Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your enjoyment.
The article that impressed us this week is the one about buying, using, and wearing counterfeit goods, the endlessly available LV and Gucci handbags, fake Rolexes from Canal Street and Chinatown, North America. Its reminiscent of the old adage that when we cheat, we really cheat ourselves.
Have a great weekend!
Mmm! Make Pancetta Cinnamon Waffles, Frittata
Chef Giada De Laurentiis shares a couple of her favorite brunch recipes from her book "Giada at Home." So stay in, get cozy and enjoy pancetta cinnamon waffles and egg white frittata.
It's like a train wreck. We want to look away, but we can't. We sit by stunned as they flash mug shots of favorite movie stars drunk and disheveled across the television screen.
What Women Over 50 Need To Know
Barbara laughs when she describes herself as, "a bit of a Girl Scout". She started asking herself and anyone who would listen big questions ("How can I prevent heart disease?") and little-but-still-important ones ("Can I still wear jeans?"). After getting contradictory advice, she decided to go on a quest to find the answers -- and came up with a plan that would help her make the most of these years.
Mixing Medications and Vitamins: When It Hurts, When It Helps
Mixing medications and vitamins can be like mixing friends. Sometimes they just don't get along, and at other times, you're playing matchmaker to future couples.
How to Lick Bad Breath Fast -- as Easy as 1, 2, 3...
The bothersome combination of dry mouth and bad breath, also known as xerostomia, can be chalked up as yet another common problem caused by prescription drug use.
Perhaps one of the most transformative messages born from the women's movement was the concept that a woman can "have it all." It's an empowering and exciting message; yet, the misinterpretations of this message can also be dangerous and actually quite disempowering for women.
World's Most Livable Cities: 2010 EIU.com
Have you lived in the any of the world's most livable cities?
A Better Route to Migraine Relief
Before a migraine occurs, a person can experience premonitions or "prodromes" that may include feelings of elation or intense energy, carbohydrate cravings, excessive hunger or thirst, and sleepiness, irritability or depression. These can occur several hours or even a day or two before headaches occur.
The Psychology of Knock Offs: Why 'Faking It' Makes Us Feel (and Act) Like Phonies
Here's an example of their work. The scientists recruited a large sample of young women and had them wear pricey Chloe sunglasses. The glasses were the real thing, but half the women thought they were wearing knockoffs. They wanted to see if wearing counterfeit shades--a form of dishonesty--might actually make the women act dishonestly in other ways.
Has Coddling an Entire Generation of Children Set Them Up for Failure?
Humans have a habit of thinking psychological theories are 'easy' and therefore don't matter. Yet sometimes a wrong theory about human nature can have terrible consequences. It may be that we have failed a whole generation of children by telling them how special and great they are, and coddling them from doing anything too difficult (or dangerous). We've done this because psychologists have told us that self-esteem is important.
Shocking: Sugar Content of Common Food Products
Just for fun I looked up the sugar content of a few common foods and menu items. I hope you're as horrified as I am.
Are Restless Americans Unhappy Americans?
So how do you think of yourself at the moment? Do you identify yourself as a proud Rochester Eagle? Or do you think of yourself as simply a talented point guard?
In Down Economy, Older Moms' Births Still Up In US
The birth rate for women in their early 40s rose a surprising 4 percent over the previous year, reaching its highest mark since 1967. The rate for women in their late 40s also rose, slightly.
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