Is beauty ageless? Is there a timeline for attractiveness? As populations in the U.S., Western Europe and Japan continue to grow older, consumers, marketers and even pop icons are rethinking the definition of old. Just last month, newly-minted octogenerian Hugh Hefner referred to 80 as the new 40. Hef may be pushing the envelope a bit, but there’s no doubt that the beauty industry is taking a new interest in reducing the appearance of aging. Just last month, L’Oréal signed Diane Keaton to represent its Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Skin care line which debuts in July. It’s the first L’Oréal Paris brand to target women ages 60 and older in the U.S. L’Oréal already targets women in their 50s with its Age Perfect line and Revitalift is for women in their 40s.

Feds raid suspected pot houses

Last year, federal agents raided 66 indoor grow houses countywide, up slightly from 59 in 2006, Zeidler said. Although Tuesday's raids were larger than most, Zeidler said she "didn't think it was going to be record-breaking" in total plants seized.As agents carried out the growing materials Tuesday morning, a neighbor cradling a white dog in his arms approached the agents and thanked them, saying he was glad to see his tax dollars at work.Contact staff writer Dan Simmons at (760) 740-5426 or dsimmons@nctimes.com.

Have you heard the one about the Alexandrian police band ...

Indeed, and justifiably so when you consider that she's a professional TV-serial writer herself. Her previous works include Wagh El-Qamar (Face of the Moon), starring screen legend Faten Hamama and Shams Youm Gedid (The Sun of a New Day) starring Nelly Karim, among numerous other small screen classics.

CSC’s “Doll’s House”: Don’t Toy with Nora!

A Doll's House is the story of Nora Helmer and her picture perfect marriage to Torvald, their two child and a nanny family, and their friends, a Dr. Rank and Kristine Linde. Dr. Rank, a lifelong friend of Torvald's visits daily, and suffers from a disease that will kill eventually kill him, but he is a happy man, thankful to be alive and to see Nora every day. Kristine, a childhood friend of Nora's is recently returned to town after losing a husband, and with two sons taking care of themselves. The nanny, who had a child herself but gave her up for adoption to pursue the "opportunities" of nannydom, was nanny to Nora and is so now to Nora's little ones. Clearly, we have women and men here representing different things: women are happily married mothers, widows free only because their children have gone, and unwed mothers given the "opportunity" to give up their children and be servants.