1. Hair. Anything goes with hippie hair, although the most common hair style for the hippy lifestyle is low maintenance, long flowing hair for both guys and girls. Also, many hippies have taken to the dreadlocked hair style which involves letting your hair knot into gorgeous dreads just like the Rastafarians of Jamaica.

2. Dresses. For the hippy chick (and some guys who like the coolness of a dress at a hot summer’s concert) a long flowing dress is an essential hippy wardrobe must have. Actually, instead of one, own 5 or 10. These dresses are made of silk with embroidered images of flowers, butterflies, or pretty much anything you desire and they are perfect for drifting through fields of wildflowers. Also, patchwork dresses are a cool hippy look and they are the perfect way to express artistic individuality.

3. T-Shirts. No hippy wardrobe is complete without a handful of t-shirts. Every hippy has their favorite band and a t-shirt can express the love and adoration one has for a certain band like The Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, or Phish. Tie Dye t-shirts are also a must have hippy wardrobe staple.

4. Sandals. No hippy look is complete without a pair of sandals. The best types of sandals are ones that have been used and abused for a period of time and have that worn in look that provides total foot comfort for walks through the woods, or walks through the parking lots of shows.

5. Patchouli. Although patchouli is the most common hippy scent, there are a wide variety of other essential oils that make a great perfume for any hippy. If patchouli does not excite you, try sandalwood, or nag champa.

These are just a few hippy essentials for anyone who wants to add a touch of hippy chic to their wardrobe. When dressing to reflect a hippy lifestyle, it really is an anything goes type of style and use your imagination to find clothing pieces that best reflect your individuality. If you want a hippy shop that can help you find clothing like this and a variety of other hippy essentials, visit a hippie shop and check out their wide selection of hip and fun hippy wares and accessories.

• I had read in numerous places and ever heard some people say that when you are in a pinch for time and need color on your cheeks just pinch them.  The blood is supposed to flow and turn your cheeks a blushing shade of pink.  Well, obviously that sounded easy enough.  I got to work pinching, but the flush of color never came.  So I thought maybe I was not pinching hard enough.  One broken cheek capillary later I decided cheek pinching does not work for everyone.
• Like I said, weight loss tips are my favorite.  I have added cinnamon to everything I put in my mouth.  I have drank ginger water.  There are few things that I have not tried.  One of my failed weight loss tips was to consume a gallon of water each and every day.  If you have a job where you actually have to get things done, do not try this.  I spent most of that week eliminating the water I consumed.
• I have also had some really bad luck with face and hair masks.  Sometimes your hair might get a lackluster appearance, and sprucing it up a bit seems like the perfect thing.  Olive oil is highly recommend for repairing hair and giving it shine, so I figured it would do the trick.  Well, it did something.  My hair looked wet and greasy for a week no matter how much I shampooed.  No good.

Have you had any beauty tips go the wrong way?

So here it is, for your viewing pleasure:  the weird infographic we promised.  Did you realize that the human thigh bone is stronger than concrete?  Or that the average human will eat about 14,800 lbs of meat during his or her lifetime?  And how about this:  in an hour, you shed the weight of an iPad in flaked off body cells!  That’s kind of wild.  It also might make you feel better about your New Year’s diet resolutions.

If you think you know your neighbors, think again. These weird news stories are becoming more and more frequent and they always happen in a peaceful neighborhood where no one would suspect a thing. I’m guessing the neighbors of the woman in this story never in their wildest dreams could have imagined this scenario taking place but the weird news found them. You may want to get to know your neighbors a little better in the future. Who knows, maybe you’ll avoid the freezer in the basement or maybe you’ll meet some amusing new people around the neighborhood that don’t turn out to be the crazy ones.

If you want to catch up on some more bizarre news stories, check out local programming through Dish packages.

Brian Dede,coordinator of the highly publicized event, said a referee was forced to intervene when opponents Edward Martin from Great Britain and Chollapat Itthi-Aree of  Thailand noticed a missing tile during the last draw of their game.  A search instantly ensued as officials scrambled to find the missing letter’s tile, peering under and around the gaming table, checking the seats, the competitor’s clothing, and all other likely places where a stray tile might be found.  After a thorough search failed to turn anything up, both players were asked to reveal the contents of their pockets.

“How humiliating,” noted one observer who was clearly rattled by the entire disruption.  ”It was rather like being searched for shoplifting, with the players treated like suspected criminals.  It was the last thing one would expect from a civilized championship Scrabble competition.”

After all of the searching failed to yield the letter, it was determined that it must never have been in the bag to begin with, and another letter “G” tile was placed in it.  The game continued peacefully after that, but not before upsetting a few of the spectators of the event who were worried something dreadful might have happened and were not given information until after the matter was settled.

After all was said and done, the winner was Nigel Richards of New Zealand, who defeated Andrew Fisher from Australia with three games to two in the best-of-five finals. Nigel now holds the record for being the first two-time World Scrabble Champion.

Aaron Marjala busted his elbow on a firehouse countertop in 2007 resulting in permanent numbness in his pinky. He then happened to hit the same elbow on a ladder. After a few months of recovery, Marjala was labeled as permanently disabled by 2 doctors…because of a numb pinky. A NUMB PINKY! He now gets paid over $50,000 in disability each year. So, what does the average disabled man do with all his free time? Why, he trains for Ironman Marathons!

In a news story by WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE it states:

A former North Shore firefighter gets paid $50,000 a year to stay home. He doesn’t have to pay taxes, his health insurance is free and he never has to work again if he doesn’t want to. But he’s fit enough to run an Ironman event Aaron Marjala completed the 2010 Madison Ironman triathlon in 12 hours, 24 minutes. But according to the state of Wisconsin, he is not fit for duty. “I can’t raise a ladder. There’s stuff I can’t do. I have minor limiations, but it doesn’t stop me from getting out and enjoying stuff like this,” said Marjala. Marjala has completed at least seven marathons and one triathlon — all after the state declared him to be “permanently disabled” from performing his duties as a North Shore firefighter. Duty disability is a system set up to protect police officers and firefighters from the inherent dangers of their profession. But for Marjala, the injury that sidelined him didn’t happen at a fire scene. In 2006, he bumped his elbow on a kitchen countertop at the firehouse, causing numbness in his pinky finger. Eight months later, he bumped the same elbow on a ladder, doing further damage to his ulnar nerve (better known as the funny bone). As Marjala recovered from surgery, the fire department temporarily put him on “light duty” as a fire inspector. But when he still wasn’t medically-cleared for full duty after a year, North Shore Fire Chief Robert Whitaker says the department gave him a choice. “You can apply for disability. You can find another job,” said Whitaker. So at the age of 28, Marjala became one of the youngest firefighters in the state to start collecting duty disability; a benefit he’s eligible to receive for life. Exactly how much the state is paying Marjala is unclear. State law prohibits the Department of Employee Trust Funds from releasing information about individuals. Marjala declined to provide the records himself. But in divorce records on file in Waukesha County, he lists an income of $4,200 a month – all from disability. That’s more than $50,000 a year tax free. The North Shore Fire Department is still on the hook for Marjala’s health insurance at a cost of nearly $20,000 a year. The North Shore fire chief says the Marjala situation is frustrating. But when Marjala applied for duty disability, he got the approval of not just one doctor, but two. The fire department did not object. In the city of Milwaukee, which has its own retirement system, duty disability recipients are required to undergo an annual medical evaluation. While it’s rare, FOX6 News found three disabled Milwaukee firefighters or police officers have been returned to duty since 2007. By contract, the state retirement system requires no medical checkups. For his part, Marjala has offered to come back to work. “I offered to do any of the jobs that they wanted to do.  I wrote `em a letter last year and said, ‘is there anything you can get me doing?’” said Marjala. The North Shore Fire Department turned him down.

Quick! Someone point me to the nearest counter. Watch the video below and tell us what you think. Is this guy getting away with murder, or what?

Duke - Unnatural measures now mean additional consequences for students hoping to enhance their academic performance. The Office of Student Conduct sent an email to the student body Friday regarding several changes to the Duke Community Standard as well as policies currently under review. The unauthorized use of prescription medications—particularly drugs used in the treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder such as Ritalin or Adderall—in order to improve or enhance academic performance is now considered cheating as well as a violation of drug policy. In the past, the use of such drugs without a prescription was only a violation under the University’s drug policy. Stephen Bryan, associate dean of students and director of the Office of Student Conduct, wrote in an email Monday that students were the driving force behind this particular policy change. He added that administrators and students admit this policy will be challenging to enforce because it is difficult to prove a violation. “There is a perception—if not actuality—that Adderall abuse is rampant on campus,” Bryan said. “Enforcement is difficult, and the students who proposed this addition recognize this. They wanted to at least symbolically make a statement.”

This is weird to me. How is this considered cheating? Against a drug policy is understandable…but how can taking Adderall be cheating? Adderall isn’t giving you the answers to the test, nor is it taking the test for you…it’s simply helping you remain alert so that you can study. Does this make sense to anyone?!