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Wacky Warning Labels Contest Names 5 Frivolous Finalists

AP | JEFF KAROUB | Posted 11.16.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Pen Cap, The Center for America, Ballpoint Pen, Bob Dorigo Jones, Consumer Warning Labels, Wacky Warning Labels, Warning, Wacky Warning Label Contest, Labels, Warning Labels, Weird News News

DETROIT — Ballpoint pen-chewers, take note: The cap in your mouth can obstruct breathing if swallowed. Common sense? Apparently for speakers of...

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The Contrarian: Why Labels Are Good for Us

Raymond Griffith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: No Labels, Reaching Across the Aisle, Deregulation, Compromise, Bipartisanship, Partisanship, Conflict Resolution, Labels, Politics News
Raymond Griffith

"No Labels" is ultimately destructive because it squelches debate and it suppresses the truth in the name of compromise, congeniality, and cooperation. It is a one-way political weapon.

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Letting Go Of Labels And Seeing The World Anew

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Labels, Buddhism Duality, Mind Categorizing, Categorizing, Mind Labeling, Categorizing Mind, The Inner Life, Labeling Mind, Labeling, Categorization, Healthy Living News
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

When we learn to watch the mind and stop labeling everything and everyone automatically, we start to see things differently. Instead of a divided and fearful world, we see a world that's fundamentally whole and unbiased.

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Anti-choice v. Anti-life: Why Some Political Terms Catch Fire and Others Don't

Juliette Fretté | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Women, Politics, Debate, Fetus, Anti-Life, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Labels, Mothers, Baby Killer, Politics News
Juliette Fretté

Words are never just words. Subtle distinctions can make all the difference when conceptualizing important meanings, especially in the personal and the political realm.

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"Hands Off Nutella": Italian Uproar Over EU Food Label Law

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Italy Nutella, EU Nutella, Labels, Nutella Label Law, Food Labels, Nutella, Home News

ROME — To Italians, Nutella is much more than chocolate-hazelnut spread. It's a cultural icon, the subject of memorable movie scenes, books and ...

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Meat Labels: What Do They Really Mean?

The Stir | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Hormone Free, Usda, Grill, Natural, Free Range, Meat, Organic, Labels, Grass Fed, Slidepollajax, Meat Labels, Home News
The Stir

You're strolling past the meat counter, wondering what to grill this weekend, and you see all of those labels: organic, free range, natural. Natural? ...

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13 Going On, Well, 14: A Snapshot of the American Teenager

Molly Baker | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Generations, Generation Z, Parenting, Technology, Labels, Teenagers, American Teenager, New Generation, The Future, Family, Healthy Living News
Molly Baker

The American teenager has been a driving force in our culture, media, and economy ever since. My boy is now one of about 30.5 million teenagers populating our middle schools and high schools. I

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What Would Your Warning Label Say?

Margaret Ruth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Reading People, Kleenex, Relationships, Labels, The Intuitive Life, Warning Labels, Comedy News
Margaret Ruth

Recently, I commented on Facebook that my Kleenex box announces that it is "Now Softer and Stronger!" which sounds pretty enlightened to me. My friend...

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Call 'Em on Their Claims: Look up labels on Your phone

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Health Claims, Claims, Shopping, Food Safety, Labels, Environmental Claims, Product Safety, Products, Label Lookup, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Many products claim to be "cruelty-free" with such logos as the Leaping Bunny. But what do these logos mean, and are they any better than other animal-testing claims? Now you can find out right there in the store using your mobile phone.

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One Page In Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Leasing, Oil Industry, Bush, Froot Loops, Health, Pfizer, New York Times, Cheating, Oil Shale, State-Street-Bank, Monty Python, Labels, Interior Department, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

Not content to wait for "This Week In Cheating," recently a single newspaper page held enough cheating for a whole seven days.

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I Am a Relucant Foodie

Susan Weissman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Food Allergies, Anthony Bourdain, Food, Identity, Parenting, Foodie Nation, Foodies, Labels, Healthy Living News
Susan Weissman

As recent interest in All Things Food - nutrition, sustainability, spirituality, flavor and preparation - grows like a stalk of biodynamic lemongrass, the exact definition of a "Foodie" remains debatable.

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The Muddy World of Eco-Labeling

Treehugger | Shayne McQuade | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Recycling, Energy, Sustainable Packaging, Eco-Conscious, Environment, Packaging, Ngo, Organic, Labels, Sustainable, Sustainability, Green News

There was general agreement at the recent Sustainable Brands conference in Miami that eco-labels and certification programs are a mess. Granted, the a...

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