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Resisting the devious, voluptuous lure of the Shame Spiral
The SkinnyI've spent most of my life in the throes of guilt. Especially as a member of the first generation (in my possibly old-person-addled opinion) to come of age in lock step with the Internet — and thus with utter naivete......Tags: Google Inc., Helen Mirren, Claire Danes, Adults, Celebrity Parents
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'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Pretty even competition
Reality CheckThis week, guest blogger Raven takes on the 12th season of DWTS. Take it away, Raven: Still bitter over Bristolgate, I swore that I wouldn’t get sucked into this season’s “Dancing with the Stars.”As you can see, my self-imposed...Tags: Dance, Hines Ward, Plastic Surgeons, Dancing, Entertainment
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Palm Beach County group wants Rick Scott to ban anti-gay discrimination in state employment
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe gay rights group Palm Beach County Human Rights Council said Tuesday it wants Gov.-elect Rick Scott's first order of business when he takes office to be issuing an executive order banning discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in......Tags: Gay Rights, Charlie Crist, Justice and Rights, Politics, Florida
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Obama's Republican appointees:
The Swampby Mark Silva For all the howling - Okay, there hasn't been that much howling, rather more ranting from the likes of television's Glenn Beck - about all the leftists filling up posts in the Obama White House, there really......Tags: Republican Party, National Institutes of Health, Human Body, Ben Bernanke, Health Organizations
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Michelle Obama's Roots: Gates' way
The Swampby Mark Silva The genealogic discovery of a white great-great-great grandfather in the family tree of First Lady Michelle Obama is a quintessential American coda to a year of living divisively. The genealogist Megan Smolenyak, who spent several months in....Tags: Hawaii, Cultural Development, National Basketball Association, Government, Europe
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Help fight genetic diseases, win 1st Pitch at Florida Marlins game
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsWant to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Florida Marlins game? Gene Spotlight, a new South Florida-based foundation formed to fund medical research into treatment and cures for 7,000 rare genetic disorders that afflict 25 million Americans,......Tags: Internists, Genetic Condition, Miami Marlins, Health, Health and Medical Professionals
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Hard Journey Up From Childhood Sex Abuse
The Hartford CourantHow bad does a childhood have to be to disqualify someone from holding a job, maintaining intimate relationships or raising a child? I ask because the question arose recently in the unfolding disaster of the Glastonbury men who adopted nine sons, and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Sex Crimes, Social Sciences, Jerry Sandusky
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At 102, therapist is too busy to stop working
Lately I've been wading into streams of mail from readers approaching death. Some are fighting it, some are afraid, some are ready to go. And then I heard from two readers with an update on Hedda Bolgar. I wrote about the Brentwood therapist three...Tags: Health Treatments, Documentary (genre), Psychotherapy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC
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First rule of work email: Don't email
Sometimes I don't think we deserve e-mail.
It's a tool of immeasurable importance in today's working world, yet we're wildly cavalier with it, firing off mistake-riddled missives as recklessly as a wound-up 5-year-old with a dart gun.
For every...Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Email
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Goldberg: Free healthcare? That's rich
"It's not about contraception," thundered GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum. "It's about economic liberty. It's about freedom of speech. It's about freedom of religion. It's about government control of your lives. And it's got to stop!"
He was...Tags: Republican Party, Insurance, Human Body, Justice and Rights, Family Planning
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Daum: Zygotes on a slippery slope
When I first heard about Personhood USA, I got it confused with Up with People, the organization best known for song-and-dance troupes that go around the world singing songs like "Which Way America?" and "What Color Is God's Skin?" When I realized it...Tags: In Vitro Fertilization, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion Issue, Family Planning
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Breaking the breast cancer code
How many children have you had, and did you wait until after 30 to have the first one? Do you have more than one drink a day? Did you get your period before you were 12? Do you exercise? Have a low-fat, high-fiber diet? Did you breast-feed? Do you work...Tags: Biology, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, High Fiber Diet, Cancer
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