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| US News |
At Yale, True Love Week hopes to challenge Sex Week
As Sex Week 2012 unfolds on the Yale University campus boasting about 50 workshops on topics ranging from contraception and sexual harassment to pornography and online dating, a smaller series of events is branding itself as the alternative.
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Police: Powell planned deadly fire for some time
The two boys of a Utah man suspected in his wife's disappearance and then of killing himself and his sons in an intentional fire were starting to talk about what happened the night their mother vanished, an attorney said.
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Tucson shooting suspect to remain at Mo. facility
A judge ruled Monday that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will spend four more months at a facility where officials are forcibly medicating him.
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Serious potty talk gets boy a dream toilet
Some kids ask for Legos, others a train. But Dustin Kruse, 4, of New Berlin, Wis., wanted something extra special this Christmas -- a toilet.
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Dog-poop DNA testing raises stench with renters
It's a smelly job, but someone has to do it -- DNA-testing dog waste, that is. Pet owners who fail to use the pooper-scooper at five apartment complexes in Sioux Falls, S.D., will no longer be able to make a clean getaway.
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| Health and Wellness News |
New Alzheimer's criteria would change diagnosis for millions
Almost everyone currently diagnosed with a mild form of Alzheimer's disease would be downgraded to not having the condition, if new proposed criteria for the diagnosis of cognitive problems were applied, a new study shows.
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Spanking linked to more aggression in kids
A review of 20 years of research finds that physically disciplining a child has long-term, harmful effects on their development.
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Docs diagnose Harry Potter's headaches
 After years of studying, experts think they've figured out what was ailing Harry Potter all those years -- a nummular headache.
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Study: Child abuse bigger threat than SIDS
In the first national estimate of serious injuries due to child abuse, Yale University researchers say 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by abuse. Babies younger than one were the most common victims.
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11 instant mood-boosting foods
 Dark chocolate, blue potatoes and lemon macaroons! Find out what other surprising foods can help feed your brain and improve mood.
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| New York Times Homepage |
Unity Deal Brings Risks for Abbas and Israel
President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority embraced reconciliation with the Hamas movement, but much remains to be done, and the effect on a bid for Palestinian statehood remains unknown.
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U.S. Embassy in Syria Closes as Violence Flares
The United States withdrew all staff from its embassy in Syria on Monday, blaming President Bashar al-Assad for escalating violence and mayhem in the country.
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Greece to Eliminate 15,000 Government Jobs
The cuts are part of new austerity measures that Athens must agree on to secure rescue funds from international lenders.
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Emil Boc, Romanian Prime Minister, Resigns Amid Protests
After weeks of protests, Emil Boc, Romania’s prime minister, resigned Monday, the latest European leader to fall victim to a mood of public outrage over austerity measures and stagnant growth.
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Itineraries: Clever Ways to Avoid Airline Baggage Fees
As airlines come up with ever more inventive fees, travelers are figuring out creative ways to avoid them.
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| Quote of the Day |
Ethel Waters
"We are all gifted. That is our inheritance."
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George Eliot
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
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Francesco Guicciardini
"Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them."
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George Ade
"Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense."
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| How to of the Day |
Modern Revenge: How to Embarrass Your Ex on Facebook
Facebook can often be used a platform to embarrass other people if you have the ammunition. While it’s never cool to outwardly harass or humiliate others on Facebook, you can have a little fun with people like your ex. After dating someone for a while, you may have compromising old pictures, as well as having intimate knowledge about what will embarrass and make your ex turn red faced.
Note: This is on a controversial topic. If you wish to express your opinion go to forum thread here.
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Happy Monday! 7 Ways to Flex Your Happiness Muscle
Happiness is just like a muscle - without exercise, it grows weak. By applying the principles of building muscle to building happiness, you can establish a "strong core" of satisfaction and joy.
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How to Make a Crochet and Paper Valentine Card
You could spend five dollars on a Valentine's Day card for the person you love, or you could take the time to make something that is truly special.
If you know a little basic crochet, the rest of this project is fairly easy. If you don't know how to crochet, this is a fairly easy project for learning, or you could make the center heart from paper (or any other medium you want) and follow just the paper steps in the second half.
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How to Make Indonesian Kopi Tobruk
Think of Kopi tobruk as drinking coffee au naturel, without either your Bodum-brand French press or your Singapore/Thai dirty sock filter. Kopi tobruk is finely ground coffee beans. Sometimes unglamorously referred to as “mud coffee,” (no relation to the New York-based coffee chain), it is one of the most common forms of coffee available in Indonesia. Knowing how to make your own coffee Kopi Tobruk is crucial for black coffee drinkers because the local alternatives are either a) instant 3-in-1 coffee mixes which are invariably sweet or too sweet, b) drip-coffee which requires having a coffee maker, filters, and time or c) coffees from specialty cafes which cost.
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How to Make a Baggy T Shirt Fitted
Baggy t-shirts aren't to everyone's taste. Making a baggy one fitted isn't that hard and is one great way to keep a t-shirt with a terrific design and still get a perfect fit.
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