by Jessica Testa - Oct. 18, 2011 11:43 AM Special for The Republic The Arizona's Ultimate Women's Expo isn't just a girls' day out - it's a girls' day out on steroids. The two-day expo will swarm the Phoenix Convention Center this weekend, bringing with it more than 500 booths of clothes, candy, pedicures and manicures, self-help workshops on weight loss and career building, and kooky seminars on lap dancing and online dating. Makeovers and cooking demonstrations abound, and Home Depot will offer "Do It Herself" lessons. "The expo is about living your best life and making the most of where you are now," spokeswoman Jane Sands said. The Ultimate Women's Expo also has stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Dallas, but Phoenix was the pamper-friendly convention's first city when it launched four years ago. "Phoenix has always been our favorite," Sands said. "The women are more welcoming, more energetic, more appreciativ...

Reporting: Rep. Giffords Shooting ONLINE VANDALS RUSH TO REWRITE HISTORY by Mark Scheinbaum AR Correspondent Angel Fire, N.M. Back to home page Printable version of this story ANGEL FIRE, N.M., Jan. 8, 2011, 4:31 p.m. ET (UPDATED) -- Like so many Americans, the 22-year-old man, Jared Lee Loughner, identified as the shooter of Tucson, Ariz., Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others this morning at a constituent event outside a Safeway store, had a Facebook profile. But it may have been created by a right-wing hacker who wanted to pin blame for the shooting on the far left. The real Jared Loughner apparently posted a message at 5 a.m. on MySpace, a social networking site owned by FoxNews magnate Rupert Murdoch, saying goodbye and apparently asking for forgiveness for what he was about to do. Loughner did have a MySpace account, according to a report in the Arizona Daily Star. he used to say "Goodbye," and "Please don't hate me" in posts at 5 a.m....

That Huffington Post headline was the lead for one of its many celebrity stories that I noticed this morning. I admit to perusing HuffPo a few times a week to give balance to my daily readings of various Internet news blogs. One savvy woman creatively used the free content from many talented writers to make herself a multi-millionaire beyond what she had achieved through her earlier divorce proceedings. I only wish TMVs Joe Gandelman didnt have to do other work to pay his familys living expenses but then I havent pulled my far-less-than-Governor-Christie weight in posting over this past year either. Living in Arizona (which is currently on Pacific Time that includes WA, OR, NV & CA La-La-Land where a total of 18% of all Americans live) everything happens well after the fact for us compared to the rest of the U.S. Im sure that information was already published in one of the many supermarket celebrity tabloids that continue to defy the overall trajectory of self-implosion for most ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 20, Verizon Wireless customers in Modesto can take advantage of Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the fastest and most reliable 4G network in the nation. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network allows customers to share music and photos, surf the Web and download files up to 10 times faster than before. The 4G LTE network will be available to customers in the following cities and towns: -- Crows Landing -- Denair -- Hughson -- Newman -- Oakdale -- Patterson -- Riverbank -- Salida -- Turlock -- Waterford "We are proud to bring the largest 4G LTE network in the nation to the San Joaquin Valley and help lead residents, small businesses and local government into the next generation of wireless connectivity and communication," said Kevin Zavaglia, region president for Verizon Wireless. "Our 4G LTE network is revolutionizing the way our customers communicate, enabling them to connect faster a...

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, a group of lucky Orange County children will be able to explore nature at the Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary, a program of Audubon California in Trabuco Canyon, CA. The children will participate in science-based nature programs, contribute to on-the-ground conservation work and take advantage of a variety of programs at the sanctuary because Verizon Wireless has awarded the chapter a $10,000 grant to promote educational experiences in science and nature. "We are thankful for the generous donation from Verizon Wireless because Audubon's mission is to preserve wildlife habitat, particularly for birds. Environmental education is one of our most important tools in moving people to appreciate and conserve wild lands," said Pete DeSimone, Manager of Audubon California's Starr Ranch Sanctuary. "This grant will help us do that by supporting vibrant environmental education programs at Starr Ranch in Orange Co...

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