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The Young & the Pregnant: Unexpected news at the Gyno
On December 22, 2009, I went to my ob-gyn to get a massive ovarian cyst checked out. Right before Thanksgiving I had gone in and it was five centimeters - only one centimeter away from supposedly collapsing my ovary.
So on that particular December day, I...more
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10 Christmas gifts that cost practically nothing
While you are making your Christmas list this holiday season, you may think to yourself “How am I going to afford to get anybody anything?” I know this thought has scrolled repetitively through my mind several times these last couple of weeks.
Being ...more
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Mississippi River Project: Mormons in Memphis
The last week has been a very different experience from the whole river trip so far. Last Sunday afternoon, when I paddled in to the Shelby Forest boat ramp about twenty miles above Memphis, Mary had met a couple, David and Shawna, who live in Memphis a...more
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October 18-24 is National Teen Driving Safety Week!
Take one glimpse at teen driving statistics and it's clear: the real culprit facing today's teens behind the wheel is distracted driving. Regardless of whether it's a cell phone, iPod, or BlackBerry, in the last 10 years teens have become more connected ...more
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Hartford paper rethinks idea to publish Auriemma’s daughter
I grew up in Connecticut where women’s basketball rules.
Long before other women’s college teams got exposure and respect, the public TV station broadcast the UConn games. In fact, CPTV began its coverage of the university women during the 1993-94 ...more
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Late Labor Day to reduce number of vacations, AAA says
AAA projects the number of Americans traveling on vacation this Labor Day weekend will be impacted by when Labor Day falls on the calendar. Approximately 39.1 million travelers are expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more away from home, a decrease of...more
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It’s a girl for Annika Sorenstam
Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorentam wrote in her blog that she and husband Mike welcomed daughter Ava Madelyn McGee at 3:30 am Tuesday morning. Baby weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Sorenstam said both her and her daughter were doing w...more
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No-tech games offer summer amusement
Wanna be ballers may be interested in this summer’s reignited passion for neighborhood sports that may make you reminiscence for an era before cellphones:
Handball: Nothing screams ‘New York City in the summer’ more than a game of handball. Althou...more
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Dutch teen in battle to sail around the world
I came across an interesting article about a thirteen-year-old girl who wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
Laura Dekker was born in New Zealand while her parents were on a round-the-world sailing trip and spent the first f...more
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What's the deal with Women Drinking and Driving?
Is binge drinking for women out of control? How much is too much and when do you know if you have a problem? In light of last month's tragedy about Long Island mom Diane Schuler, whose wrong-way drunk driving on a New York highway took the lives of eig...more
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Play It Forward: Coaches who make a difference
Behind every athlete is a great coach. Has a coach made a difference in your life? Now is your chance to say Thank You. Nominate your coach and Play It Forward.
YouthNoise Play City is a nonprofit campaign that promotes using sports for social change...more
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Celine Dion is pregnant again at 41
According to People Magazine,
Céline Dion, now expecting her second child, is "very excited," says her doctor, Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, who performed the in vitro fertilization procedure that made the 41-year-old singer's pregnancy possible. When he called he...more
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Twin sisters Jory and Julie buy twin Audi A4's
What are the odds of a pair of twin sisters buying exactly the same car at the same time
for the same reasons? Well, that is exactly what happened, kind of
freaky, huh? Behavior geneticists compare how alike one twin is with the other twin on whatever va...more
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The treasures and time outs of sisterhood
Put away the footballs, sports magazines and golf clubs and pull out the makeup, funny nicknames and jewelry.Welcome to the world of sisters.
Believe me, I know what it’s like. I’ve had three of them since I was 12.
So what does it mean to have thre...more
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My Dad still driving at 85 - Happy Father's Day!
My Dad is still driving at 85 years old and is one of the big reasons I love cars! My Dad did not own a car at all until he was he was 33 years old. Owning a car was a luxury item for a post WWII blue collar family man in the 1950's, he car-pooled to wor...more
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Birth Order & Career Choice: Are They Connected?
This article is from bizMe online magazine by Suzanne Barstow. Check bizMe for your monthly dose of career advice.
I’m a new parent. I tell you this not just as a warning-those in the throws of babydom deserve special dispensation, so please excuse a...more
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