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V-22= F-22?

Some of the sharpest minds -- and least partisan -- on defense issues in Washington spoke during a conference with media and other military experts yesterday on where they believed the Army, Marine...

What are your must-have beauty faves?

Now that Sephora has opened up a shop in my local mall, I visit much more frequently. It's hard to believe but I used to be just the teensiest bit overwhelmed or even afraid of that place. Now I...

When Democrats Steer the ship.

One of the reasons I am so amazed that President-Elect Obama won the presidency is the fact that so many middle, upper-middle and upper income folks had so much to lose with a Democrat in the White...

Staples' Coach Tom eyeing a losing season

Staples and Duffy & Shanley try a bit too hard to score with the "Gift It For Free" effort. (...)

Boom goes the Bull

rdanReader Bear points us to a great essay byMichael Lewis in Condi Naste Portfolio.com:In the two decades since then, I had been waiting for the end of Wall Street. The outrageous bonuses, the...

Be Heard. Speak Plainly.

Every semester I get a handful of students who have settled on the idea that the more big words they use, the better. Regardless of whether they know what those words mean or not. So I get papers...

5 Home Office Items You Should Never Skimp On

It’s tempting to go looking for a bargain when it comes time to stock your home office with equipment. And there’s nothing wrong with looking for a bargain in itself; if you find a high...

Energy saving fluorescent bulbs may cause skin rashes

In a bid to save energy and do our bit to the environment, most of us have installed those slightly expensive, energy-saving, eco-friendly fluorescent light bulbs in our homes. But it looks like...

Talcum powder dangerous for women?

This bit of news is alarming and certainly a cause for concern. For, it has been recently found that women who use talcum powder every day to keep fresh are 40 per cent more likely to develop...

Reading the right kind of book may help in losing weight

Some time back, the Daily Mail had reported this interesting bit of news that reading a racy novel increases the BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), which in turn helps to reduce weight. Recently a study was...