Scout KLopez

I've been living in Brooklyn since I was a Zygote. Graduating from College May 18th! Anyone want to hire me? Possibly in California? eh? eh?

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Is there a future for work/life balance?

Women – Ever wonder how your experience of work and parenthood fits into the larger trends of today's culture? If your daily challenges are more common than you think?

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What's the deal with cute sex toys!?

Women – I've never understood the need for cutesy sex toys. I mean, what's the point? Is it because a vibrator in the shape of a rubber ducky makes it seem less naughty

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Kids Living with Relatives Have Fewer Problems Than Those in Foster Homes

Family – Children removed from their homes due to mistreatment have fewer behavioral problems if they're placed with relatives -- called kinship care -- than if they're placed in foster care, a new study says.

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Heart Failure Patients Overestimate Their Life Expectancy

Health & Fitness – For reasons not easily understood, many patients with the worst type of heart disease think they will live longer than their doctors tell them they will, new research shows.

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 08:03am

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Thai women can finally choose if they are a Miss or a Mrs

Women – Dozens of women took advantage of a Thai law that became effective Wednesday giving them the right to choose if they are a Miss or a Mrs, local media reported.

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 07:55am

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My daughter will not do sex work

Women – Women of the Bedia community in Madhya Pradesh are slowly learning to say no to a tradition that drives them into prostitution

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 07:54am

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Young men need to 'open up' more

Men – Young men in Northern Ireland need to "open up" before they give into despair, the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) has said.

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 07:53am

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Colon Cancer in Family Predicts Better Survival

Health & Fitness – People with a family history of colon cancer carry the emotional burden of knowing they have twice the risk of developing the disease themselves. But now, a new study may ease some of their anxiety. Patients with a family history of colon cancer are also more likely to survive the disease.

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 07:50am

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Next on Agenda Is Clinton's Role

Politics – Mr. Obama still has problems in his own party that may overshadow everything else until he addresses them: How to repair relations with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her supporters and whether to offer her a spot on the ticket.

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Will Amazon Lose Sales Because It Collects New York Taxes?

Gadgets & Tech – The comments to our posts about a rule that forced Amazon.com and some other large online stores to collect sales tax on shipments to New York State residents reflect the interest Internet shoppers have in tax policies. Many agreed with a respondent named Michael who said, "And just like that, I stop using Amazon. Pity."

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 07:49am

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Bloomberg Said to Explore Third Term or Albany Bid

Politics – As the end of his term nears, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his senior advisers have been exploring strategies that would allow him to remain in political life, including undertaking a campaign to overturn the city's term limits law or making a bid for governor

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New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging

Health & Fitness – Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan, researchers say in a new report that is likely to give impetus to the rapidly growing search for longevity drugs.

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 07:47am

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Opponents of Evolution Adopting New Strategy

Science – Opponents of teaching evolution, in a natural selection of sorts, have gradually shed those strategies that have not survived the courts. Over the last decade, creationism has given rise to "creation science," which became "intelligent design," which in 2005 was banned from the public school curriculum in Pennsylvania by a feder

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No special monetization plan for Facebook Connect, exec clarifies

Gadgets & Tech – It would've been cool: Facebook director of monetization Tim Kendall hinted Monday that the company would offer "a product" to help third-party companies "accelerate" participation in its developer platform when asked whether the company had any plans to start directly monetizing the technology.

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 07:39am

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Supreme Court rejects fantasy baseball dispute

Sports – Major League Baseball has struck out in its attempt to get the U.S. Supreme Court to intercede in a fantasy baseball dispute.

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