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Make That Vacation Vibe Last A Little Longer
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A lot of time and effort goes into the details of your trip, but it's also important to spend some time planning your departure and arrival back home. If you can get a few things done before you leave, it will be a lot easier to get right back into the swing of things when you come back.
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A Mother Denies Her Son Chemotherapy
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Daniel Hauser is a 13-year-old boy suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma. There is now an arrest warrant out for his mother, Colleen Hauser, because she has refused the life-saving chemotherapy that doctors want to give Daniel. Daniel's doctors became alarmed and notified child protection officials when Colleen Hauser failed to return Daniel Hauser to chemotherapy after having just one treatment in January.
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Women Give Big
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Patrick Rooney, director of research at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, believes that higher rates of philanthropic women may not just be coincidence. Rooney reports, "Given that the behavior appears to be independent of income, it's difficult to ignore the argument that altruism is more highly developed in women than in men."
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Oprah's Chicken Giveaway : Philanthropy or Hypocrisy?
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Though a free meal is probably a very helpful bonus for families suffering job losses, many are now criticizing Winfrey for her recent KFC promotion. Most of the criticism is coming from various animal rights group.
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The Latest Couture In The Maternity Ward
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Rebecca Matthias, president of maternity wear store A Pea in the Pod, discusses how with the women?s movement we have seen more stylish clothing become available to pregnant women. Matthias said, ?It was a sociological change that led to a fashion revolution. Women had to dress nice when they were pregnant. They could afford to, and they were probably earning their own money.?
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Foreclosed Homes For The Homeless
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Once a family passes the screening process the group will help them move into the foreclosed house, set up utilities, change the locks while absorbing most of the initial expenses. Though removing squatters used to be a top priority for local law enforcement, it is being reported that sheriffs are often turning their heads.
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For His Eyes Only
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For the modest at heart this may sound a lot more risqué than it actually is. TheKnot describes the style of photography as "classic pinup-inspired pics" with "implied nudes". In other words, you're covered in all the right places with poses often taken from the back or lying on your stomach.
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Is Breast Always Best?
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Both Warner and Rosin admit they have enjoyed breastfeeding their children, but feel the idea of feeding a baby formula should be a choice and not a doomed alternative that elicits fear and guilt in women.
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Internet Trend Helps Busy Parents
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Websites that help parents organize their lives in a simple way is a growing trend that will only continue growing as long as there are busy parents. One new website that is developing quite a following among busy parents of kids ages newborn to about ten-years-old is IttyBits.com.
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Criminal Justice For Juveniles
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The more young people the judges sent to jail, the more money they saw. Thousands of kids, many of whom were first time offenders, were sent up river between 2002 and 2008. Eric was just 12-years-old with no prior offenses when Judge Mark Ciaravella sentenced him to two years in prison for taking his mother's car on a joyride.
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