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Back when she still worked at a Lululemon Athletica store in downtown Philadelphia, Elizabeth Licorish was struck by the contrasting ways the company showcased different sizes of its wildly popular yoga pants.

Most of the merchandise was presented out on the floor, hung on the walls, or folded neatly in cabinets for all the world to see. But the largest sizes — the 10s and the 12s — were relegated to a separate area at the back of the store, left clumped and unfolded under a table.

These larger offerings were rarely restocked, said Licorish, who worked at Lululemon for four months in 2011. The only styles available in those sizes were old designs whose fashion moment had long since passed.

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The Miami-Dade police public corruption bureau is being scaled back as the department beefs up its cooperation with federal authorities, the county’s top cop said Tuesday.

Ten detectives, three sergeants, one lieutenant, three civilian analysts and an administrator will be transferred to other units within the department, while four detectives will be detached to the FBI’s anti-corruption task force.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar’s husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., will appear on “Bones” opposite her former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” love interest David Boreanaz and Gellar has high hopes for the guest spot.

“As long as they don’t make out I think it’ll be fun,” Gellar told TVLine.

Gellar, who co-stars in the upcoming CBS fall comedy “The Crazy Ones” opposite Robin Williams, said the guest spot basically happened after the three of them hung out poolside. Boreanaz floated the idea and Prinze agreed.

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Although it’s exciting to start a home renovation, there are, of course, some drawbacks. Remodeling projects can go over budget, get behind schedule and, according to design and home improvement website Houzz, wreak havoc on relationships.

More than half of the respondents from a survey distributed by the site reported that renovating was a particularly frustrating and stressful time in their marriages. And a surprising 12 percent even admitted that their projects led them to consider a separation or divorce. Yikes! But what are couples fighting over?

One third attested their conflicts to battling styles, according to the survey. Marriage counselor Julie Schwartz Gottman discussed the topic of disagreeing over design with The Wall Street Journal and said “if somebody doesn’t feel understood, it can sit there festering and trickle out into the rest of the marriage.”

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