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Five ways Americans can save water through food choices
As eaters and consumers, Americans can profoundly reduce water waste and water consumption through the food choices they make. Here are five ways American food consumers can help save water.
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'The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend': 8 stories from the set
In "The Searchers," writer Glenn Frankel explores the making of the movie which is often called the best Western of all time.
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'Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye': 5 stories from a family's time near the Arctic
Zac Unger temporarily moved his family to Churchill, Manitoba, to experience life in the polar bear wild. Here are some of his stories from his book "Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye."
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Man Asian Literary Prize: the nominees for 2012
Check out the five nominees on the short list for the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize.
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How to create a better food system in 2013 (+video)
Our worldwide food system needs an overhaul. Here are 13 steps to change food policies and improve lives.
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The South welcomes 'crazy ants.' Hail the latest invader
'Crazy ants' from South America are hitching rides across the South, setting up massive colonies, and relieving other occupying ant armies, including fire ants, of their duties.
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Crazy ants vs. Fire ants: Who's winning? (+video)
Crazy ants are taking over areas once occupied by fire ants in the South. The sting of Crazy ants isn't as painful and migrate slowly. But Crazy ants multiply faster.
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Lotto winner in cookie jar: Man facing eviction finds fortune in lottery ticket
Lotto winner in cookie jar: On Wednesday, the Illinois Lottery handed Ricardo Cerezo of Geneva a large commemorative check for $4.85 million — the result of matching all six numbers in the Feb. 2 Lotto drawing.
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A throne fit for the prince(ss) in your life: Potty training in style
It's not enough to sit your child on any plastic potty trainer these days. A whole industry has sprouted up with the belief, reinforced by consumers, that your child's bum deserves more, something that sings, simulates flushing, or is made of rich wood.
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Stir It Up! Chipotle shredded beef flatbread sandwiches
The best part about the components of this dish is that you can mix and match the pieces. Enjoy the corn and bean relish as part of this sandwich or with a bowl of tortilla chips. Enjoy the queso drizzled over a hamburger or tossed with macaroni. Even the spicy beef can be served on its own with a side of mashed potatoes.
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Opinion: This Mother's Day, I'm grateful for my mom's failure as a housekeeper
Our house might have been messy, but we had loving relationships and meaningful work. My mom was busy 'having it all': raising two kids and pursuing a career. She was modeling a liberated womanhood that has shaped me more than my shame about our unkempt dining room.
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Meet the floating plant that has Lake Victoria's economy in a chokehold
Massive mats of invasive water hyacinth are creeping their way across the lake, severely disrupting local fishermen and sending scientists scrambling for a way to stop the runaway weed.
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The Simple Dollar What is your one-year financial plan?
The 'Year-Long Plot,' as Hamm calls it, is a detailed financial plan, week by week, of how you’ll move from where you’re at right now to the financial goal you want to achieve in one year.
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Decoder Wire Michelle Obama back on book tour. How successful are first lady authors?
Michelle Obama, like every other first lady author in the 20th and 21st centuries, sells books – lots of them. Every first lady since Lady Bird Johnson has written a White House memoir.
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A fig orchard on your patio
Dwarf fig for container gardening grows outside in summer, comes inside in winter.
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Saving Money Going green, saving green: Deals on 10 essential gardening tools
Gardening season is finally here. Get started with deals on gloves, spades, rakes, and more.
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Modern Parenthood Talking to my son about the Boston Marathon: A mom reflects
The Nichols had to tell their 11-year-old son about the Boston Marathon bombings — he'd been upset when they hid the Newtown, Conn. headlines from in him December. Now, a day after the Boston Marathon, Martha Nichols mulls over their decision.
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Feel the reviving warmth of spring
A Christian Science perspective.
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Energy Voices Tax day 2013: Saving energy can save you money on taxes
As tax day 2013 approaches, look for tax savings from energy efficiency. Energy-saving appliances are more prevalent than ever. Making your home more energy efficient can generate tax credits come tax day.
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Ten White Geese
'Ten White Geese' follows an Emily Dickinson scholar who seeks a refuge from her marriage – and the world – in a Welsh farmhouse.
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My first four wildflowers to bloom each year
One of the joys of early spring is watching for the first plants to emerge and bloom in the landscape.
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Snowdrops usher in spring
Pretty white snowdrops welcome spring in cooler climates.
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Five ways Americans can save water through food choices
As eaters and consumers, Americans can profoundly reduce water waste and water consumption through the food choices they make. Here are five ways American food consumers can help save water.
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Put your orchids on ice
They're not as fragile as you think. and here's how to help them thrive.
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Chapter & Verse Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian Literary Prize
Tan Twan Eng captured the 2012 award for his book 'In the Garden of Evening Mists.'
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Parenting shift: Dads boost housework, as more moms seek full-time jobs
A new study signals a major shift in the time spent by men and women on child care, chores, and paid work. Men now spend, on average, seven hours a week on child care, up from 2.5 in 1965.
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How to successfully grow ferns indoors
Ferns look lovely indoors, but they can be fussy to grow. What's the secret of success?
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'The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend': 8 stories from the set
In "The Searchers," writer Glenn Frankel explores the making of the movie which is often called the best Western of all time.
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Sparing the wildflowers
A Christian Science perspective: How letting love fill your heart and mind reveals loveliness all around.
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'Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye': 5 stories from a family's time near the Arctic
Zac Unger temporarily moved his family to Churchill, Manitoba, to experience life in the polar bear wild. Here are some of his stories from his book "Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye."
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