"ecogreen-living" Articles & Blogs:
What living American woman has had the biggest impact on our lives?
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Join Liz Smith, Judith Martin and Joan Ganz Cooney and tell us: Who is the one woman who has truly impacted us?Question of the Day | Today 12:00 amJoan Ganz Cooney | 09/20/2009 12:00 amThe One Woman Who Had the Biggest Impact on Joan Ganz Cooney's LifeFor...[Read on] |
Think cutting coupons is for suckers?
| Then prepare to be amazed by the "Coupon Lady."
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Not Oprah's Book Club: A Little Bit Married
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In this research-packed, story-rich, sociological-self-help hybrid, journalist Hannah Seligson coins a long overdue term for something so many of us have experienced: "a little bit married." You know...you move in, meet parents and siblings, invest in tel...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to living with Exercise-Induced Asthma
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I was ten years old when it first happened.
One afternoon, my family decided to tackle the biggest, baddest hills in our town by way of bicycle. Halfway up Brams Hill, the most unforgiving of the gnarly ascents, my breathing became so labored that I had ...[Read on] |
Mad Men Q&A;: January Jones
| January Jones is now in her third season on Mad Men playing Betty Draper, the seemingly perfect wife to Don Draper’s seemingly perfect husband. Of course, beneath the well-maintained exterior, everything is not so perfect for Betty, which Jones capt...[Read on] |
UN: Violence Against Women Still Too Common in Afghanistan
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Latest UN human-rights report says much of the violence against women and girls is still perpetuated within the family; women working outside the home or for government especially targetedAfghanistan | Today 11:20 am
Although most women are no longer li...[Read on] |
Does Prop 8 Decision Prove 'California Supreme Court Lost Its Way'?
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Brenda Feigen can’t understand why the California Supreme Court doesn’t support same-sex marriageA Friend Stopped By | Today 1:00 am
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Editor’s Note: Brenda Feigen is counsel to Kenoff & Machtinger,
LLP, where she practices anti-...[Read on] |
Bristol Palin Begins Campaign Against Teen Pregnancy
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Bristol Palin will head to New York this week to fight teen pregnancy with the Candie’s FoundationPost | Today 3:35 pmBristol Palin, the daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will join forces with the Candie’s Foundation this week to help fight...[Read on] |
Charlize Theron provides soccer opportunities to deserving kids
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Charlize Theron
I’m a huge fan of Charlize Theron so was delighted to learn that she’s a celeb who gives back. As a native of South Africa, it makes sense that her charitable efforts focus on the youth of her struggling but extraordinary country...[Read on] |
The Bottom Line of Women and Business in This Economy
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Where do women fit in today’s tumultuous economy? Some women are
fueling their entrepreneurial spirit to support their families, while
others blame men for financial crisisWomen in Business, Economy | 08/04/2009 11:35 am
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A Former Preschool Teacher Reviews Where the Wild Things Are
| There’s only one movie theater in the neighborhood where my boyfriend and I are living in New Orleans this fall, a single-screen old pile called The Prytania. This means, we haven’t been able to see every good-bad film that we ordinarily would, alread...[Read on] |
Iran Detains American Female Journalist Roxana Saberi (Video)
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Saberi is just the latest American-Iranian to be arrested in the Islamic country; her dad hasn’t talked to her since Feb. 10, fears for her safetyPost | Today 10:40 am
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi’s father is absolutely worried ...[Read on] |
Another female director is nominated for an Oscar
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With all the hoopla over Kathryn Bigelow (as well the nomination for An Education as best picture) I missed another women directed film — The Milk of Sorrow directed by Claudia Llosa — which is up for the foreign film Oscar.
Not only is this film dir...[Read on] |
Dangerous Gigs: The price we pay for the causes closest to our hearts
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Twenty-three-year-old Rachel Corrie fought to the death for the people who mattered most to her. As an American Human Rights Worker living in Palestine, she had seen the atrocities of war firsthand and wanted the world to know about the kind of work that ...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe
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From everything I’ve heard she is beyond spectacular in her film debut Precious so much so that there is already Oscar talk. I loved what she had to say to NY Magazine about her weight and her body. I cannot wait to see this movie.
“I learned t...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama on Work-Life Balance
| Cross-posted at MotherTalkers.
Glad to see we have a first lady focused on the plight of working families.
In a recent speech before corporate executives, Michelle Obama addressed the internal conflict faced by many working parents trying to have it al...[Read on] |
The (Organic) Grass is Always Greener - Part Two!
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Welcome to LIME's Organic Living blog, where organic lifestyle expert Eliza Sarasohn — author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organic Living — tackles your questions on the ins and outs of living la vida organica.
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week, Sarasohn shares the fina...[Read on] |
Katie Reyes: Breaking down barriers one game at a time
| by Neena Chaudhry, Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center
Yesterday, a quiet thirteen-year-old girl made history just doing something she loves – playing baseball. Katie Reyes may or may not have known that her actions made history, although s...[Read on] |
Lindsey Vonn's Life in the Fast Lane
| Lindsey Vonn training on a Super G race course in Vail, Colorado, on November 23, 2009. Photographs by Jack Affleck, Vail Mountain, Colorado. Some Olympic moments are unforgettable: When U.S. swimmer Jason Lezak chased down Frenchman Alain Bernard in the ...[Read on] |
Madonna Turns The Big 5-1
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In celebration of Madonna’s big birthday, BB King is having its eighth annual Madonnathon, a live performance/dance party for the living legend. Every girl has been influenced by Madonna in some way or another. She’s affected every generation...[Read on] |
The treasures and time outs of sisterhood
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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...[Read on] |
Traveling on a budget? Try a hotel alternative
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As a newly minted college grad, I had one thing on my mind: buy a plane ticket to Europe and spend six week backpacking across the countries I had only ever dreamed of visiting. But after I started calculating the price tag of my European adventure - from...[Read on] |
Megabeth: Librarian is hell on wheels
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Looks like there’s no typical road to the roller derby rink.
Resident grandmas can lay a smackdown as easily as the younger girls. In fact, women of all ages and sizes lace up to give it a shot.
Fifty-three-year-old Beth Hollis of Akron, OH is a so...[Read on] |
Designing an accessible garage
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When I came home from the hospital after my spinal cord injury 10
years ago, my husband parked the car in our three-car garage, helped me
out into the wheelchair, then pushed me outside and around to the
temporary wooden ramp at the front door and up in...[Read on] |
Meet Hip Hop pioneer Sheri-Sher of the first all female crew Mercedes Ladies
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I may not be a hip hop head but I do love a good story about pioneering girls taking on Pretty Tough challenges.
If hip-hop is on your playlist, and you have an appreciation for Old School, you’ll appreciate this Davey D. video interview with S...[Read on] |
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