercise as “butt busters.” Start on your hands and knees. Your wrists should be in line with your shoulders. Your knees should be in a straight line from your hips.

Lift one of your legs up with the knee still bent and raise your heel toward the ceiling. Your ankle should be in line with your hip. Keep your back from arching by drawing in your abdominal muscles to meet your spine.

Kick up toward the ceiling but not away from your body, Carson says, and keep your gaze in between your hands to work on your balance. Switch legs.

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First look for a suit with good support, Stiffler says.

Many suits offer a shelf bra, which works best for A or B cups. Bustier women should look for tops with underwire support. Maidenform makes a line of suits with underwire for JCPenney stores.

Higher-waist bikini bottoms can help minimize a lower belly and elongate a

figure. Tankini styles with ruched edging also can draw attention away from a mid-section.

Women who have more curves on the bottom should coordinate their two-piece ensemble accordingly, Stiffler says.

“Do less of a pattern on the bottom and a brightly patterned top so it brings your eye to the top,” she says.

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Retro-looking sweetheart necklines are

dominating the one-piece market. Ralph Lauren offers several classic looked suits with halter top ties. Beach House and Jantzen offer retro-looking varieties as well.

At JCPenney, Liz Claiborne offers several options for women who want modest bathing suits. In the one-pieces, the neckline isn’t as severe as the necklines in suits from other companies, Spencer says. Bisou Bisou, aimed at a younger demographic than Liz Claiborne, also offers

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At Dillard’s, Przybylski says she’s seen the over-50 crowd drifting toward skirted bottoms.

“Older women like a skirt,” Przybylski says. “Even thinner women don’t like their legs to be showing.”

But Przybylski says that younger customers, too, are opting for more coverage than in the past. Skimpier two-pieces aren’t selling well at the store, she says.

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A two-piece bikini can give the illusion of more curves. The mix and match bikini Arizona brand suits at JCPenney’s are among the store’s best sellers, Spencer says.

Many of the Gianni Bini swimsuits, a line sold at Dillard’s, offer padded pushup top bikinis.

Elaborate beading or design work in the top can help disguise a barely there chest.

Fancier tops also are becoming more fashionable, Przybylski says. Along with a handful of other Dillard’s employees, she went to a swimsuit preview event for the company in early spring.

“They said what was coming in is the top piece with fringe hanging down.

They’re predicting that will be popular,” Przybylski says.

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“Another thing I’ve read is if you’re exercising or swimming competitively, it’s best to do a one-piece with a snugger fit,” Stifler says.

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In honor of excellent women Carlene Makawski and Karen Graves are this year’s YWCA Women of Excellence lifetime achievement award winners

By ERIN WISDOM Josephine magazine

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ach June, the St. Joseph YWCA honors women in the community through its Women of Excellence awards, two of which recognize lifetime achievement.

Although in the past these pinnacle awards have been given to one woman for lifetime achievement in the workplace and to another for lifetime achievement in volunteerism, this year’s winners are each notable in both categories.

Carlene Schirmer Makawski

Carlene Schirmer Makawski remembers her first television appearance.

She was 9 years old and the only child of radio station owners who transitioned into TV in the early 1950s. She appeared next to her dad on the new station’s first live broadcast — disappointed that the many people she’d been told would be

watching her weren’t right there in the studio. But this didn’t deter her from the business. After growing up and graduating from the University of Kansas, she spent six years working as an account executive for a broadcast company in Los Angeles before returning to St. Joseph to work with her father at his station.

“I wanted to live and experience things before marriage,” she says. “I was able to do so many things I wouldn’t have otherwise.”

But marrying her husband, Neal, when she was in her mid-30s didn’t exactly slow Makawski down. Since leaving the business world in 1979, she has been involved with numerous organizations, including Francis Street First United Methodist Church; the P.E.O. Sisterhood; St. Joseph Reciprocity, P.E.O.; the Runcie Club; the Carnegie Culture Club; Girl Scouts of America; the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers Auxiliary; the Missouri Valley Amateur Radio Club; and the Piece Corps Quilters Guild.

In addition, Makawski has volunteered with the YWCA; the United Way of St. Joseph; the March of Dimes; the American Red Cross; the Open Door Food Kitchen; the Pony Express Museum; the Rolling Hills Consolidated Library; the Heartland Regional Medical Center Auxiliary; the Heartland Foundation; Trails West!; Silent Samaritans; Junior Achievement; the YMCA; the city of St. Joseph; Buchanan County; and the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers. She also has served for many years as an election judge at a polling site.

One effort that stands out to Makawski the most, however, is Wash ‘n Dry 2000, in which she and friend Janet Steury made a yearlong effort to collect personal hygiene products for donation to local food pantries after learning that these products couldn’t be purchased with food stamps.

“We had all the P.E.O. chapters in town helping us, and we’d go and search for the best deals,” she says. “It was really kind of fun.”

She adds that what she’s also enjoyed about volunteering is meeting diverse people and learning something every day.

“Sometimes we all have preconceived notions about certain things,” she notes.

“Volunteering is a way to find out we don’t know as much as we think we know.”

Despite all she’s experienced and all that has changed since she was a child, one thing remains the same: Makawski doesn’t mind being in front of an audience. She demonstrates this each year at the Pony Express Museum’s PumpkinFest, which she’s overseen for several years and during which she dresses up as the festival’s Great Pumpkin — which has proven a memorable role.

“I’ll see people with kids at a store, and the kid will be staring and pointing, saying ‘The Pumpkin Lady,’” she says. “It started out as a joke, but everyone loves it.”

Karen Graves

Karen Graves was pleasantly surprised to learn she’d be receiving one of the YWCA’s lifetime achievement awards, since a good portion of her lifetime has been

spent outside of St. Joseph.

Before moving here from Salina, Kan., in 1991, Graves co-founded Salina’s Smoky Hill River Festival and served as the city’s first female mayor, among many other memberships and leadership roles she held not only at the local level but also at state and national levels. And starting over in St. Joseph didn’t do much to slow her down.

“All my life, I’ve liked to tackle big projects others said couldn’t be done,” she says.

Among these is the Trails West! festival, which she founded 20 years ago in St. Joseph. She also is a founding member of Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri; a past president of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art; a past president of the Allied Arts Council; a member of the board of directors for Commerce Bank of St. Joseph; a past president of the St. Joseph Downtown Partnership; a past member of the board of directors of the St. Joseph YMCA; a past member of the Missouri Western State University foundation board of directors; and a past member of the board of directors of the Pony Express Museum.

Numerous other activities and awards also fill her resume, with her most recent recognition being a spot in Ingram’s 2013 list of “50 Missourians You Should

Know.”

“I have to tell my husband, ‘Aren’t you glad you know me?’” she quips.

Her husband, James, likely isn’t surprised at the attention drawn by her efforts, since he’s already determined that Graves’ tombstone will read “Here lies Karen Graves, beneath the only stone she left unturned.” She attributes this tenacity to her mother, who she says “had the toughest work ethic I know.”

“To this day, I don’t feel like I can sit down during the day,” Graves says, adding that her mother also taught her to be teachable. “She told me you can always learn from people. And I truly like people — all kinds of people.”

Although she’s no longer tackling projects quite as large as ones she undertook in the past, Graves does stay busy with projects on a smaller scale and continues to believe in the importance of being involved.

“That’s how communities advance,” she says.

The YWCA Women of Excellence awards luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 20 at Civic Arena. Tickets are $35 each, and reservations must be made by June 1 by calling 232-4481. Winners will be announced at the event from the following lists of nominees:

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Tips for unique ideas when shopping off the registry

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It’s wedding season, so get out your nice clothes and clear off your calendar. This time of year, weekends can be full with out-of-town guests, traveling, toasts and celebrations.

And if you’re invited to a few weddings, it’s also time to get shopping. Most couples will make the task of purchasing their gift pretty easy on you.

All you need is the registry.

But what if you want to shop off the registry?

If the couple is a little older, for instance, or if this is a second marriage, they may have all the toasters and china they need.

“Sometimes we run into people who are second marriages,” says Patrick Dare, a sales associate in fine china at Dillard’s at East Hills Shopping Center. “They have everything.”

But even if this is a first marriage among a younger couple, they already could have lots of stuff, says Jerry Marion, owner of Your Engraving Solution and Eden Bookshop in Liberty, Mo. “But they might not have unique things that are personal for them,” he says.

And that’s where you come in.

Instead of signing them up for the fruit of the month club, think about what might be special to that couple as they start their lives together.

Here are a few ideas:

A MOMENT: You can engrave just about anything a couple could want — personalized wine glasses or tumblers, serving sets, even a Christmas ornament commemorating their wedding.

But one popular gift Marion sees at his store is an engraveable frame. The customizable glass frame holds a 5x7 photo and starts at about $45.

On one side of the frame, there’s room for a photo from the wedding, but on the other side, you can have their wedding announcement or something specific to their marriage engraved. (This also is a popular gift for new babies, Marion says, and people have hand and footprints engraved.)

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A FAMILY TREASURE: While Marion hasn’t had requests for this at his store, he does heat foil embossing on books, including Bibles. For a new couple, have both their names embossed in gold or silver on the cover and give them a keepsake that their own children will one day treasure.

AN EXPERIENCE: Don’t just give the new couple an object with this one, give them an experience. They could take a cooking class, salsa or ballroom dance lessons, scuba diving lessons, a pottery class or even a few hours at the shooting range. Think of something both would enjoy and offer them time together to create new memories.

A WAY TO RELAX: Recently, a customer at Dillard’s put robes on her wedding registry.

“And someone bought it for her,” says Dare.

He was surprised, but most couples don’t have soft, comfy, matching robes. Many businesses offer embroidery, too, so consider having their initials monogrammed onto the robes and help encourage the new couple to relax together in style.

A WAY TO SNUGGLE UP: One of the most

popular gifts Tammy O’Meara sees at 2 Trendy and Formal Affair, where she’s the owner, is a customizable blanket.

The blush cream blanket costs $25, she says, and people have the new couple’s names or initials and wedding date embroidered onto the blanket. You can choose the color for embroidery, including the wedding colors, and give the new couple a memory and a way to snuggle up.

“It’s also something they can use,” she says.

With all these off the registry ideas, that may be the best part. It’s not a cheese tray that will stay in the cabinet or a crystal goblet that gets to come out once a year. These are gifts that are personal, can be used and show that you’re thinking about the happy new couple.

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Highly improbable Lonnie Gandara Taylor is a St. Joseph native who has returned home after a prestigious career in the culinary field. She taught cooking classes in the San Francisco Bay area for years and was a professional assistant to Julia Child, James Beard, Martha Stewart, Simone Beck and Martin Yan, among others. She is a graduate of the Paris Cordon Bleu, the Academie du Vin in Paris and the first culinary class held in the Oriental hotel in Bangkok, as well as being the author of five cookbooks.

I’m often asked if cooking was my entire career. No. In a chain of Black Swan events (using the term from the book “Black Swan” by Taleb) I worked for several venture capitalist and development companies in the San Francisco Bay area. One of my most challenging jobs was working for a Japanese company where I was the only American (and woman). I did lease negotiations when setting up shopping centers. Far removed from the food world! However when on the phone planning with Target to open a store in our center, the Target contact in Minneapolis asked: “This may seem like a silly question, but did you ever write cookbooks?” Amazingly, she recognized my name (at that time it was Lonnie Gandara) since she had two of my books on her counter! So you never know where the love of cooking will show up.

Here are some of her favorites from the grilling book.

Grilled sausages with pear-mustard sauce

2 16-ounce cans of pears in heavy syrup, drained 2 tablespoons hot-sweet or Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 2 pounds sweet or hot Italian sausages

Puree pears in a food processor or blender.

Add everything else except sausages. Blend well. This can be made several days in advance and refrigerated.

Grill sausages over hot fire, pricking several times. Grill, turning, until lightly browned and cooked through. Serve with pear-mustard sauce on side.

In the world of grilling, little things mean a lot. A special marinade, flavored oil or applause-provoking barbecue sauce can transform an ordinary cook into a backyard “chef.” Marinades contain three basic components: acid to tenderize and add zip; oil to add moisture, carry flavor and promote browning; and herbs/ spices to provide extra taste.

Here are some easy sauces/marinades.

It’s always a good idea to cool the sauce before you use it as a marinade on any protein.

1-2-3 artillery barbecue sauce

1 10-ounce jar hot pepper jelly 1 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Warm jelly over medium heat, stirring until melted, about two minutes. Add ketchup and Worcestershire and cook for about five minutes until flavors are blended. Refrigerate.

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Grilled sausages with pear-mustard sauce

Blue Mountain Barbecue Sauce

1½ cups ketchup 1 cup strong black coffee 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup cider vinegar 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Combine all ingredients and bring to boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve brown sugar. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, eight to 10 minutes. Refrigerate.

And one of my favorites from the grill:

Bananas in Black

Beer-B-Q Sauce

6 slightly underripe bananas

1 cup beer 1 cup chili sauce 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup molasses 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

In medium saucepan, combine all ingredients.

Bring to boil over medium heat, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened. Refrigerate.

Fiery Apricot Sauce 1 10¾-ounce jar apricot jam 1 cup ketchup 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Grill unpeeled bananas on a medium fire on an oiled grill until skin is blackened and bananas are quite tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 30 to 40 minutes.

Make a 3-inch lengthwise slit in each banana and squeeze the ends a bit to expose the fruit, then top with a pat of honey butter.

Honey Butter

1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1/4 to 1/3 cup honey (to taste)

Combine and refrigerate or freeze until needed.

Warm jam over medium heat, stirring until melted. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer for about five minutes, stirring frequently.

Refrigerate.

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Save a little money for some souvenirs when traveling this summer

WHEN YOU GET THERE

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Look for some cheap fun that can also soak in the local culture. “Stuff like parks and museums and even zoos can be free in certain cities,” Scheerer says.

■ Save money on meals like breakfast ■ Use a credit card with points: Scheerby making sure the hotel offers it for free. er suggests those on vacation who have the money ■ Don’t get married to deals on the In- to spend can earn cash by getting a credit card with ternet: “A lot of times, somebody will call me and say points for every dollar spent.

‘Look, I found this great deal’ and I’ll say ‘Sure, I’ll look ■ Talk to the locals: “I like to ask locals where it up.’ By the time you add it all up, it’s really not that they like to eat and go try those places. A lot of times, great of a deal,” Scheerer says. it’s cheaper and it’s always great food,” she says.

Few things are worse than checking your bank account on vacation and either seeing it low or, even worse, insufficient.

Maybe you don’t want to get to that point or add more debt to your credit cards. When summer rolls around, you may be moving forward — be it by air, vehicle, cruise or bus, but your bank account may be moving back.

There are easy ways to vacation without bleeding yourself dry financially.

Travel agent Kendra Scheerer, owner/ consultant at My Tribe Travel Consulting in St. Joseph, is a helping hand in making sure her clients get the most of out of their money.

The first thing she suggests is to research the place where you want to go, as she says it’s surprising how many people may not like the places they go on vacation, and to prioritize. “(I ask them) ‘When you travel, do you like to eat a lot of different foods ... or do you like staying somewhere nice or do you like to do the tourist-y type things?’

So that can be where you focus your money and the other things you can save on,” she says.

■ Book a hotel ahead: “You can Priceline a hotel or just negotiate a rate beforehand better than if you just walk in,” she says.

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■ Check the airline policy on baggage: “The flight may be cheaper, but if they’re charging $50 a bag, that might counteract the good deal,” she says.

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If you’re traveling by car, that means spending money on gas. Since gas tends to be cheaper in areas like Northwest Missouri, as opposed to, say, the Chicago area, it’s best to plan to spend more on that and cut corners in other ways.

■ Set a budget: “ I always tell people to overestimate on what you can spend,” Scheerer says.

■ Skip fast food, pack food to go: “My family, we always pack a cooler with snacks instead of stopping for fast food and snacks every time you stop at the gas station. You’re kind of prepared that way,” she says.

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Honoring dear old dad Ties and keychains aren’t what Father’s Day is about ALONZO WESTON has been a columnist and reporter for the St. Joseph News-Press staff for more than 20 years. He and his wife, Deanna, have two children and a dog. The St. Joseph native is also a sports junkie who doesn’t pick up after himself. If you’d like to suggest an idea for this column, contact Alonzo at alonzo. weston@newspressnow.com.

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only reason we have Father’s Day is because we have Mother’s Day. Father’s Day was an afterthought. It was like “We love mom but oh yeah (eye roll) we gotta get dad something, too.”

That something usually was a tie.

Unless they’re Ward Cleaver or Jerry Jones, most men don’t wear ties. You might wear one to church, a funeral, a job interview or to court. That’s it.

And you don’t really want your wife or your 6-year-old kid picking out your tie.

Women buy stuff because they think it’s cute. To them, as long as something’s cute, it doesn’t have to be functional. So any tie your woman buys for you she bought it because she thought it was cute. That could mean anything from pink to something with Tweety Bird on it.

Your young child will buy a tie based on whatever his interest happens to be at the time. It could be a Transformers, Wolverine or Yo Gabba Gabba tie. And your wife will give him money to buy it because she thinks it’s a cute thing to do. Baby buying daddy a tie.

And you better wear it at the first opportunity. If you don’t, mom and kid will hate you forever. So you better hope your prospective employer likes Spider-man too. Of course Grandpa Jack won’t mind if you wear it to his funeral. The relatives might, however.

History has it that a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd thought of Father’s Day. But it was only because Ann Jarvis had thought of a Mother’s Day some years earlier. Sonora thought that her father also deserved recognition for raising six children by himself after the death of her mother.

So, the first Father’s Day was held

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in June 1910. President Richard Nixon made the third Sunday in June a national observance of Father’s Day in 1972. But official or not, people still are figuring out how to observe it.

You go to church and they give you a verse about a father’s responsibilities. No praise, just your Biblical duties and parental responsibilities.

By contrast, Mother’s Day at church is all about honoring and respecting those women. They might even get a dozen roses handed to them after the sermon.

Dads get keychains on Father’s Day. Dads also are expecting to spring for dinner for mom and all of her admirers on Mother’s Day. This not only includes picking up the tab for your kids, but her sisters, friends and co-workers who happen to show up.

You’d better pay up or you’re a lout.

You have to pick up the dinner tab on Father’s Day, too. Everyone goes out to eat in your honor but you somehow end up paying for it. It’s no different than any other time.

Sometimes family will pitch in and fix you a special dinner. That could be everyone from 3-year-olds to teenagers to octogenarians preparing the meal. And the menu could be just as disparate, everything from jelly beans to applesauce.

Ads for Mother’s Day begin way back in January and repeatedly run until May. And the ads are everywhere — florist shops, malls, jewelry stores, TV commercials, even pharmacies.

The only place you usually see ads for Father’s Day is at Walmart. And it’s only a few days before.

Just once I’d like to see a Father’s Day ad in an auto parts store, a hardware store or a bar.

But really all I need on Father’s Day is my family. No ties. No keychains. It’s just about my family being there and safe.

June 2013

Getting real

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15-year study by Jean-Denis Rouillon, a sports medicine professor from Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon in France, was recently released and it confirmed what the women of the ‘60s told us. We should burn our bras.

Let me clarify: Rouillon is not encouraging us to toss our brassieres in protest. Instead, as a true scientist he says that breasts would be better if we just gave the elastic binders a toss and let the “girls” hang free.

“Medically, physiologically, anatomically – breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity. On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra,” The Local quoted the professor and sports science expert as saying.

Rouillon spent all those years carefully measuring changes in the orientation of breasts belonging to more than 300 women, aged 18 to 35, at the hospital where he works (not out of a van), using a slide rule and caliper. (I am glad they clarified he used special tools for this and not just his hands.)

After completing his study, he found that women who did not use bras benefited in the long term, developing more muscle tissue which provided natural support. The Local notes Rouillon noticed nipples gained a higher lift in relation to the shoulders on women who went braless. He also found when bras are worn, the restrictive material prevents tissue from growing, which actually may accelerate sagging.

Lastly, from his purely scientific research I’m sure, Rouillon cautioned women who have worn bras for a long time that there was no real benefit from taking off their bras now.

OK, I have several questions I

would love to ask Rouillon. First, why did he only pick young women for this experiment? As a man, I would like to explain to him that young girls have perky breasts to begin with! Did he not choose older women intentionally because he didn’t want to see granny jiggling like she had a couple Jell-O molds under her shirt when she walked through the grocery store?

And how does he explain all of those topless native women in the National Geographic magazines? Those gals have never even seen a bra, yet we all know gravity has caused them to look like they need to roll things up and clip them with a clothespin just to keep from tripping when they walk.

Another thing I would like to point out to “Frenchy” is, how will this new “Free the Mammaries” movement affect men? As a friend pointed out, “The board room will become more like a frat party, with giggles from men every time a cool breeze blows through the room.” And don’t even get me started about what this will do to the coed gyms!

This new discovery also can affect our economy. Seriously, what are the makers of Victoria’s Secret thinking since this study was released? Have they considered how a possible revolt against the metal and elastic contraptions they produce that force breasts to look like melons in a basket and less like empty banana peels will bring down their business?

I must confess though, his groundbreaking statistics did make me stop for a moment and dream of a world free from straps cutting into my shoulders, underwires poking my underarms and “back boobs” caused by an ill-fitting brassiere. I smiled as I considered the new freedoms this could offer me. Then I remembered my grandma never wore a bra and her breasts looked like dual water slides that pooled in her lap. Knowing that could be my future snapped me out of this fantasy world of Rouillon’s and back into the reality where a good bra can give you the perfect cleavage. And girls, we all know how that can be a huge advantage we may not want to give up because of one French study.

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Letting it all hang out Think again before dumping your bra STACEY MOLLUS is a family-loving, fun-seeking, glitter-covered, chocolate-consuming humor columnist and author. She would love to hear from you, so e-mail her at queenofchocolates @live.com or find her on Facebook at “Stacey Jensen Mollus.”

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