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US Army to End Forced Tour Extensions
Forcing troops to serve past their enlistment dates has been considered a back-door draft by some.
The AP reports that the Army plans to stop the unpopular practice known as "stop-loss" saving it for extraordinary circumstances only.
Previously the Army argued that stop-loss was crucial to unit cohesion and keeping specially trained soldiers on duty during war.
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Flashback: Susan Powter in "Stop The Insanity!"
Susan Powter rose to fame in the early 90's by raging against the diet industry, shouting at the top of her lungs, and sporting a platinum blonde crew cut. As the the wikipedia entry notes, "Though no longer in the limelight as she once was, she continues to write and motivate." She does indeed.
A&E's Obsessed Explores Extreme Hoarding
Do you have a slight problem with being messy? This week's A&E’s Obsessed, in its exploration of the obsessive compulsive disorder extreme hoarding, will have you cleaning up your apartment or desk and feeling for poor Russ, who can't stop buying things and also can't bear to throw anything away. "I get attached to things," he says, "because I don't have people to care about."
Bad For Women? Celebrity Weight Loss as Entertainment
In the latest issue of People, Kirstie Alley discusses her 83-pound weight gain in the aftermath of being a Jenny Craig spokesperson. Maybe she felt upstaged by Valerie Bertinelli, or maybe the only way she can lose weight is to do it in the public eye. (FitSugar has the details on her diet.)
Who knows, but I had to stop and ask myself, when is this going to end?
American Violet Shows How War on Drugs Is the New Jim Crow
Imagine if someone with a grudge against you told the police you were a drug dealer. Officers would come to your work and arrest you. Then you'd be told that you could go home right away by taking a plea bargain.
Fed Chairman Hopes Recession Will End This Year
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke hopes that the current recession, already into its second year, will end in 2009. Bernanke shared the welcomed news with Congress today.
Before you let out a sigh of relief know that there is still reason to be anxious.
You Asked: My Life Has Fallen Apart, Now What?
Dear Sugar,
I really feel like I am at the end of my rope. A year ago, I met the man I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. We didn't become official until this February, but since then his ex has been trying to contact him nonstop even though he's told her to leave him alone.
Group Therapy: I'm Not Happy
I have been married for 13 years and I try to do nice things for my wife every chance I get. I send her emails at work saying how much I love her and give her little items to make her smile (hopefully). I bought her flowers and left strategically placed notes in random places so that she would see them throughout her day on our anniversary.
You Asked: How Do I Get Over Our Breakup?
Dear Sugar,
Recently I read the post about telling your ex what he did wrong. My ex and I broke up a year ago. I have dated other people, but I am finding it very difficult to get over this relationship.
Deforestation Costs Economy More Than the Financial Crisis
While the stock market's belly-dancer-gyrations (more of a limbo, "how low can you go?", really) seem significant — according to a study commissioned by the EU, the global economy actually loses more money through the disappearance of forests than through the financial ho-down. The study pegs the cost of the loss of forests between $2 and $5 trillion per year, while calculations put the financial mess at $1.5 trillion.
How did they arrive at that figure?
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