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France: Champagne Demand Forces a Bigger Vineyard

Food – The Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, or I.N.A.O., the official body that determines France's wine laws, has decided to expand the country's Champagne-producing region to meet growing worldwide demand. A century-old law has restricted Champagne production to just 370 villages in northeastern France, but with demand soaring largely becau

Submitted and Voted for on March 14, 2008 11:33am

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Lasik Surgery: When the Fine Print Applies to You

Health & Fitness – Little did I know when I chose Lasik surgery that I would not end up satisfied like the friends and acquaintances who raved about their post-glasses existence. Instead, my days are complicated, since I am dealing with side effects that are far more bothersome than being unfashionably four-eyed.

Submitted and Voted for on March 13, 2008 11:19am

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Cool Airbag Jacket In Action

Autos – An Airbag Jacket is a motorcycle jacket designed with inflatable pockets in strategic areas that are pressurized when a wire attached to the key is pulled out during a crash.

Submitted and Voted for on March 13, 2008 02:24am

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Airbag Jacket

Autos – An Airbag Jacket is a motorcycle jacket designed with inflatable pockets in strategic areas that are pressurized when a wire attached to the key is pulled out during a crash.

Submitted and Voted for on March 13, 2008 02:19am

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Tip of the day: Make your own brown sugar

Food – If you happen to have granulated sugar and molasses, you can make brown sugar. I've never actually measured the amounts before, as I generally just add molasses until I like the results. But I think it'd be 1-2 tablespoons of molasses to a cup of sugar, if you feel you need measurements.

Submitted and Voted for on March 12, 2008 02:25am

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Women Scorned: Why Stand There?

Women – It has quickly become the norm, say several political gurus, for politicians' wives to stand by their men in the midst of scandal, presenting a united front publicly as their personal lives crumble behind closed doors.

Submitted and Voted for on March 12, 2008 12:43am

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Japanese snack Hamster's Lunch wildly popular online - Slashfood

Food – Despite what the package indicates, Hamster's Lunch is not a meal for your furry friends, but rather a rice cracker. Each morsel is shaped like a sunflower seed, which a Japanese web site points out "is Hamster's favorite food." The site also contains these valuable words to the wise: " Attention: Please do not provide real hamsters

Submitted and Voted for on March 11, 2008 08:42pm

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Spanking Now Means Sex Problems Later

Love & Personals – Children whose parents spank them or otherwise inflict physical punishment may be more likely to have sexual problems later, according to research to be presented Thursday to the American Psychological Association.

Submitted and Voted for on February 29, 2008 01:45am

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How to Make Potato Chips

Food – While it may be easy to pick up a bag of chips at your local convenience store, most people don't realize that it's almost as easy to make your own homemade potato chips. Whether you bake them, fry them or microwave them, homemade potato chips are a delicious snack for the whole family.

Submitted and Voted for on February 27, 2008 02:14pm

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Fear of Insurance Trouble Leads Many to Shun or Hide DNA Tests

Health & Fitness – The first, much-anticipated benefits of personalized medicine are being lost or diluted for many Americans who are too afraid that genetic information may be used against them to take advantage of its growing availability.

Submitted and Voted for on February 23, 2008 03:47pm

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Oatmeal breakfast cookie recipe

Food – Oatmeal breakfast cookies good for the morning rush

Submitted and Voted for on February 20, 2008 10:29pm

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Can You Predict Happiness?

Health & Fitness – If you think you can predict what you will like, think again. When people try to estimate how much they will enjoy a future experience, they are dependably wrong, according to research by Harvard psychologists Ã;¢ââ;;¬" and the reason is something they call "attentional colla

Submitted and Voted for on February 20, 2008 10:23pm

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How to Sing

Music – If you've ever seen the audition phase of American Idol, you'll know that there are a lot of people out there who think they can sing. You probably also noticed that most of them actually can't. But although some people seem blessed with the gift of a beautiful singing voice, anyone can learn to sing with a little practice.

Submitted and Voted for on February 20, 2008 02:07am

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Is green tea the newest miracle plant?

Food – Researchers in India have been looking into new uses for green tea extracts (GTE), and have come out with a cool new use for them. The researchers found that the extracts can act as a preservative on meat in a room temperature setting. They say that the meat will last four days longer than if left untreated by GTE.

Submitted and Voted for on February 20, 2008 02:04am

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The Claim: Honey Can Soothe a Burn

Health & Fitness – In studies of quick and easy treatments to soothe mild burns, scientists have found that honey has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that may promote healing.

Submitted and Voted for on February 20, 2008 02:02am

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