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Study: Adults Can't Agree What 'Sex' Means!
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Anonymous writes "A Survey From the Kinsey Institute Shows 'Sex' Still Gets Lost in Translation
By LAUREN COX
ABC News Medical Unit
Paging Dr. Ruth: Adults don't even agree on what it means to "have sex."
Researchers at the renowned Kinsey Institute at Indiana University asked 484 people "Would you say you had sex with someone if &""
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Massachusetts Makes Brushing Kids' Teeth the Rule
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Rodney writes "State's Day Care Centers Must Now Brush Kids' Teeth After Meals
While parents try all manner of incentives to get their children to brush, Massachusetts is trying to help them with new regulations on day care centers that have more teeth to them.
As of the start of the year, day care centers in Massachusetts must help children brush their teeth after meals or risk losing their licenses.
After the story was reported by ABC affiliate WCVB in Boston, the message board filled with comments. Some supported the measure because of the good oral hygiene habits it might help kids develop. Others said the state was imposing an undue burden on day care centers."
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message Lives On
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On Monday, America will celebrate -- if that's the right word -- Martin Luther King Day. Today, there are two generations of Americans who are too young to personally remember Dr. King as he led what would become known as the Civil Rights Movement.
Russell Simmons, Cory Booker and Faye Wattleton Reflect on King's Legacy Before His Namesake Holiday
Through his work and rousing speeches, Martin Luther King Jr. has inspired millions and paved the way for our first black president. The holiday that bears his name will be celebrated Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
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British people have voted a good night's sleep as life's "greatest little
pleasure". The Batchelors Cup-A-Soup company conducted a survey into
what gave Britons most pleasure. Bed activities filled four of the top ten
spots. Cuddling a loved one in bed came third, having a lie-in was fifth
and sleeping in freshly-washed sheets sixth.
What is your BIGGEST PLEASURE? Click on Read More to read the Top 50 greatest little pleasures in life and post your comments.
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Bus togolais mitraillé: au moins 2 morts
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Anonymous writes "Le Togo se retire de la CAN
Après l'attaque meutrière subie vendredi par la sélection togolaise à la frontière entre le Congo-Brazzaville et l'Angola, le gouvernement togolais a rappelé samedi son équipe.
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Public Bus Beatings Make Californians Wary of Mass Transit
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Anonymous writes "A Wave of Public Beatings Has Made Its Way on to the Internet
A brawl Monday between a white and a black passenger aboard a city bus in Oakland, Calif., is the latest in a string of public transit fracases to attract public attention -- and raise concern about safety.
Much of the shouting match and fistfight between the two men was caught on camera by a college student aboard the AC Transit bus and posted on YouTube, attracting a sizable audience and igniting something of an online debate about race.
Violent incidents seem to be dogging public transit in this city across the bay from San Francisco. Last year, a cell phone video captured an arrest in which a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer fatally shot an unarmed passenger.
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Governor Wants Carriage Horses Treated Better
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Anonymous writes "David Paterson Wants Carriage Rides at Central Park Banned Unless Horses Are Treated Better
Gov. David Paterson, taking on the 150-year-old tradition of horse-drawn carriage rides in Manhattan's Central Park, says the horses need to be treated better or the popular tourist rides should be banned.
His recent comment before an animal activist group, rare from a high-level official, drew praise from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Horsemen, however, have their own high-profile fans, including Irish actor Liam Neeson and others who testified for them at a recent hearing about how well the horses are treated and how important the service is to the city.
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Diversité dans les grandes écoles: Sarkozy ne renoncera pas à ses objectifs
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Nicolas Sarkozy a jugé lundi "parfaitement déplacées" les réticences des grandes écoles à accueillir 30% d'élèves boursiers, et assuré qu'il ne renoncerait pas à ses objectifs, en présentant ses voeux au monde de l'enseignement et la recherche.
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Boire du vin, c'est bon pour la santé : voici pourquoi
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Anonymous writes "Une équipe de chercheurs de l'Inserm a découvert par quel mécanisme moléculaire les polyphénols du vin rouge améliorent la santé des parois artérielles.
Le French Paradox
C'est un effet du vin rouge connu de longue date et constaté par de nombreuses études épidémiologiques, mais resté jusqu'alors plutôt mystérieux pour les scientifiques. Boire - modérément - réduit le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires. Pourquoi ? Des chercheurs d'Angers dépendant de l'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale viennent de lever un coin du voile sur ces vertus du vin. Leurs travaux, effectués sur des souris, sont parus dans la revue scientifique américaine PLoS One.
Différentes études, dont celles de l'équipe angevine, avaient déjà identifié certaines substances, les polyphénols du vin, comme responsables d'un effet vasodilatateur, via la production de monoxyde de carbone, par les cellules "endothéliales" qui tapissent la paroi interne des vaisseaux. Ce qui est en soi un effet bénéfique pour les parois artérielles. Mais il restait à découvrir comment se déclenche la production de monoxyde d'azote. "
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Obama Makes History, Appoints Trans Woman
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Anonymous writes "
Obama Makes History, Appoints Trans Woman
Aerospace and defense veteran Amanda Simpson has been appointed to the Department of Commerce as a senior technical adviser.
By Michelle Garcia
Aerospace and defense veteran Amanda Simpson has been appointed to the Department of Commerce as a senior technical adviser.
Simpson, who is transgender, will be working in the Bureau of Industry and Security.
"I'm truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me," she said in a press release by the National Center for Transgender Equality, an organization for which she has served on the board of directors. "And at the same time, as one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds, and that this appointment opens future opportunities for many others."
Simpson was most recently the deputy director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson. A flight instructor and test pilot, Simpson also holds degrees in physics, engineering, and business administration.
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Posted by Rodney on Thursday, January 07 @ 17:03:13 CST (20 reads)
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