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So, can you be too thin or too rich in Swaziland? I guess you can certainly be too thin, particularly if you are dying of AIDS since the government claims they can't afford the medicines.

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Somewhere deep in Casey Anthony's twisted mind she believes she isn't required to account for the whereabouts of her tiny child, she believes she'll "win" at this mind game if she just stays silent.

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Around the world, youth face violence daily: abuse at home or in school, peer pressure into acts of violence, neglect by parents, gangs, drugs, bad...

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I was wondering what kind of mother, being an avowed evangelical and knowing that her underage daughter is pregnant out of wedlock, would choose to...

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I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you should have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit....

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We hope that many of you had the opportunity to take a break from work on Labor Day and celebrate the end of summer by...

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This week is the 40th Anniversary of Tom Wolfe's famous "Electric Kook-Aid Acid Test" and I thought it would be high time we take a...

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Hands up if you've ever bought a handicraft while traveling, only to have it end up collecting dust in some closet at home. Thought so....

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Give 'til it hurts. Groan. Are you tired of being guilted into giving? Better load up on overpriced wrapping paper and spend Saturday working the...

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I got a call from the New York Post asking me how I felt about being one of the chefs whose recipes were reproduced on the McCain web site without my permission. It was my Passion Fruit Mousse with Caramelized Bananas on top, using a blow torch to caramelize the sugar. I love passion fruit but it's read more »
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When I left the paid workforce many years ago to raise three children, I got involved with several non-profit organizations that over the years have...

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There are some striking parallels between the gas crisis and the obesity crisis. Clamoring for cheaper gas and offshore drilling is the equivalent of looking for a way to keep eating crap and not get fat.

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When I was 27 years old, four words changed my life: "Positive for a deleterious mutation." Translated into English, that meant I was carrying the mutated gene that triggered the breast and ovarian cancer suffered by my mother, grandmother and great aunts.

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First, read this list of relationship tips below. When you get to the bottom, I will share with you WHERE they come from -- a...

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