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Study Abroad Sans the Glamour: Soldiers Take Classes in Iraq
Study Abroad in Iraq? The headline jumped out of the Daily Beast, and I knew I had a story. Until, that is, I read it and learned the average American student cannot register for a semester in Baghdad the way they can in Strasbourg.
Laughter Is Good For Your Veins
It is frequently said that laughter is the best medicine, but did you know it is good for your veins? Scientists at the University of Maryland have proven that laughter is linked to healthy function of blood vessels. Laughter creates increased blood flow by causing the inner lining of blood vessels to expand.
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Spotted: Barack Obama Using His BlackBerry!
The winner of our favorite BlackBerry-obsessed celeb in 2008, President Barack Obama — who was hopeful he'd be able to keep his BlackBerry in the White House — was photographed with none other than his beloved smartphone last week before his healthcare reform speech at the University of Maryland.
We haven't seen him with his BB in a while, and when he didn't appear to have it on his first day in the Oval Office, we thought the BlackBerry had gone bye-bye. Although we did learn later that he'd be able to keep it for personal use, so maybe he was checking in with Sasha to see if she took Bo for his walk?
Is Your Local Starbucks Closing?
By now you must have heard that Starbucks is closing 600 of its stateside coffee shops. Last week Starbucks released the official list of the closing stores with a grand total of 616 closures. The closing stores are company-operated stand alone locations; no bookstore, super market, or airport Starbucks will be shuttered.
Briefing Book! Levi Johnston Opens Up to Tyra Banks
- Levi Johnston talks safe sex with Tyra Banks. — Huffington Post
- Birth control and grapefruit diet don't go well together. — Jezebel
- Michelle Obama's euro style.
Diploma Scandal: Fake Degrees Don't Fly With Feds
Now that a diploma mill in Spokane, Washington has the attention of government officials, Washington state has bigger problems than serving as home to struggling Starbucks. The eight people involved in the scam sold more than $6 million of their merchandise, and some will spend time in prison for issuing over 9,000 fake high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees to individuals in 130 countries.
Aside from creating several of their own fake universities — St.
Healthy To-Do: Just Say No to TV
I will admit after a long day of working and mothering, sitting on the couch, remote in hand, always sounds like the perfect way to wind down and decompress. But I am here to say, don't give into the new opiate of the masses, turn off the boob tube and do something else — it could make you happy.
Watching TV is pleasurable, I am not arguing with that, but a newly released long-term study from the University of Maryland found that those who watch more TV are less happy.
Will Your City Stay Strong in a Recession?
Just as some regions and states have seen more home foreclosures than others, a recession can affect local economies differently. BusinessWeek explored this idea, and found that the most resilient cities in a recession are those with high numbers of jobs in health care, education, and government. The cities they mention may ride things out more smoothly than others but they are not completely protected, because a recessive economy impacts most everyone.
Five Alternative Treatments That Work
It's hard to decipher all the hype about alternative medicine. How do we know what works and what doesn't?
Well, CNN got the lowdown from experts in the field on which alternative treatments actually work for what.
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