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April Showers Brings May Flowers: Inspiring Quotes For The Month Of May

Posted 04.30.2012

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Reminder: today is the last day of April. Are you ready to relish the month of May? For a little inspiration, we put together some of our favorite quo...

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Celebrate Leap Day, or Any Other Minor Holiday

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Memory, Time, Celebration, Children, Memories, Parenthood, Calendar, Happiness, Healthy Living News

One of the main themes of my happiness project is memory. Time is passing so quickly; I worry that I won't remember this time of life, what it's like to have children this age. Celebrating minor holidays is one way to make time stand out. Because this day was unusual, it's more memorable.

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Leap Year Lesson: What Is a Year, Anyway?

Donna Henes | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Stars, Seasons, Time, Leap Year, Ritual, Time Keeping, Calendar, Mathematics, Sun, Moon, Religious Calendars, Ceremonial Time, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Creating an accurate and practical calendar is an astonishingly complicated challenge, which has plagued our calendrical tendencies since people first attempted to create some logical and consistent order for themselves from a universe that can be so chaotic and confusing in its complexity.

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The Weird Facts Behind Leap Year (INFOGRAPHIC)

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Video, Julius Caesar Calendar, Leap Year Babies, Weird Science, Leap Year, Lunar Year, Calendar, Leap Day, Leaplings, Playboy Club, Weird Photos & Videos, February 29, Leap Year Birthdays, Karin Henriksen, Weird News News

If you've been anywhere near a calendar, you know that 2012 is a leap year, but you may not know why or how it started. However, CheapSally.com, an...

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Jobs, SEC Wrist Slaps and Pigs on Police Cruisers: Seven and a Half Things You Need to Know

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Jobs Report, Day Ahead, Seven and a Half Things, Economics, Calendar, Employment, Business News

Who needs Ten Commandments when modern theologians agree you can satisfy all of your daily moral and spiritual needs with just seven and a half things...

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Bernanke Speaks, Stocks Defy And Romney Hearts Wall Street

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Day Ahead, Economics, Wall Street, Seven and a Half Things, FInancial Markets, Bernanke, Calendar, Mitt Romney, Obama, Job Report, Business News

Do you enjoy knowing things? Well, you are in luck: Science has recently discovered that you only need to know seven and a half things per day to live...

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The Fate Of The Leap Second

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 03.20.2012

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GENEVA (AP) — The leap second may live on for at least another three years. Once or twice a year, the leap second can be tacked on to...

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The End Of The 'Leap Second?'

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Calendar Reform, Leap Year, Eu Calendar Reform, Gregorian Calendar, Leap Seconds, Calendar, Schedule, Science News

GENEVA -- It's high noon for the humble leap second. After ten years of talks, governments are headed for a showdown vote this week on an issue tha...

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Can The Calendar Be Made More Logical?

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Universal Calendar, Gregorian Calendar, Richard Conn Henry, Calendar, Solar Year, Science, Calendar Reform, Perennial Calendar, Julian Calendar, Tropical Year, Science News

Richard Conn Henry, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University and former deputy director of NASA's astrophysics division, is just the sort of pers...

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New Year: Here We Go Again!

Donna Henes | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Seasons, Ritual, Spiritual, Calendar, New-Years-2012, New Start, New Year, New Beginnings, Holiday Season, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

A year, no matter how it is determined, is simply a complete cycle. The transition, the precise turning point, between the end of one cyclical period and the start of another designates a new year.

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Mario Sorrenti's Sexy, Super-Secret 2012 Pirelli Calendar

ARTINFO | Posted 02.14.2012

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You know you want it, but you can't have it. It's the Pirelli Calendar, the annual artistic, highly coveted nude photo collection of some of the most ...

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Republican Primary Scheduling Headaches

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.28.2011

The Republican National Committee has valiantly tried to lay down the law for the Republican primary season. Their plan will (one way or another) be somewhat of a radical change for the party.

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The New Years In Autumn

Donna Henes | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Harvest Festivals, Seasons, Celebration, Ceremony, Ritual, Calendar, Celebrations, Autumn Equinox, Autumn, Harvest, Fall, New Year, Year, Rosh Hashanah, Religion News

The fall, when the long hard labor of the growing and reaping seasons is finally finished and when the storehouses are as full as they will ever be, is an especially appropriate time to begin the year.

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What Most Teens Could Learn From My Autistic Son

Tom Fields-Meyer | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Fatherhood, Autism, Parenting, Calendar, Happiness, Parents, Parenthood, Parents-Dads, Parents News

One of Ezra's gifts is that he doesn't particularly care what's cool. He cares about things like Pixar movies and otters.

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Last Supper Tests Apostles' Friendship

Mark Steinberg | Posted 06.18.2011

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"Matt. You know I hath no greater love for anyone on this planet, but this is the gospel truth -- the dinner is tonight. I've even brought in an Italian guy to make a picture."

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9 Beautiful Online Advent Calendars Offer Spiritual Opportunity at the Computer

Posted 05.25.2011

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The tradition of the Advent calendar is known to have existed in some form since the middle of the 19th century. For Christians all over the world, i...

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The Lame Duck Window

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats have the choice of making a final push to see some of their agenda items pass before Republicans take over the House, or they can shrug their shoulders and not even try.

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Controversial Sexy Gift for Putin and the Future of Russian Journalism

Oleg Kozlovsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Putin got an unusual gift from several students of Moscow State University's Department of Journalism. Twelve soon-to-be journalists in sexy lingerie posed for a calendar entitled "Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin!"

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BLOG WATCH> OnTheMake.org Plans Your Month in Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

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Onthemake.org kind of makes you feel like an executive. One look at their calendar of Chicago art events and you start to wonder if you'll be able to ...

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Exceptional Democracy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Third Party, Parliament, American Exceptionalism, Primary, Legislative, Executive, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, American, Democracy, Parliamentary, Congress, Election Season, Britain, America, President, Election, Government, Exceptionalism, Prime Minister, Chris Weigant, Representative Democracy, Sadr, Party, Calendar, British, Maliki, Al-Sadr, Minority, Al Maliki, Politics News

If America is truly supposed to be exceptional in all things, why do other countries -- almost without exception -- decide our governmental structure isn't really for them, when it comes time to choose?

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Fisher Price Releases iPhone Apps for Kids

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The series of apps, which features games like See'n Say, Little People Farm and Chatter Telephone, is aimed at a the two-to-five year old market.

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Nude Calendar For Prostate Cancer: New Jersey Ladies Disrobe For The Cause

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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AP: WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Twelve New Jersey women have shed their clothes to pose for a calendar to raise awareness about prostate cancer. Proceeds ...

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Barry Goldberg & Bob Dylan's Secret Gem

Michael Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blues, Bob Dylan, Calendar, Barry Goldberg, John Tefteller, Sir Doug Sahm, Blues Images, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Jerry Wexler, Mike Bloomfield, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Entertainment News

One of the quiet gems of 2009 was an album originally produced by Bob Dylan in 1973. Other than his work under the pseudonymous Jack Frost, it's the only album Dylan ever produced. It's not, however, a Dylan record

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Spend 2010 With These Animal-Loving Stars

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Has your furry friend been naughty or nice this year? These animal loving superstars are just a few of the celebrities who appear in a new calendar sponsored by Pup-Peroni® and the ASPCA that promotes local animal shelters.

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Liberal Women Calendar: Vote On Photos Sent In By HuffPost Users

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepoll, Liberal Women Photos, Liberal Women Calendar, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's Great American Conservative Women Calendar, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, Huffington Post Liberal Women Calendar, Liberal Calendar, Calendar, Politics News

On Monday we showed you a slideshow of The Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's Great American Conservative Women Calendar. We went a step further an...

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