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They Want You To Light Up
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Douglas Bettcher, director of WHO's tobacco free initiative talks about the ways in which these advertisements cater to women and girls. Bettcher says, "The tobacco industry is spending heavily on seductive advertisements that target women especially in low and middle-income countries, The advertisements try to dupe the women in believing that tobacco use is associated with beauty and liberation.
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Greyson Chance Goes Viral
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Getting discovered in this way is definitely not new. Many are reminded of the way the ever-so-popular Justin Bieber got his start when he was discovered at the age of 12 after posting a video of himself singing on YouTube. It makes one wonder if it weren?t for social media sites like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook whether these talented children would have seen fame so young or possibly never at all.
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Would You Leave Your Kids At The Park Alone?
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Skenazy's new campaign is for parents of children age 7 and up to allow their children to play at the park without any parental supervision for about 15 minutes to start. Skenazy believes children do not have as much freedom as they used to and as a result will find it difficult to take care of themselves when the time comes.
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Do Men Lie More?
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According to the poll, men tell an average of 3 lies a day and women lie about twice a day. When you look at the numbers over a longer period of time you'll see men appear to be much bigger liars than women, telling 1,092 lies a year to a woman's 728.
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Marrying a Younger Man May Shorten Your Life
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But when a woman is married to a man considerably younger than she is, her mortality risk increases by 20 percent. However, when an older man marries a younger woman, his mortality risk decreases by 11 percent. The study found that anytime a woman married a man with a large age gap, whether they be younger or older, the woman's life expectancy went down.
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Restroom Lines: Why Women Shouldn't Have To Wait
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Over the years more and more women have entered the workforce, but a good deal of federal and office buildings have failed to keep up with the increase of women employees by adding extra restrooms. People who support the bill have argued that lack of women's restrooms is not only an inconvenience, it can also lead to health problems.
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The Pill Turns 50
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May 9th, 1960 was the first time oral contraception became available to women who wished for a different form of birth control. Now, some 50 years later approximately 12 million women around the world are currently using the pill and 80 percent of women will use the pill at some point during their reproductive years.
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The Cougar Consumer
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According to lingerie retailers, more and more women in their 40's and 50's are choosing lacy and racy rather than the steadfast comfortable cotton these days. Popular television shows like Sex in the City and Cougar Town are said to be the reason women in this age group have been driving lingerie sales up.
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Preaching To The Pooch
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Pet psychologist and veterinarian, Karen Sueda, talks about why communicating with a pet can serve as a kind of therapy for people. Sueda says, "Pets are great because they provide us with unconditional support. They never talk back, never give us the wrong opinion and they are always there for us."
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The Women vs. Wal-Mart
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It is being estimated that there are currently about 500,000 women involved in the lawsuit against Wal-Mart. That number has gone down from the millions that were involved before the appeals court ruled the case could only involve women who left the company after 2001 when the suit was filed.
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