“What an honor and blessing to inhabit the flesh form as a female on this planet at this time.” -Iyanla Vanzant Greetings Goddesses, Yesterday’s post was about super plants and herbs. Maybe that’s what you were expecting when I promised a Love Magnet spell. No, this is not a bait and... xo
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How to Cast a Love Magnet Spell Whether You’re Single or Committed! Mommy Noire Love Class
Abiola's Passionista Playbook & Blog TV18 May 2013 | 9:30 am -
Suspect in Hofstra Home Invasion Had Extensive Criminal Record
NYT > Home Page18 May 2013 | 5:38 pmA 21-year-old student who was killed in a home invasion on Friday was mistakenly shot in the head by an officer firing at an armed suspect holding her hostage, the police said. -
Denmark crowned Eurovision winners
BBC News - Home18 May 2013 | 5:37 pmDenmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries. -
Two uncomfortable truths: New Merida looks a little whorey. Fewer people care about this than you would think.
TheBloggess.com16 May 2013 | 12:25 pmUgh. I sort of already hate myself from weighing in on this but people keep asking me to tweet about it and forward their petitions, and I really thought it would quiet down by now but it hasn’t, so I’m going to give my big, fat, stupid, irrelevant and probably wrong opinion on the changes Disney made from the original I-might-trust-her-to-babysit-my-kid-when-she’s-a-little-older Merida to get-the-fuck-away-from-my-husband Merida. There are all sorts of calls to action to get Disney to admit that the new Merida looks a bit skanky and they’ve met with some success… -
Oxbow Wins Preakness; Derby Winner Orb Finishes Fourth
News18 May 2013 | 4:09 pmOxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse racing history.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Abiola's Passionista Playbook & Blog TV
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How to Cast a Love Magnet Spell Whether You’re Single or Committed! Mommy Noire Love Class
18 May 2013 | 9:30 am“What an honor and blessing to inhabit the flesh form as a female on this planet at this time.” -Iyanla Vanzant Greetings Goddesses, Yesterday’s post was about super plants and herbs. Maybe that’s what you were expecting when I promised a Love Magnet spell. No, this is not a bait and... xo -
25 Super Awesome Natural Ways to Heal the Mind & Body! Powerful Medicinal Herbs & Plants for Women
17 May 2013 | 8:05 amIt makes sense that Mother Nature would have everything that we need to heal, right? These 25 plants have been used around the world for generations due to their incredible natural healing properties. The featured photo is of our First Lady Michelle Obama planting the White House garden, by the... xo -
Can Marriage Counseling or Love Coaching Save Your Relationship? Frequently Asked Questions
16 May 2013 | 10:02 pmIf you’re in love, fight for it! Whether dating, engaged or married, one tried and true way to keep a relationship running smoothly is to work with a love coach or marriage counselor. Today a blogger from Toronto Psychological Services breaks down the biggest concerns and fears that people... xo -
How Yoga Can Enhance the Spiritual Connection With Your Unborn Child! + Pregnant Yoga Video
16 May 2013 | 5:44 pmCan yoga really help pregnant women connect with their babies? Let’s talk about it. Celebs said to indulge in yoga while expecting include Drew Barrymore, Kate Middleton and Amber Rose. Of course, check in with your personal physician to find the best prenatal fitness and health options for... xo -
Mindful Living, Eating & Feeling or How I Vacationed in Jamaica & Actually Lost Weight (Photo Diary)
15 May 2013 | 6:22 pmYipeee for gratitude and passionate living. I just had the juiciest vacation in Jamaica and I am still basking in the benefits. When I returned, Hay House had sent me their new Mindful Living book to review – how perfect! Let’s talk about mindful living, mindful eating, being a highly... xo
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NYT > Home Page
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Suspect in Hofstra Home Invasion Had Extensive Criminal Record
18 May 2013 | 5:38 pmA 21-year-old student who was killed in a home invasion on Friday was mistakenly shot in the head by an officer firing at an armed suspect holding her hostage, the police said. -
The Rail: Oxbow Wins the 138th Preakness Stakes
18 May 2013 | 5:38 pmOxbow won the Preakness Stakes, spoiling the Triple Crown quest of Orb, the race’s overwhelming favorite. Jockey Gary Stevens, who came out of retirement, won his third Preakness. -
Killing in Greenwich Village Looks Like Hate Crime, Police Say
18 May 2013 | 5:05 pmA young man screamed antigay slurs at another man before killing him on Friday night in Greenwich Village. -
Vito Lopez Says He Will Resign on Monday
18 May 2013 | 5:05 pmVito J. Lopez, the state assemblyman who was facing increased calls for his ouster, said he will leave his position on Monday instead of remaining for five weeks. -
Gunmen Kill Pakistan Party Official
18 May 2013 | 4:51 pmPolice said Zohra Shahid, the vice president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, was killed by gunmen on a motorcycle outside her home in Karachi in southern Sindh Province.
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BBC News - Home
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Denmark crowned Eurovision winners
18 May 2013 | 5:37 pmDenmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries. -
Pakistani politician is shot dead
18 May 2013 | 5:35 pmPakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, is shot dead in the city of Karachi. -
El Salvador gangs warn over truce
18 May 2013 | 5:16 pmThe leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace. -
The Somali pirates jailed in paradise
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The world's largest camel herd - in Australia
18 May 2013 | 4:38 pmThe world's largest camel herd - in Australia
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TheBloggess.com
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Two uncomfortable truths: New Merida looks a little whorey. Fewer people care about this than you would think.
16 May 2013 | 12:25 pmUgh. I sort of already hate myself from weighing in on this but people keep asking me to tweet about it and forward their petitions, and I really thought it would quiet down by now but it hasn’t, so I’m going to give my big, fat, stupid, irrelevant and probably wrong opinion on the changes Disney made from the original I-might-trust-her-to-babysit-my-kid-when-she’s-a-little-older Merida to get-the-fuck-away-from-my-husband Merida. There are all sorts of calls to action to get Disney to admit that the new Merida looks a bit skanky and they’ve met with some success… -
Hunter S. Thomcat is possibly possessed.
15 May 2013 | 1:12 pmA series of texts I sent to Victor today: me: Hunter is acting insane. He just put Ferris Mewler in a headlock. You can't see it but I suspect he has a tiny switch-blade. Victor: They’re fine. Ferris looks sleepy. me: I’m pretty sure he was blacking out from the lack of oxygen. Victor: You’re overreacting. me: Then he stalked me all day. "You do not see me." Victor: I don’t see him. me: HE’S HIDING BEHIND THE COBRA. Victor: Oh yeah. He’s adorable. me: He just set fire to your office. Victor: Stop texting me. -
Any publicity is…um…you know what? I’m not even sure anymore.
14 May 2013 | 9:38 amA friend of mine just told me that if you search for “giant dildo” on Amazon you get something very unexpected on the very first page of results. So I tried it. And she’s right. I don’t even have the words, you guys. -
Happy whatever.
12 May 2013 | 8:43 amToday is Mother’s Day, and while I think that being a mom is a crazy-hard job it’s also one that most of us wouldn’t trade for the world, so it’s always been a bit odd to me that we get to be mothers and we also get a day to celebrate it. Not that I’m judging you. Celebrate the hell out of yourself. You deserve it. But you know who else deserves it? The women who have struggled to be, or are still struggling to be moms. The women who want children but just aren’t in a safe place in life to have them. The women who don’t want kids and have… -
Things you can’t buy on Ebay: A sense of humor. Apparently.
11 May 2013 | 9:48 amAs many of you were watching, my auction for the “Possibly haunted robot that might eat you in your sleep” ended last night. Shockingly 30+ people bid on it and it went for $75 more than I paid for it, which means that I’ll be sending my local no-kill shelter some cash because that’ll make me feel slightly less guilty when the guy who bought it has his face eaten off by a possibly-possessed broken robot during the night. There were, however, some complications after the auction closed that caused it to be pulled off ebay forever. Email from Ebay: Date: May 11, 2013,…
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Oxbow Wins Preakness; Derby Winner Orb Finishes Fourth
18 May 2013 | 4:09 pmOxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse racing history.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Alzheimer's Cases Rise, But Hope Remains
18 May 2013 | 2:27 pmMore than 5 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease, and the number is only going to increase — in part, due to aging baby boomers. But researchers say increased awareness and early detection is helping patients live with the disease.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Prominent Pakistani Politician Shot, Killed On Re-Election Eve
18 May 2013 | 2:09 pmThe PTI party chairman, Imran Khan, blamed Zahra Shahid Hussain's death on a rival party. Police told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper that she was killed during an armed robbery.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Internships: Low-Paid, Unpaid Or Just Plain Illegal?
18 May 2013 | 1:41 pmFed up with working for free, some interns are suing their employers. Last week, a judge ruled that interns could not sue the Hearst Corp. as a class action, which could be a legal setback for young workers tired of exploitative unpaid internships.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Impossible Choice Faces America's First 'Climate Refugees'
18 May 2013 | 1:41 pmThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the tiny town of Newtok, Alaska, could be completely underwater by 2017. Its 350 residents must relocate or stay to face the floods, but a move is easier said than done.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Women on Business
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Study Finds Women are More Ethical at Work than Men
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Mobile-Friendly Email Design – What It Is and Why It Matters [Infographic]
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Getting Ahead!
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Women on Boards – Leading Companies of Silicon Valley
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Employees or Independent Contractors? The IRS Is Watching
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Our Bodies Our Blog
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Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, and You: How to Make the Right Decisions for YOUR Health
17 May 2013 | 6:23 amAngelina Jolie certainly has good intentions in sharing her experience with breast cancer genetic testing and her decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy, and her announcement marks another welcomed example of well-known women coming forward about personal health issues. But it is now up to women’s health advocates to ensure that the media coverage and public debate that follows does not offer false information or false hope — which I fear it will, if women are not fully informed about all the issues involved before imagining that Jolie’s decisions would be the right ones for… -
Truth in Medicine: Vast Majority of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Fail
16 May 2013 | 11:15 amby Miriam Zoll In an essay recently published in the Wall Street Journal, Sarah Elizabeth Richards, author of the new book “Motherhood Rescheduled,” encourages women to ward off age-related infertility by simply freezing their eggs — like she did. Between the ages of 36 and 38, Richards spent $50,000 to freeze 70 eggs that she plans to thaw, fertilize, and insert into her uterus when she is 44 or 46. “Egg freezing,” she said, “stopped the sadness that I was feeling at losing my chance to have the child I had dreamed about my entire life.” Still looking for a mate at… -
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Week in Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception
2 May 2013 | 1:12 pmPlan B on a drugstore shelf in Canada. Photo / Cory Doctorow What a frustrating week in the ongoing battle over evidence-based health policy. To the surprise and disappointment of women’s health advocates, the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed an appeal to prevent girls under age 15 from gaining over-the-counter access to emergency contraception. Approaching the date U.S. District Judge Edward Korman’s order making levonorgestrel-based emergency contraceptive pills (such as Plan B and Next Choice) available without restrictions would go into effect, the Obama… -
“Cracked Open”: New Book Looks at Fertility and Reproductive Technology
30 Apr 2013 | 6:30 amOur Bodies Ourselves board member Miriam Zoll has a new book coming out on May 1, “Cracked Open: Liberty, Fertility and the Pursuit of High Tech Babies.” Zoll tells her own story of infertility and IVF treatments, and shares what she learned along the way about assisted reproductive technologies. From the book description: When things don’t progress as she had hoped, she and her husband enter a science-fiction world of medical seduction, capitalist conception and bioethical quagmires. Desperate to conceive, they turn to unproven treatments and procedures only to learn that the… -
How Can We Help Teen Mothers Avoid and Cope With Postpartum Depression?
25 Apr 2013 | 11:13 amAlthough there is a fair amount of information and research available on postpartum depression in general, very little of it seems to focus specifically on the needs or care of teen mothers. A pilot study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in March attempts to fill in this gap — and it shows some promising results. First, the authors explain why the risks of PPD in teens are important: PPD puts adolescent mothers and their children at risk during an already challenging time in their lives, and this hardship may be a major determinant of poor outcomes for…
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DailyCandy Everywhere
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Strike It Rich
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Screen Play: Cannes Film Festival 2013
17 May 2013 | 1:00 pmSneak peek 3 movies competing on the Croisette What’s better than watching Games of Thrones and picking your cuticles? Nothing. But the following three trailers run a close second. All of which are competing for the Palme d’Or (a.k.a. top prize) in the French Riviera. Other notable competitors include Alexander Payne’s Nebraska and Steven Soderbergh’s Liberace pic, Behind the Candelabra. Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring;Margin Call director J.C. Chandor’s second, All Is Lost; and the first English-language film from actor-turned-director Guillaume Canet (who directed fantastic… -
Help, Please: Sage Raval of Small Shop
17 May 2013 | 10:00 amChief Correspondent and new mom SuChin Pak finds out how other moms parent Meet Sage Raval: artist, educator, mother, and founder of SmallShop, an L.A.-based in-home art service for families that takes your brood beyond macaroni necklaces. After one session with Sage, your (already exceptionally talented) mini DaVinci will be making masterpieces. I love her decidedly sophisticated, yet fun, approach to kids’ art, so I wanted to know more about how she personally approaches this whole parenting thing. — SuChin Pak You must have the best job ever. What are the pluses and minuses of being a… -
Support The People's Movement
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Go Glam or Go Home in Rosa Clandestino
17 May 2013 | 4:00 amDesigner Silvia Arguello knows what looks good on you Italians: Must they always look like a million bucks? Dress the part with new-to-the-states label Rosa Clandestino. Fledgling designer (and former Fashion Star contestant) Silvia Argüello picked up an education in Paris, Milan, and under Emanuel Ungaro before launching the sartorial line named after a made-up muse with riviera breeding and American spunk. Floral-print crepe de chine coats; dressy silk jumpsuits in cobalt, cream, and black; and subtly plunging necklines toe the line between street style pro and glam socialite. Timeless…
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The New Yorker
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Weekend Reading: Internet Crime Sleuths, Celebrity Psychics, Eurovision’s Hope
18 May 2013 | 1:37 pmBanks may fail and currencies crumble, but while there is a Turkish back-up dancer sawing herself out of a robot costume, there is hope. -
The Real Girl in the Blue Beret
18 May 2013 | 12:52 pmI knew that my in-laws had celebrated a D-Day anniversary with her in France, but they are dead now, and all I had was her address. -
Backblogged: Our Five Favorite Sentences of the Week
18 May 2013 | 9:52 amTo put it into an equation: Microphones + Crooning + Nazis + Radio + Bing Crosby + $50,000 = Silicon Valley. -
The “Office” Finale
17 May 2013 | 4:17 pmI laughed during the “Office” finale, I cried during the “Office” finale. And really, maybe that’s all you want from a finale: closure and emotion. There have been several criticisms in next-day recaps, and... -
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Cell-Phone Smashing of 2013
17 May 2013 | 1:23 pmShould everyone follow Williamson’s lead and throw the offending cell phone? Of course not: theatregoing would turn into a Hobbesian state of nature, or, worse, the L train after midnight.
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Mashable
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How Facebook Has Changed Since Going Public 1 Year Ago
18 May 2013 | 2:50 pm"Facebook was not originally created to be a company," CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his SEC Registration letter a little more than three months before Facebook went public on May 18, 2012. "It was built to accomplish a social mission — to make the world more open and connected." In the year since the Facebook IPO, some things haven't changed: Zuckerberg still sports his trademark hoodies, employees still rate their company and their founder highly, and Facebook still talks about its grand mission to make the world more open and connected. But the era of Facebook operating or being… -
Giant Stop Sign Is Laser-Projected Onto a Sheet of Water
18 May 2013 | 2:37 pmImagine you're a truck driver. You're coming up to a tunnel that might be too low for your truck to fit under, but you're not sure. Suddenly, a gigantic red stop sign appears to obstruct the road in front of the tunnel entrance, giving you no doubt. Stop! You're not going to overlook that explicit warning What is this sorcery? See the video above to find out more about how this remarkable sign is created with a instantaneously produced sheet of water and — you guessed it — frickin' lasers SEE ALSO: Laser System Paints Information on the Road Ahead These pop-up stop signs made by… -
Top 10 Tech This Week
18 May 2013 | 2:27 pmIt was a big week in tech, the week of Google I/O. But apart from the annual Google geekfest that its developers conference is, there was much more. We were in San Francisco to cover Google I/O, but we also kept an eye on the rest of the world of tech for Top 10 Tech This Week The biggest story of the week — which in turn contained countless big stories — was Google I/O, the company's developers conference. Even though this time nobody parachuted onto the conference building wearing Google Glass, the conference was still full of juicy announcements: new Hangouts, new Google Maps,… -
AOL, Yahoo Were Better Investments This Year Than Facebook Stock
18 May 2013 | 2:07 pmAh, the benefit of hindsight. Those who rushed to buy Facebook stock at its initial public offering price of $38 per share on May 18, 2012, are likely a little disappointed with their investment one year later. Though the stock has recovered from its $17.55 September 4 low, the price of the stock today, at a little more than $26 per share, is still closer to its all-time low than its opening price. What if investors had put their money into other technology or Internet companies? Statistics database Statista looked at how a $1,000 investment made on the day of Facebook's IPO would have… -
6 Apps You Don't Want To Miss
18 May 2013 | 1:51 pmIt can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week Google launched its own streaming music service, and another music service got a new mode designed specifically to be used while driving. Airbnb's Android app was updated with some new tools for hosts, and Highlight got a little more personal. Check out the gallery above for a look at this week's highlights. Still looking for more? See last week's Apps You Don't Want to Miss for…
