
EverythingYouNeedtoKnowAboutDomesticViolenceButWereAfraidtoAskBy LindaG.MillsCreated Sep42009-12:54pmThesedays,everythingwethoughtweweredoingrightabout domesticviolence seemswrong.RihannagoesbacktoChrisBrownafterhebeatsherup.A"RealHousewife"isarrestedforhittingherboyfriend.Awomancommitsanimalabuseonherboyfriend'sdog.Asfeminists,wehavebeentaughttodefendwomen,regardlessofwhatthey...[
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By GadSaad,Ph.D.Created Mar42010-2:12pmThetwosexesareinvolvedinaperennialefforttoimpressoneanotherinthematingarena.Oneofthemostcommonsex-specificwaysofsexualsignalingisformentousecuesofhighsocialstatus(seemyearlierpost here onthelinksbetweenmen's testosterone levelsandtheirdrivingaPorsche)whereaswomenutilizebeautification(seemyearlierpost here ontheeffe...[
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By ThomasScheff,Ph.D.Created Mar42010-4:02pmWeoftenmakeautomaticjudgmentsof"symptomatic"behavior:delusions,farexample,showthatoneismentallyill.Thetheoryoflabeling/normalizingurgescautioninmakingthesejudgmentsbecauseofpossibleeffectsonsocialrelationshipsandtherebyonself.(Scheff1999).Thereisasocial-emotionalcomponentininteractionthatcanbemanagedindependentlyofthecontent.Equalcareisnee...[
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Don'tKnowWhereTheTimeWent?(You'll)GuessYouWereHavingFun...By DanielR.Hawes
Weallknowthefeeling:You'redoingsomethingfunandtimesimplywhizzesby.Oryou'rejustreallybored(liketheguyswhodidthis),andtime...just...won't...pass.Now,agroupofresearchers tellsus thatthisrelationisatwo-wayaffair:Notonlydoesthepleasurewe'reexperiencinginfluencehowweexperiencetimepassingby,butalsoourassessmento...[
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HowDidHumansBecomeEmpathic?By RickHanson,Ph.D.Created Mar32010-5:42pmEmpathyisunusualintheanimalkingdom.Soempathymusthavehadsomemajorsurvivalbenefitsforittohaveevolved.Whatmightthosebenefitshavebeen?Empathyseemstohaveevolvedinthreemajorsteps.First,amongvertebrates,birdsandmammalsdevelopedwaysofrearingtheiryoung,plusformsof pairbonding -sometimesforlife.Thisisverydifferentfromth...[
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7TipsonKeepingCustomersforLifeByJeffWuorio
It'sthefrozenheartofwinterandthepipesinyourhomeareasicyasthearcticairoutside.Tryingtofindaplumberseemslesslikelythanarranginganon-the-flypapalaudience. Butnotifyou'rearegularcustomerofBenjaminFranklinPlumbing,basedinRogersville,Missouri.Youmaybepartofthecompany's"frontoftheline"program,whichmeanstheplumbingshopgivesyouprioritystatus.Y...[
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ByJoelOsteenOnetouchofGod’sfavorcancauseyoutogofurtherthanyouevercouldinyourownnaturalability.Whatyouthinkshouldtakeyoufive,ten,oreventwentyyearstoaccomplish,Godwantstohelpyouaccomplishquickerthanyou’veeverimaginedpossible.Why?BecauseGoddoesn’tfollowanaturaltimetable;He’stheGodofacceleration.Eveninthefaceofgiantobstacles,disappointmentsandsetbacks,theseadversitiescouldbetheverythingGodusestopr...[
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Somuchofourattitudeaboutlifeandourcapacitytomeetlife'schallengesdependsonthequalityoftherelationshipswehave,especiallyourmostintimaterelationshipsthatwhentheygosour,lifetendstofeelbleak.Becausethequalityofourrelationshipshasapowerfuleffectonphysicalandmentalbalance,aswellasoursenseofsatisfactioninlife,it'simportantthatwekeepourrelationshipsrewardingandfresh.Thedataondivorceprovidecompellingev...[
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Simplesubstitutionsthatyoucanmaketothefoodyoualreadyeattohelpfightcholesterolpainlessly.ByTheresaTamkins,HealthWanttocutcholesterolwithoutcuttingtaste?Mostpeopleareafraidthat"goodformycholesterol"meansmealsthatarejoyless(andtasteless).However,alow-cholesteroldietdoesn'thavetobealloatbranandtofu.Herearesomesimplesubstitutionsthatyoucanmaketothefoodyoualreadyeattohelpfightcholesterolpainlessly....[
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SteelersbackupquarterbackCharlieBatchdropped12poundsandreducedhistotalcholesterolabout20percentbetweentheendoflastseasonandthestartofthisone.(Majordietchanges:makingbetterchoiceswheneatingout;swappingwineinplaceofapplemartinis,sugarfreeJell-OforgummywormsandpopcornforDoritos.)Losingaslittleas5percentto10percentofyourbodyweightcanresultinbetterbloodpressure,lowerriskfordiabe...[
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