We're "flying" into the new year with it's hot trend: feathers. Life & Style Weekly's editor-at-large Dawn Yanek will be here with feather items for everyone from the conservative dresser to the fashionista.

For more information, pick up the January 12, 2009 issue of Life & Style Weekly or visit www.lifeandstylemag.com.

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Former Dancing With The Starscontestant Lisa Rinna stopped by to talk about being on the red carpet for TV Guide Channel's coverage of the Golden Globes. She also spoke about her exercise DVD Dance Body Beautiful, which is in stores now.

Rinna is best known for her acting on shows like Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place. Most recently, she is the host of SoapNet's Soap Talk. Her fame skyrocketed with her appearance on the second season of the popular television celebrity dancing competition, Dancing With the Stars, in which she was eliminated in the seventh round.

"Lisa Rinna: Dance Body Beautiful" was created by Rinna after her time on Dancing With the Stars. The DVD expounds upon the lessons learned by Rinna during her time on the show and is geared towards helping others achieve the perfect body while dancing and having a good time.

Be sure to check out Rinna's coverage of the Golden Globes on the TV Guide Channel on January 11. You can watch the awards ceremony on NBC.

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January is National Eye Care Month and Dr. Harvey Moscot of Moscot Eyewear and Eyecare walked us through what the average eye exam entails. Moscot's was established in 1915 and is the oldest optical store in New York.

Our own PIX Morning Sukanya Krishnan was tested for modern eye condition Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). For more information on Moscot Eyewear and Eyecare, visit moscot.com.

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Many of us are determined to get on the healthy bandwagon for the first full week of the New Year, but what you eat at lunch could torpedo your chances for a slimmer, healthier you in 2009.

Larry Hoff will be live at PUMP Energy Shop showing viewers how to make their favorite sandwiches, mini-meals and snacks a lot more healthy and a lot less fatting. And they're giving PIX viewers a free sandwich coupon if they stop by and ask for "LARRY HOFF."

PUMP is located at 275 Madison Avenue (at 40th Street), New York, NY.

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Dr. Louise Murray of the ASPCA stopped by with a dog who is in need of a loving home.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, CLICK HERE or call (212) 876-7700 x4120. For more information on the ASPCA, visit www.aspca.org.

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ANNEX NYC is now open. The highly anticipated ANNEX takes visitors beyond the typical museum experience in a dynamic and immersive journey that recalls some of the most defining moments in rock and roll history.

Visitors will journey through multiple galleries to discover the moments ignited by hundreds of music revolutionaries like John Lennon, Madonna, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Additionally, The ANNEX will open its first temporary special exhibit in true punk rock style with "Revolution Rock: The Story of The Clash," honoring the famous British band.

For more information, visit www.rockannex.com.

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Pastry Chef Michael Laiskonis from the Cayman Islands is cooking up Warm Chocolate Cake with Caramelized Banana, Lime Cream, Coconut Sorbet and talk about an upcoming culinary event "Cayman Cookout."

The first ever four-day dining-destination attraction will be held Friday, January 16 through Monday, January 19. It’s a weekend celebration of food, wine and the Caribbean. Famous chefs will host tastings, demonstrations, tours and dinners. Click here for more TOUR information.

Click here to download the cake recipe .

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Actress Odette Yustman of Cloverfield-fame stars as Casey Beldon in the new horror flick The Unborn, which opens in theaters on this Friday, January 9. Yustman's co-stars include Gary Oldman (Harry Potter), Meagan Good (The Love Guru) and Carla Gugino (Righteous Kill).

The Unborn follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her and threatens everyone she loves. Casey (Yustman) is plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours. She turns to spirtual advisor who can make it stop. With his help, Casey uncovers the source of a family curse and her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born.

A Los Angeles native, Yustman began her career at the young age of 5 in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Kindergarten Cop (1990). After graduating from college, she pusued acting again and came back strong with a recurring role in South Beach and roles in movies The Holiday, Transformers and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. You can catch Yustman in her forthcoming action/comedy flick Rogue's Gallery.

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This new website has launched a campaign using the traditional image of savings -- the piggy bank -- to encourage 25 to 34-year-olds to find the benefits of saving for every stage of life.

For more information, visit www.feedthepig.org.

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A New York man says his Thanksgiving vacation to Turkey turned into a nightmare when he flew with El Al airlines.

Andrew Jozefiak claims he was told by El Al personnel that he had to check his digital camera in his luggage for security purposes, when he voiced his concerns about the safety of his property, he was told that everything would be fine.

Read Howard's blog: weblogs.wpix.com/news/helpmehoward

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The secret to glowing skin, brighter eyes, whiter teeth, shinier hair, and stronger nails! According to nationally known nutritionist Lisa Drayer, its not what you put on your body, but what you put in your body that makes you beautiful.

Drayer's groundbreaking guide reveals the Top 10 Beauty Foods — nature's best kept secrets for glowing skin, fuller hair, healthier nails, brighter eyes and whiter teeth — from her new book The Beauty Diet.

She will be signing copies of her book tomorrow, Tuesday, January 6 at 7pm at the Borders Bookstore at 560 2nd Avenue (at 32nd Street), New York, NY 10016.

For more on Drayer and The Beauty Diet, log onto www.lisadrayer.com.

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Shedding those extra holiday pounds is always a popular New Year’s resolution. But how to do it is another matter. Kurt weighs in on some free online tech tools and gets some tips from a celebrity trainer that will help you lose the weight and keep your New Year’s resolution.

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Larry Hoff will be riding along with the Village of Hempstead Chief of Police Joseph Wing and Mayor Wayne J. Hall, Sr. down Terrace Avenue for the morning. He'll get geared up and recieved hands-on experience about life inside a police cruiser.

Since the Village of Hempstead vowed last year to improve the conditions on Terrace Avenue, tremendous improvements have been made. Most notably, as of October 2008, major crime is down 75 percent from last year.

With ever-present police patrols in the formerly high-traffic area for drugs, prostitution and violent activity, residents have noticed significant progress in public safety. In addition to deterring the drug trade, new apprenticeships are also making Terrace Avenue a better place to live.

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The New York Health and Racquet Club is showing us how to get red carpet ready. Susana Picheny of NYHRC stopped by to show us moves to get fit like the stars.

The NYHRC and Us Weekly are giving you the chance to take a free "Red Carpet Ready" class, even for non-members. The "Red Carpet Ready: Lights Camera Workout" event is taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 6 from 6pm to 8pm at the New York Health and Racquet Club located at 60 West 23rd Street.

For locations and schedules log onto usmagazine.com/redcarpetready.

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Television talk show host and personality Montel Williams stopped by to talk about his new book, Living Well Emotionally, which is in bookstores tomorrow.

Williams is most renowned for hosting The Montel Williams Show, a daily one-hour talk show that took flight in 1991. Williams has garnered a Daytime Emmy Award for being an Outstanding Talk Show Host in 1996 and he and his show have since then been nominated for Daytime Emmys numerous times since then. Williams has also dabbled in acting, playing a Navy SEAL lieutenant in several episodes of JAG and taking part in several off-Broadway plays.

His books Climbing Higher and Mountain, Get Out of My Way have become New York Times Bestsellers, and his most recent effort, Living Well Emotionally, looks promising in its own right. In this book, Williams expounds upon his battle against a life-threatening illness and offers tips for everyone on how to live healthier by overcoming personal obstacles.

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We’re all guilty of it. Some time during the work day, we decide to ignore our to-do list and instead e-mail our friend about last night’s Gossip Girl episode. Or maybe we stretch our legs by heading over to the office kitchen, where we proceed to chat about the “no space heaters” memo. Or we pause our looming project to get a YouTube or Facebook fix.

To help combat the problem, Women’s Health consulted experts and came up with 20 genius ways to avoid workplace time-sucks that will help you get more actual work done at the office so you can get out of there — and get your life back. Nicole Blades of Women's Health was here to explain.

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PIX's Kristina Behr teamed up with the Food Network's Guy Fieri for a behind-the-scenes look at his new show Ultimate Recipe Showdown Season 2, which premieres this Sunday, January 4, at 9pm on the Food Network.

Fieri's larger then life personality and love of food, have earned him, not one, not two, but three Food Network shows! So, where does Fieri's passion stem from? We're in the PIX kitchen to find out what makes this ultimate foodie tick.

For more information on the show, log onto
www.foodnetwork.com/ultimate-recipe-showdown/index.html. For more information on Fieri, visit www.guyfieri.com.

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With 70,000 subscribers on YouTube and tens of millions of viewers, their impact on the internet is truly profound. To present the Golden Mouse Award for the viral video of the year, here are the Kings of Viral videos: Timothy De La Ghetto and Pee Dee Flo. And the contenders were:

1. Live Action Mario Cart
2. Bruce Lee Plays Ping Pong with Nunchuk
3. Fred Goes Swimming
4. Food Court Musical
5. Dramatic Cat
6. Techno Chicken
7. Dancing Security Guard
8. Dancing Kittens
9. Single Man Dances to Single Ladies
10. Storm Trooper Dancing
11. Grandma Dancing

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The Daily News Astrologer Jennifer Angel is stopping by as this week's Friday Forecaster. She'll give weather anchor Linda Church an astrology reading for 2009!

For more on Angel's predictions, visit www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/horoscopes.

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We're counting down to Superbowl Sunday with the Hawaiian Tropic Zone Dancers. The dancers will be performing through Superbowl Sunday at the restaurant in Times Square. The Hawaiian Tropic Zone Dancers have appeared on MTV and have performed at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

The Hawaiian Tropic Zone restaurants are located at 729 Seventh Avenue at 49th Street in New York City and at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.hawaiiantropiczone.com.

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