| Calendar March 1-7
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Thursday/March 1
Music Performance. Alexandria resident Bonnie Rideout will debut her show "Caledonia" at 8 p.m. at Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, Maryl. Tickets range between $25-$55. She is a Scottish fiddler. Visit http://strathmore.org or 301-581-5100.
Book Discussion Group. 12:15 p.m. . Kingstowne Library. 6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. "Family and Other Accidents" by Shari Goldhagen. 703-339-4610.
Music Event. Several Alexandria school orchestras will perform in the annual Pre-Festival Concert at 7 p.m.
Know your rights: what to do when your RA comes knocking
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of students living on campus quite like the sound of unwelcome knocking at the door.Many freshmen have entertained the idea of drinking in their dorm, and many have also suffered the consequences.Statements like I smell weed or I hear bottles hitting together may be part of the myths surrounding resident assistant culture, and students often worry that they will be followed by broken doors.But what many students dont realize is that when dealing with RAs, much depends on permission.RAs do not enter rooms unless invited, Grace Hoefner, the senior assistant director of Residential Life, said. These types of statements are justification, though, for a report to be written and a judicial follow-up to occur.Drinking in a dorm will no doubt get a student into trouble, but marijuana is dealt with differently, and will result in the University Police Department being notified.All RAs are instructed to call UPD whenever they suspect what they are smelling is marijuana, Hoefner said.
Migraine Relief The Natural Way
The number of people suffering from migraine headaches is astronomical. In fact, more than 25 million people will have a migraine at one time or another. However, there are natural things you can do to relieve migraines and bring you both instant comfort and long-term relief. What pain relief alternatives do you have? Besides vomiting or taking controversial painkillers, you can close the shades, dim the lights and crawl into bed. And that's about it. Anyone who's had migraines for any length of time knows what I'm talking about. If you'd like to learn some new techniques, here are some suggestions. Though no one knows for sure, most migraines seem to be caused by glandular imbalances, stress or tension, foods like chocolate, alcohol and caffeine, food colorings and additives like MSG and medications like birth control pills.
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Moms Score an 'A' on Their Nutrition Report Card
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Practice what you preach. U.S. moms say that's easier said than done, especially when it comes to nutrition. According to a recent poll of 1,000 U.S. moms sponsored by Ragu(R) pasta sauce, 94 percent of moms say they know the nutritional needs of their kids. However, 80 percent find it difficult to deliver that nutrition. Moms say fussy eaters and busy schedules (47 percent and 38 percent, respectively) are the biggest challenges. In fact, an overwhelming 100% of moms admit they use one or more sneaky ways to get their kids to eat veggies, such as offering rewards or hiding veggies in other food. The survey revealed that more than 60 percent of moms would like two to four more hours each day to accomplish everything they need to do while the other third need six to eight hours to get it all done.
How to Safely Select the Best Vitamins for Your Skin
On February 28, a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) likened vitamins A and beta carotene to death pills that can expedite your funeral date by as much as five percent. While this JAMA study may scare consumers away from the vitamin aisle, Harvard Medical School has issued a guide called Vitamins and Minerals: What you Need to Know to help take the danger and mystery out of supplement shopping. Meier J. Stampfer, MD, PhD, a professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, edited the report. Highlights of the guide included the following tips: Make sure supplements are USP verified
When shopping, choose supplements bearing the U.S. Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplement Verification Program (USP-DSVP) mark.
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