The gold collar contingent, ages 18-25, is doing its part by downing $12 Kettle One vodka martinis and sporting the sleekest rims on their Lincoln Navigators. To sustain a lifestyle inspired by rap videos and pop-culture magazines such as Us, they spend a disproportionate amount of their disposable income on expensive brand-name products and services.

A movement based around the idea that people can be healthy and beautiful at any size. The movement is generally accepted as having started in 1969 with the founding of NAAFA by Bill Fabrey. Noteable groups in the movement’s history include the New Haven Fat Liberation Front and the Fat Underground in Los Angeles, both of which were active in the seventies. More recently, NOLOSE (formerly the National Organization for Lesbians of SizE), NAAFA and the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination have been in the vanguard of the fat activism movement. Some important figures in the history of the fat lib movement include Bill Fabrey, Karen Scott-Jones (now Karen Stimson), Aldebaran (now Sara Fishman) and Lynn McAfee. More recent figures in the movement include Marilyn Wann, author of the zine Fat!So?, Nomy Lamm, author of the zine I’m So F*ing Beautiful, and Stacy Bias, founder of FatGirl Speaks, a grassroots fat empowerment conference held in Portland every year.

The hand dryer was invented in 1948 by George Clemens to eliminate the use of paper towels. Many modifications have been made over the years including speed and no touch sensors.

Don’t be fooled. If any agency asks for pricey photos or classes, I would suggest trying a different agency. Always check with the Better Business Bureau as well.

The first airbrush was patented by Francis Stanley in 1876 (he and his twin brother also invented the Stanley Steamer). The device was improved by Abner Peeler and included a hand-operated compressor. A modern airbrush was demonstrated at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, invented by Charles Burdick.

In early photography, the device was used to touch up celebrities faces, but it was also used to eliminate people from photographs. Joseph Stalin often had photographs airbrushed to change history, eliminate people who had become his enemies from photographs that had been taken with him.

While the term airbrushing is still used, another term “photoshopping”, often takes its place.

Folic Acid is essential to numerous body functions. It helps to synthesize and repair DNA. It also helps produce healthy red blood cells which prevents anemia in children and adults. Plus, mothers who take folic acid decrease the chance that their babies will be born with neural tube defects.

Folic Acid appears naturally in leafy green vegetables. Today, cereals and breads are often fortified with folic acid.