A study by the Pew Research Center, in association with Time magazine, highlights rapidly changing notions of the American family. And the Census Bureau, too, is planning to incorporate broader definitions of family when measuring poverty, a shift caused partly by recent jumps in unmarried couples living together.
Are you looking for that perfect hard to find Christmas present for the person who has everything? Well look no further, we have a deal for you. For a paltry $100,000 (NZD), you can now have the freedom of flight with your very own commercially produced jet pack.
Today I’ve got yet another sad story about the US going down the crapper. A woman in Idaho was giving out free breast exams in bars, and what did she get for such selfless commitment to public service? Some brown shirts from the Fascist League of Mini-Hitlers had her thrown in jail. Journalists have already dubbed her America’s Aung Sang Suu Kyii.
An Idaho judge has set bond at $100,000 for a Boise woman police say posed as a physician and duped at least two other women into having their breasts examined by her at Boise-area nightclubs.
Kristina Ross, 37, remains in Ada County Jail in Boise on two felony counts of practicing medicine without a license.
The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting, but as hard as we try, we can’t turn off the tapes that fill our heads with messages like “Never good enough” and “What will people think?”
Why, when we know that there’s no such thing as perfect, do most of us spend an incredible amount of time and energy trying to be everything to everyone? Is it that we really admire perfection? No — the truth is that we are actually drawn to people who are real and down-to-earth. We love authenticity and we know that life is messy and imperfect.
“I’m eating my cookie — can’t you see I’m eating my cookie!” CEO Stephen Duckett kept repeating to reporters Friday, in a bizarre media moment that deserves to go viral on YouTube.
Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky, when played the audio later by a reporter, said he thought the comment was inappropriate given the gravity of the health-care situation. That would be correct. “I’m eating my cookie” is appropriate only in limited situations — if your spouse wants you to put out the garbage, for instance, but you’re eating your cookie.
The new Facebook Messages incorporates email, SMS, and Facebook Chat and Messages into one convenient bucket. It’s a smart idea, but you should think twice before you consider ditching your current email address for Facebook email. Here’s why.
