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Connecticut School Bans Students from Saying "Hump Day"

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki mocking Geico’s Hump Day ads? Hilarious. Sixth graders constantly using a weird voice and screaming throughout the hallway that it’s Hump Day, even when it’s not Wednesday? Far less hilarious, according to teachers at Vernon Center Middle School in Connecticut. Yes, this camel-based commercial has apparently taken on an irritating life of its own at the school, with administrators saying boys are uttering the phrase so often that it’s become disruptive. So teachers have come up with a solution, as explained in the following video: The words have been banned from campus. School Bans Saying of “Hump Day” Update : Superintendent Mary Conway acknowledges that the phrase has grown tiresome, but tells The Hartford Courant that no such ban is in place. “It’s not systemic,” she says. “It’s middle school stuff. There’ll be another phrase or song next week that the kids will all be singing.”

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The X Factor Top 40: Who’s Your Favorite?

The X Factor can name all the new judges it wants, but the success of this competition will come down to one thing on Season 3: Its level of talent. And through two weeks, contestants have definitely impressed on stage, partly for their voices, and also for their backstories. There’s Victoria Carriger , a mother of eight and lover of Kelly Clarkson; Ashly Williams , who dedicated a Whitney Houston track to her late mother; and Rion Page , 13-year old who has overcome a major disability. Click through an assortment of the top performances below and then vote on your favorite member of the Top 40: Rion Page X Factor Audition Carlos Guevara X Factor Performance Ashly Williams X Factor Audition Stone Martin on The X Factor Lorie Moore X Factor Audition Victoria Carriger X Factor Audition WHO DO YOU WANT TO WIN?   Ashly Williams Stone Martin Carlos Guevara Rion Page Victoria Carriger Other [Cite in Comments] View Poll »

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Zac Efron Visits Peru, Thanks Fans for Support

Zac Efron may have recently vacationed in Peru, but his thoughts were always back home with his fans. The actor, who spent time earlier this year in rehab, posted a photo of himself abroad to WhoSay this week and included with it a caption of gratitude that reads: Hey guys! Just returned from an incredible trip to Peru with my dad and wanted to thank you all for your support these past few weeks… means the world to me. Love you guys! In came out in mid-September that Efron sought professional help in the spring. Rumors then circulated that Efron became hooked on cocaine partly to deal with a floundering career and partly over pressure from his parents. According to the latest report, the ex-High School Musical star overdosed on oxycodone (AKA “hillbilly heroin”) during a wild night out on January 3. An onlooker who spent that evening with Efron even claims he had to be revived by guests at a party. “I was scared for him,” the source says. “If he doesn’t clean himself up, he’ll be Hollywood’s next big drug tragedy.” Fortunately, it appears as if the young star got the message. We send him our best.

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Ariana Grande Does the Naughty School Girl of the Day

I don’t know anything about Ariana Grande, other than that she’s some child star who is making it as a singer, for whatever reason, who they are packaging as a wholesome and respectable girl, who you know is anything but wholesome and respectable because she’s an aspiring star in Hollywood in her 20s….who like all other aspiring stars in their 20s…are just puppets being packaged by big business to make everyone money….and in their private life are totally into drugs, sex and good times, like everyone else…so this School girl pick…is just that…naughty…and not really girl being wholesome…but maybe I’m just saying that cuz a decade ago I used to have sex with a school girl who would skip school to have sex…I mean she was 18…and 16 is legal here…so it was a totally innocent and loving exchange that was hot as fuck…and like an acid trip, this is the flashback…

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R.I.P: NY High School Football Team Ends Season Early After Teammate Dies From Helmet-To-Helmet Hit

High School Football Team Ends Season Early After Teammate Dies From Game Injury A group of high school football players made the difficult decision to end their season recently after a fellow teammate died following an injury he sustained during their last game via NBC News It was a question with no right answer that tugged heavy at the hearts of Damon Janes’ teammates when the 16-year-old died after a hit in a high school football game: Should the season go on? Should the players rally and play every game for their star running back, whose motto was “Giving up is simply not an option”? Or should the teenagers forget about football and take time to mourn their friend? The Westfield-Brocton Wolverines’ varsity players took a paper-ballot vote and decided that the pain was too great, that their season would end after just two games. “I wanted to play, I love the game,” said teammate Stevie Wisecarver III, a 16-year-old quarterback who has played football since third grade. “But it just wouldn’t feel right without him. The team just didn’t feel right.” “It’s just a tragic thing that happened,” 71-year-old Harold Montague said as he finished his coffee at the Green Arch, recalling a procession for Damon’s funeral that stretched for more than a mile and a half. Damon took what hospital officials would later describe as a “helmet-to-helmet” hit during the third quarter of Westfield-Brocton’s Sept. 13 game against Portville. He was able to get on his feet but lost consciousness on the sidelines. He died three days later at Women & Children’s Hospital in Buffalo. An exact cause of death has not been released. This is a sad story. It may be time for high school football programs to start amending some of their rules to mimic that of the NFL.

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Glee Season 5 Premiere Recap: Love, Love, Love

In what was a much anticipated return,  Glee  kicked off season 5 with a tribute to the Beatles! And just in case we didn’t get enough of the Beatles, we’ll have even  more Beatles next week! But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. For the full  Glee review , head over to TV Fanatic, but here’s the rundown on what’s been happening in the halls of McKinley since we last saw our New Directions. Glee Season Premiere: Who Got Engaged?!? Funny Girl : Rachel didn’t get the role of Fanny Bryce. Or maybe she did. After overhearing the producers talking about how she was “too green” (Rachel. Green. See what I did there?) Rachel assumed she didn’t get the part and wandered the streets of NYC singing “Yesterday.” While the song was about Rachel’s past and her quest for fame on the bright lights of Broadway, the song felt very much about the late Cory Monteith.  Here Kitty Kitty : Kitty and Artie are an item. And Kitty’s…nice? At first she wants to keep it a secret to protect her street cred since there’s a new Cheerio on the pyramid, but when Tina calls her out for being emotionally abusive, Kitty says she’s ready to let the world know that she and “Arthur” are a thing. Oddest pairing ever. In Bowties And In Health: Get your I

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Is This The Cure?? Common Antifungal Foot Cream Kills HIV By Tricking Cells To Commit Suicide

Scientists discover your toe fungus cream might be able to stop the HIV virus… Foot Cream Can Kill HIV Virus Via CNET News : A common drug that dermatologists turn to treat nail fungus appears to come with a not-so-tiny side effect: eradicating HIV. In a study performed at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, not only does the drug Ciclopirox completely eradicate infectious HIV from cell cultures, but unlike today’s most cutting-edge antiviral treatments, the virus doesn’t bounce back when the drug is withheld. This means it may not require a lifetime of use to keep HIV at bay. The same group of researchers had previously shown that Ciclopirox — approved by the FDA and Europe’s EMA as safe for human use to treat foot fungus — inhibits the expression of HIV genes in culture. Now they have found that it also blocks the essential function of the mitochondria, which results in the reactivation of the cell’s suicide pathway, all while sparing the healthy cells. The researchers said that one aspect of HIV that makes it particularly persistent, even in the face of strong antiviral treatments, is its ability to disable a cell’s altruistic suicide pathway — which is typically activated when a cell is damaged or infected. In other words, infected cells that would normally commit suicide to spare healthy cells no longer pull any altruistic kamikaze missions. Ciclopirox tricks these cells back into their old ways with a double negative, disabling the disabling of the suicide pathway. It’s still going to take clinical trials on humans to study the safety and efficacy of Ciclopirox as a potential topical HIV treatment, but the fact that it’s already deemed safe for one type of human use could make the regulatory process faster than usual. Continue reading

Deuces: Kendall Jenner Dumps Her Swirl Boo After He’s Caught Creepin

If you havin’ swirl problems we feel bad for you son… Kendall Jenner’s swirl problems are done, however because she has officially called it a wrapski with her longtime boo thang Julian Brooks over his dirty dog antics. Via RadarOnline reports : Khloe Kardsahian and Lamar Odom aren’t the only ones dealing with heartbreak in the family – Kendall Jenner has unceremoniously dumped her boyfriend, Julian Brooks. Kim Kardashian’s 17-year-old younger sister was romancing her high school sweetheart, but she pulled the plug on the relationship after suspecting he was cheating on her a bombshell new report in Star magazine claims. “He would disappear for days and not answer Kendall’s text messages,” a close source says about Brooks, who is a University of Nevada football player. He and Kendall met when they were attending Sierra Canyon School together and they started dating in May 2012. Star claims that she promptly dumped him after her friends confirmed her cheating fear, because she “couldn’t live with the doubt.” For more exclusive details about Kendall’s brand new breakup pick up the latest issue of Star magazine on newsstands Thurdsay. Good for you Kendall! Don’t undo all this progress by dating Lil Twist or somebody now, please. More pics of Julian below: Instagram

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TWITTER BEEF: Teyana Taylor Comes for Rihanna After Being Mocked on IG [VIDEO]

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Rihanna is totally that popular chick in High School, who everyone wanted to be friends with so she wouldn’t pick on them. And, she’s brought…

TWITTER BEEF: Teyana Taylor Comes for Rihanna After Being Mocked on IG [VIDEO]

Jacque Rae Pyles: Tight with Justin Bieber, Probably Hooking Up with Him

In a new interview with E! News, Jacque Rae Pyles says she’s single. So that settles all questions about whether or not she has a romantic entanglement with Justin Bieber, right? After the two were spotted in Las Vegas together last week for the big Floyd Mayweather match? Not exactly. Pyles tells the site she’s known Bieber for five years and hesitated when asked to quantify their relationship. “That’s a hard question. Maybe mentorship,” Jacque Rae said . “Just because of where his career is at, and where mine is at, he’s definitely helpful and everything.” A rep for Bieber did not comment last week when asked if his client was dating Pyles and, again, this 19-year old did tell E! she’s single… but only after a few moments of silence. As for what she looks for in a member of the opposite sex? “I just like someone with a sense of humor,” she said. “Someone that can make me laugh. Like if I’m down, they can just lift my spirits and make everything better.” Does Justin possess these qualities? For sure, Pyles said. Will she be seeing him again in the near future? “Yes, definitely,” she replied. Sorry, Selena Gomez .  

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