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E-Readers on Checkout
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 7, 2011
The New York Public Library is considering loaning its books to e-readers, since e-books have been growing in popularity among library users. No time frame has been set, but this would be a natural extension of the library’s mission to get people to “read more and think more,” according to the president of the New
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Is Cooking Really Cheaper Than Fast Food?
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 6, 2011
You can walk into any McDonald's in America and buy a bounty of ready-to-eat calories for just a few bucks. But can you cook much better food for yourself for even cheaper? That's the message of Slow Food USA's ongoing $5 Challenge, and of a recent column by New York Times recipe wizard/ food politics
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Happy Kids a Product of Genes, Parenting, Study Finds
- Home & Family
- October 6, 2011
A new study, published in the journal of Translational Psychiatry, once again raises the question of nature versus nurture, finding that children are more likely to maintain happier emotions when exposed to positive parenting. The study focused on children with a gene variation that predisposes them to lower serotonin levels in the brain, which can
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Angelina Jolie Considers New Role with UN Agency
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- October 6, 2011
Actress Angelina Jolie is considering taking on an expanded new role with the U.N. refugee agency for which she already serves as goodwill ambassador. Jolie has been a goodwill ambassador for the agency for the past ten years, explaining her work as “moving, sometimes heartbreaking, but always rewarding, and unforgettable.” CBS News, 10/4/2011
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5 Sleep myths that are making you more tired
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 6, 2011
Dr. Holly Phillips, from Prevention Magazine, discredits 5 common myths linked to disrupting adequate sleep. The Today Show, 10/3/2011
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Caulk Now, Before Winter’s Chill
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 6, 2011
According to the U.S. Department of energy, simple leaks can decrease home energy efficiency by 5% to 30% each year. You should start sealing leaks with caulking now, making sure to pay special attention to areas where two different building materials meet, such as corners. Check out a few tips to help this process go
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40,000 Trees to be Planted During National NeighborWoods Month 2011
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 6, 2011
In more than 150 cities around the country, local nonprofit organizations and their partners will participate in this year’s National NeighborWoods™ Month, organized by Alliance for Community Trees and sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, TD Bank, and Boise ASPEN’s Project UP. After this year’s many devastating storms destroyed towns and leveled trees across the
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How to Steer Toward the Path of Least Treatment
- Health & Healing
- October 6, 2011
Dr. Rita Redberg, editor of Archives of Internal Medicine, a journal that has been publishing a series of papers on overtreatment, along with many doctors surveyed for this story, say the trend in medicine has been toward running more diagnostic tests and using more invasive procedures and more medications, even when tests may not be
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Survivor victor races for his life
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- October 4, 2011
Two years ago, "Survivor" winner Ethan Zohn was facing a life-threatening diagnosis – a rare form of cancer. He survived and turned the experience into a multipart project for helping others. Now, Zohn and his girlfriend, fellow "Survivor" winner Jenna Morasca, are on CBS' "The Amazing Race"; they host "Everyday Health," a weekly series airing locally on WABC/Ch. 7 Saturdays at noon;
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Smokers Need Not Apply
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 4, 2011
Businesses adapt no-smoker-employment policies as they try to curb health care costs and minimize workers’ time away from their desks. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. NBC News, 10/3/2011
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Big tobacco kept cancer risk in cigarettes secret; study
- Health & Healing
- October 4, 2011
Has big tobacco been holding out on its customers? New research suggests that tobacco companies have known for 40 years that cigarette smoke contains cancer-causing particles, but deliberately hid the information from the public. CBS News, 10/3/2011
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Jets quarterback goes the extra yard
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 4, 2011
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Mark Sanchez gives to the families of firefighters, donating time and money to Tuesday's Children, helping kids who lost a parent when New York City's twin towers fell. NBC News, 10/2/2011
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Instead of Waiting for Storm Aid, Going Online in a Do-it-Yourself Movement
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 1, 2011
A combination of new media and economic despair has helped turbocharge do-it-yourself relief efforts in regions hit hard by tropical storm Irene. The people in these areas have been using the internet to communicate their needs and to post information on the many grassroots, community-led fundraising events springing up in the region. This is a
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Study: Ecotourism Has Significant Benefits
- Environmental Well-Being
- October 1, 2011
If you are looking to do the standard all-inclusive travel package with your family this year, you may want to reconsider. According to a study by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, ecotourism is a concept that emphasizes authentic experiences in preserved nature guided by local people. The locals have an economic incentive to protect their
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Training for a Plane Crash
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 1, 2011
British Airways offers a course simulating an emergency. Passengers who sign up learn what to do to survive a crash: things like sitting near an exit, getting close to the ground when there is smoke, knowing the crash position- all worthwhile information for anyone who flies. For details and more tips on surviving a crash,
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