Cassie is a beautiful long-haired gray cat who has been at the shelter for several weeks now. She is friendly and affectionate, and may have been overlooked because of all the kittens (most of them have been adopted) or maybe because her fur is so lush. Cassie is a nice cat who would love to […]
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By Jennifer A. Kingson, New York Times Many of them have carpeting, heating and air-conditioning, indoor and outdoor lighting, elaborate music and entertainment systems. Some are even eco-friendly, with solar panels or planted green roofs. Take, for instance, the Palladian-style mini-mansion that Glenna and Ed Hall bought at a charity auction three years ago for […]
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By Mandy Kendall The wonderful summer weather brings a welcome opportunity to have social gatherings and to be outdoors. Unfortunately there are also often unwelcome guests who can invade the party. Mosquitoes are not only irritating they can also be dangerous to your health. According to World Health Organization, a million people a year die […]
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By Robert Rupp Most of us live an active lifestyle. But sometimes we forget about the long-term effects of our exercise programs or sports. We may pay attention to our backs, knees and shoulders, but the hip is a vital bone that sometimes gets ignored. Hip pressure and pinching of the ball and socket through […]
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By Laura Hambleton, Washington Post Maureen Michael likes food. Most days, she has three or four meals, and on occasion she eats yet another in the middle of the night. But she rarely worries about her weight, and at 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, she looks quite trim. “I eat anything, and I eat a lot,” […]
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By Frank Partnoy, Salon Our society is obsessed with productivity and efficiency, and we despise procrastination. The early Americans imported the Earl of Chesterfield’s admonition: “No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” They read Jonathan Edwards’s sermon “Procrastination, or The Sin and Folly of Depending on […]
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By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee For some, summer travel means going no farther than the backyard with a blanket and a book. For others, it’s a whole lot more complicated, involving planes, trains and automobiles – and a lot more gear. Whether you’re heading on a road trip or flying to your desired destination this […]
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By Christopher Smith, Los Angeles Times How was that little vacation you took? You remember. It cost you almost nothing, it burned some calories (or, after that ice cream cone, added a few) and briefly immersed you in quintessential California. It was that walk on a pier, those structures that stretch out like a gateway […]
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By Drake Bennett, Bloomberg Technology and etiquette don’t move in lockstep. Just because it’s possible to whip out your smart phone and connect from anywhere doesn’t mean you should. Text during a meeting and you risk offending your boss, e-mail during family dinner and you risk displeasing your spouse, peruse your MP3 collection during church […]
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By Susan Stellin, New York Times As airlines try to persuade passengers to pay for Internet access at cruising altitudes, more airports and hotels are offering it free on the ground. Half of the busiest airports in the United States now have free Wi-Fi, including Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Phoenix and Houston. Dallas/Fort Worth […]
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