Life’s beat

Target is hoping to lure this year’s Black Friday shoppers with $3 toasters and coffeemakers, deep deals on high-definition televisions, and discounts of 50% on clothes and toys, according to a Web site that says it has received a leaked copy of the retailer’s circular.

Brad Olson, founder of Gottadeal.com, a Web site that markets itself as one of many "official" Black Friday deal sites, said Wednesday that he received a copy of the discount retailer’s ad.

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It might not be good for America’s waistline, but froufrou dining off petite plates is out. The recession has made us hungry for family-size piles of comfort food, skyscraping burgers, and all-you-can-eat fries.

Like other segments of the retail economy, the restaurant industry has struggled over the past two years as unemployment has soared and consumers have curtailed spending. The National Restaurant Association’s performance index shows that the industry has been shrinking for 23 months in a row. High-end bistros have fared the worst, with sales at fancy restaurants like Ruth’s Chris and Morton’s Steakhouse off by 20 percent or more, as corporate customers pare expenses and other diners trade down. Casual- and family-dining places have suffered too, as people eat out less, order more takeout, or cook at home. Even fast-food chains like McDonald’s and Burger King have lost business, despite dollar meals and other deals meant to keep the fryers sizzling.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Miley Cyrus broke it down hip-hop style to explain why she deleted her Twitter account earlier this week.

In a new YouTube video, Miley - with four backing dancers — rapped, "The rumors are true, I deleted my Twitter."

VIEW THE PHOTOS: She’s Just Bein’ Miley!

And while fans, celebs and even her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, were calling for Miley’s return to Twitter on Friday, she said she’s done with the social networking Web site for her own privacy - and not because rumored boyfriend Liam Hemsworth told her to quit, which she Tweeted on Wednesday night.

"I had to say goodbye and this little rap is to tell my fans why," she rapped. "It wasn’t because my friend told me to.

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Alcohol is a widely used substance for both science and in technology.  Its name

comes from an Arabic word al-kuhl meaning " a powder for painting the eyes".  The term

was later applied to all compounds that contain alcoholic spirits.  

      To most people alcohol is considerd a downer that reduces activity in the nervous

system.  Some of the things alcohol effects you is, the alcohol intoxicated person exhibits

lose muscle tone, loss of fine moter coordination,and often has a staggering "drunken"

gait.  The eyes may appear somewhat "glossy" and pupils may be slow to respond to

stimulus. At high doses pupils may become constricted.  At intoxing doses, alcohol can

decrease heart rate, lower blood pressure and respiration rate, and result in decreased

reflex and slower reaction times.  Skin may be cool to touch but to the user may feel

warm or normal, profuse sweating may accompany alcohol use.  Loose muscle tone, lose

of fine motor coordination,odor of alcohol on the breath,and a stagging "drunken"gait.

Reporting from Bogota — Brazilian officials on Friday retracted assertions that debris spotted in the Atlantic Ocean was wreckage of Air France Flight 447, and experts warned that the possibility of locating debris and determining the cause of the crash was fading.

The Brazilian air force said that debris picked up Thursday was not that of the Airbus A330, as Defense Minister Nelson Jobim had said. Moreover, officials said a fuel slick they previously said was caused by the ditched airliner may have come from a ship.

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