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Getting Paid To Lose Weight
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So far, some 5,000 people have signed up for the challenge through the site. Members have the choice of either signing up for free and receiving a $100 cash prize if they succeed or putting down a maximum of $300 from their own pockets for a chance to win a higher stakes prize of $1000.
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See-Through Security
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The way the device works has left some people unsure about privacy issues and whether a full-body scanner would be an ethical addition to airport security. The scanners produce a 3-D image displaying every contour of the body underneath the clothing so it can detect if the passenger is carrying any items against airplane regulations.
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Is Your New Year's Resolution Just An Empty Promise?
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So what is the secret to successfully keeping your New Year's resolutions? The study reveals that people who kept their goals broke them into smaller steps and gave themselves rewards as they achieved each step. They also let their friends in on their resolutions and kept a diary documenting their progress.
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Pick Your Poison: Is There A Wiser Way To Drink?
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The study, published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, reveals the brown spirits like whiskey and rum warrant the worst side effects the next day, probably due to the fact that they contain more of a substance calledcongeners.
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A Wrinkle In Time Makes Nine
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A recent study, which appeared in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, shows that women develop more wrinkles around their mouths than men and the wrinkles that do develop tend to be deeper. If you just look at the huge market of wrinkle creams and remedies targeted toward women, it comes as no surprise that women find wrinkles to be more of a problem than men.
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SheSpeaks Up About Charity: Water
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SheSpeaks has teamed up with a non-profit organization called Charity: Water and begun our own campaign to raise $5,000 in order to provide resources to drill and build a well for clean drinking water. Just one of these wells will provide clean and safe drinking water for 250 people or more for up to 20 years.
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Kids Scale Back For Santa This Year
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As a part of training, many Santas are now receiving tips from their employers on how to deal with questions regarding the recession and how to calm a worried child. Some of the advice given to the Santas today are to let the child know that things will get better and instead of promising a specific gift to tell the child that Santa will bring a surprise this year.
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The End Of The Road For Oprah?
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If you think this news means Winfrey will soon be retiring you are probably wrong. It is being reported that after finishing up her final season of the Oprah show she will focus more of her energy on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
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Tiger Woods Says Goodbye To Privacy
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Even if you have no interest in golf, you are probably well aware of who Tiger Woods is and most of us know how he preferred to keep his life, outside the sport, very private. All of this changed recently when Woods was involved in a car accident just outside his home.
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Online Shopping Made Safer
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Another good tip when online shopping is to take your time, read all the fine print so you know you will be getting exactly what you want. Though a lot of online stores are offering free shipping, make sure you read all the terms before making the purchase.
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