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Take Time to Make This Day a Memorial Day

Rachael Freed | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Tradition, Holidays, Names, Legacy, Memorial Day, Legacy-Writing, Family, Mindful Living, Memorial Day 2012, Honoring Veterans, Honor, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

Traditionally Memorial Day is to honor the memories of those we've lost, particularly those who sacrificed their lives in military service for our country.

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6 Things Not To Say To Women Who Keep Their Maiden Names

Meredith Bodgas | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Marriage, Names, Married Women, Changing Your Name, Changing Your Name After Marriage, After the Wedding, Weddings News

I didn't change my last name when I married my husband Paul. Learn from these mistakes and never utter these words to women still proudly sporting their maiden names.

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Please Reconsider the Term "Arab Spring"

Maytha Alhassen | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Revolutions, Social Movements, Names, Arab Spring, Arab Revolutions, Dignity, World News

The irony of the Western invention of the "Arab Spring" is that regardless of citizenry remonstrations for "self-determination," we still continue to see the Arab region in our eyes and not through theirs.

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This Guy Is Guilty Of An Awesome Name Change

The Huffington Post | Brenna Cammeron | Posted 01.20.2012

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We've seen plenty of weird crime mugshots and heard plenty of bizarre stories. But when it comes to criminal names, this one is ... a mouthful. Bee...

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Taking Names, Get Past Big City Disconnect

Camilla Webster | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Friendliness, Making Friends, Names, Strangers, New York, New York News

In New York and around the world, the truth is we are simple animals with complicated lives. At the end of the day, we are emotional beings welling over with the desire to connect to each other.

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Forget a Name? 6 Tips for Faking It

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Forgetting Names, Names, Remembering Names Strategies, Remembering Names Tricks, Consciousness, Meeeting New People, Healthy Living News

I have a lot of trouble remembering people's names. So I've developed some strategies for coping with the fact that I'm not able to pull up a person's name right away.

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Jewish In Name: What's The Point Of Having A Hebrew Name?

S.R. Hewitt | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Natalie Portman, Names, Judaism, Aleph, Jewish Identity, Jewish Life Cycle, Names in Judaism, Jewish Naming Ritual, Jewish Names, Judaism and Names, Natalie Portman Aleph, Baby Names, What's in a Name, Hebrew Names, Religion News

Whether a person uses it on a regular basis or not, a Hebrew name is one of the critical totems of Jewish identity. It connects a person to his/her family and to generations of Jews.

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Rita Wilson Talks 'Boomers'

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Energy, Lexicon, Names, Video, Rita Wilson, Titles, Boomers, Hippies, Fifty News

Huff/Post50's editor-at-large, Rita Wilson, asks fellow post-50s to reflect on the energy, drive and (perhaps) condescension inherent in the heavily c...

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WATCH: Daddy Long Legs, Who Did Name You?

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Learning English, Names, Vloggers, Video, Speaking English, Funny Videos, Flula Borg, Daddy Long Legs, Daddy Longlegs, Urlesque, Spiders, Flula, Comedy News

German vlogger Flula Borg recently moved to Los Angeles, and even though his English is pretty good, he's still getting the hang of some words. Take d...

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What's In A Name?

Kristin Tennant | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Names, Divorce, Remarriage, Blended Families, Divorce News

In my little nuclear family, there are five people and three last names.

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Names Can Never Hurt Me?

John Backman | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Names, Sticks and Stones, Bible, Fascist, Words, Socialist, Hitler, God, Divine, Quran, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

By using the metaphors of evil, we belittle our adversaries by placing them in categories that would never fit us. How do we change this state of affairs?

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The Pen Name Is Mightier Than the Sword Name

Jeff Klima | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Funny, Literature, Tom Wolfe, Names, Publishing, Free Spirit, Humor, Dawn Steele, Writing, Books, Hats, Mystery, Michael Crichton, Pen Names, Comedy News

Congratulations, you've decided to completely devote yourself to the endless, droning monotony that is professional writing. On the world's s...

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How iPad Is Naming the Game

Marc Hershon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lexicon Branding, Names, High Technology, Apple, Trademarks, Naming, Branding, Business, Ipad, Tablets, Marc Hershon, Technology News

Lots of pundits took their potshots at the iPad as it was first coming to market in early last year. Now, a year later, with Apple reportedly having sold 15 million of the devices, no one's laughing.

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Does Your Name Define You?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Michael Caine, Name Meaning, Names, Fredric March II, Baby Name Meaning, Sir Michael Caine, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Baby Names, Babies, Tuesday Weld, Kate Middleton Title, Healthy Living News

Here's the real question: Do we become our names, or do they capture our essence?

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On Names

Jeff Klima | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, Funny, Youth, Katniss Everdeen, Penis, Nom De Plume, Janus, Al Qaeda, Names, Vladimir Nabokov, Melville, Name, Canine, Hilarious, Fiber, Literary, Book, Books News

There is a two-fold complaint nestled in the plumy thicket of today's screed, good people. And while they (the individual issues of the complaint) are...

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WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT?

Alfred Gingold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: England, Alfred, Wales, Names, United Kingdom, World News

So the elections were a disaster and it's getty chilly and we've lost an hour of daylight. I still feel pretty good. I'm pleased. I jazzed. I'm chuffe...

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Naming, and Why It Matters

Deborah Jiang Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Identity, Beloved, Ai Aeiwei, Names, Beijing, Belonging, China, Toni Morrison, Adoption, Healthy Living News

With two names in my pocket, I've come to hold vast curiosity about naming and how our lives are impacted by what people call us. (Yes, even the curse words we've been called.)

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Eating Disorders: What's In A Name

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Srini Pillay, Names, Thinness, Anorexia, Srinivasan Pillay, Mortality, Diet, Obesity, Bulimia, Eating Disorder, Health, Healthy Living News

We continue to call these disorders "eating disorders" as though the primary deficit was "eating." That's like calling a pneumonia "coughing disorder" or a tumor causing weakness "weakness disorder'.

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Don't You Just Love When They Use The Movie Title As A Line In The Movie? (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quotes, Names, Titles, Movie Titles, Movies, Famous, Clips, Funny Videos, Comedy News

Videogum blogger Gabe Delahaye does not love it. Not even a little bit. He's spent what looks like countless hours compiling every instance of this ph...

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Hotel Owner Larry Whiten Orders Hispanic Workers To Change Names

AP | MELANIE DABOVICH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Employees, Hotel Owner, Spanish, Paragon Inn, Paseo Del Pueblo, Hispanic Workers, Names, Los Brown Berets De Nuevo Mexico, Larry Whitten, New Mexico, Juanito Burns Jr., League of United Latin American Citizens, Racism, Kathy Archuleta, Darren Cordova, Taos, Speaking Spanish, Business News

TAOS, N.M. — Larry Whitten marched into this northern New Mexico town in late July on a mission: resurrect a failing hotel. The tough-talking f...

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Name Game: Celebrities Have Nothing on the Rest of Us

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roots, Names, Genealogy, Humor, Family History, Name Game, Name Play, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf named their son Pilot Inspekter in 2003, but Pilot Light of Tennessee was born 101 years earlier.

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Referendum 71: US Supreme Court Judge Blocks Release Of Names In Gay Rights Ballot Fight

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who sig...

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Meet Mike Crapo: Lawmakers Who Twist Tongues With Difficult Last Names

Politco | Erika Lovley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly 25 percent of Capitol Hill lawmakers have surnames that are hard enough to pronounce that they're listed in the Congressional Quarterly pronunc...

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The Shelf Talker: Naming, Discounting and Hot Chicking

Kevin Smokler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Names, Paula Uruburu, Booktour, Books, Bookfestival, Meg White Clayton, Alain De Botton, American Eve, Michelle Richmond, Reading, Bookstores, Media News

Just from asking around, missing the LA Times Book Festival this past weekend was the social equivalent of toilet paper on the shoe.

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Baby Names: Ten Underrated Beauties

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Names, Most Underrated, Baby Names, Underrated Names, Parenting, Babies, Style News

Sometimes, the answer is that a name was just too popular too recently for parents to appreciate its intrinsic wonderfulness: for example the lush biblical Deborah.

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