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"omg"

Posted by Jeff Olson on October 18th, 2009 | no responses
With the advent of cell phones, texting, and online chat, an abbreviated form of language has emerged. Texters and chatters regularly communicate with shortcuts like “lol” (laugh out loud) or “idk” (I... read more »

idols in us

Posted by regina franklin on August 24th, 2009 | 2 responses
While attending a conference in Nashville, my husband and I decided to use some free time to visit the city’s replica of the Parthenon—the temple of the Greek goddess Athena. While the artwork inspired awe, we... read more »

plumb-lined

Posted by K. T. Sim on August 17th, 2009 | 2 responses
A must-see for tourists visiting Italy is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Tuscany. The 8-story tall cathedral bell tower, completed in 1370, was once upright. Today, however, it’s tilted. In 1990, the tower’s top... read more »

heart matters

Posted by pohfangchia on August 8th, 2009 | no responses
Our hearts pump at a rate of about seventy beats per minute or so. Ergo, in one year, they pump between 3.5 million liters and 7 million liters of blood through our bodies—depending on our activities. They do enough... read more »

before you enter

Posted by marvin williams on August 1st, 2009 | one response
Before many of us go to the grocery store, we make a list. Before we exercise, we follow the good practice of stretching. Before we travel, we pack according to the number of days we’ll be gone and our... read more »

it's all about the heart

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 24th, 2009 | no responses
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure performed on people suffering cardiac arrest. When I first learned CPR 25 years ago the focus was on both chest compressions and rescue breathing. “Pump and... read more »

time to obey

Posted by winn collier on July 19th, 2009 | one response
My wife, Miska, and I like to talk things out with our boys (ages 6 and 4). Often, we ask them what they’re feeling or if they understand instructions we are giving them. Even when they evidence a bad attitude, we will... read more »

whatever it takes

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on July 12th, 2009 | 2 responses
A province in Indonesia has asked a few of its residents to add a certain fashion accessory to their wardrobe—a padlock. Let me explain. To curb the prostitution that sometimes occurs in massage parlors, masseuses in... read more »

marvelous

Posted by roxanne robbins on June 30th, 2009 | 3 responses
Last year, the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics were spectacular. The 17 days of competition, full of world-record-shattering performances, were sensational. But were the 2008 Summer Games marvelous? Before... read more »

deception

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on June 17th, 2009 | no responses
Jérôme Kerviel, a 31-year-old options trader at France’s second-largest bank, Société Générale, used the bank’s system to make unauthorized stock trades. When he was discovered, the... read more »
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