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My Metropolitan Diary

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 10.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Diapers, Metropolitan Diary, The Strand, Chess, Ginkgo-Biloba, Summer, Soda, Playground, New York Times, Trash, Union Square, Buses, Cheeseburgers, People Who Are Stupid, Tea Party, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

Dear Diary: Today I threw an empty soda bottle into a trashcan, and a rat jumped out at my face.

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How To Can And Preserve For Winter (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Home Cooking, Canning, Organic Food, Fruit, Summer, Veggies, Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Canned Veggies, Diy Green, Eating Healthy, Peaches, Basil, Farmers Market, Farm, Tomatoes, Green Living, Food, Green News

Farm-fresh fruits and veggies make the summer scrumptious. So keep the summer flavors coming all winter with these delicious canning videos. Make sure...

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Getting Geeky With It: LIVE From the Gov 2.0 Summit

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogtalkradio, Mark Drapeau, Summer, Government 2.0, Obama Education Speech, Gov 2.0 Summit, President Obama, National Defense University, Freedom of Information, Obama Health Care Reform, Dio, Media News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Dr. Mark Drapeau encourages a DIO approach, or "Do It Ourselves," taking data provided by the government and using it to solve our problems.

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Injuries Occur When Kids Are too Active in Sports

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Pitching, The Balanced Life, American Sports Medicine Institute, Children, Curveball, Orthopedics, Practice, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Childhood Obesity, Stress, Cheerleading, Carl Nissen, Kids, Summer, Muscle, Academics, Sports Injury, Medicine, Health Care, Sports Medicine, Family, Healthy Living, Baseball, Healthy Lifestyle, Football, Glenn Fleisig, Parenting, Basketball, Obesity, Athletics, Competition, Sports, Coach, Exercise, Health, Mark Hyman MD, New York Times, Ramon Resa MD, Curve Ball, Recuperation, Schools, Young People, Living News
Ramon Resa, MD

I advocate for our kids to become more balanced. Stressful organized sports take away from family time, and the experience no longer remains a simple and pleasurable experience.

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One for the Table's End of Summer Cocktail Extravaganza

One For The Table | Posted 10.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Cuba Libre, Cocktails, Martini, Summer, Alcohol, Run, Cocktail Recipes, One for the Table, Style News
One For The Table

Whether you're cooling off by the pool, by the beach, or on the patio: Our summer drinks to help you on your way.

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2009 Summer Movie Review Part I: The Moments That Mattered.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Angels & Demons, Inglourious Basterds, Summer, Orphan, The Hangover, Transformers, Surveillance, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hurt Locker, News, Christopher Waltz, Movies, 2009, Scott Mendelson. Up, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Remembering Up, Transformers 2, Harry Potter, Inglourious Basterds and more.

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Words: Words Parents Use Can Make a Difference for Life. Words Can Send You into Space or Tear You to Pieces

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Farm Workers, Jose Hernandez, Words, Migrant Workers, Self-Esteem, Parenting, Advice, University, Education, Nasa, Summer, College, Space, Astronauts, Schools, Love, Confidence, Family, Living News
Ramon Resa, MD

Say positive things about your children. Tell them you believe in them. If you let them know that they can accomplish anything if they put their minds to it, they will.

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Memories of Summer

One For The Table | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Memorial Day Weekend, Camping, Fish Fry, Labor Day, Family, Cooking Out, Summer, Living News
One For The Table

I'm from the South. But I never felt like I was home until I moved to New York City, so it takes a lot for me to go back below the Mason-Dixon. Still, every Memorial Day weekend I return.

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Slacked off This Summer? Time to Turn up the Heat!

Lindsey Pollak | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: College Grads, College Students, Internships, Career, Summer, Job, Job Hunting, College Graduates, Living News
Lindsey Pollak

While many recent grads have spent the summer hustling for jobs, completing internships and taking summer classes, I have a hunch that others have acquired deep tans, toned abs and a slew of ticket stubs from summer concerts.

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Unplug and Recharge: How to Stay Cool with Yogic Breathing

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Summer, Yoga, Relaxation, Wellness, Cooling, Dog-Days-of-Summer, Summer Heat, Breathing, Summer Vacation, Yogi, Lemonade, Electricity Bills, Breathing Exercises, Stress Breathing, Summer Weather, Contentment, Living News
Sara Avant Stover

Sitali cools down the body when it's feeling overheated, as well as the mind and heart, when fiery emotions like anger and jealousy arise.

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How To Recharge Your Business Batteries

Jonathan Littman | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Soloist, Jonathan Littman, Recharge, Summer, Rowing, San Francisco, I Hate People, Boulder, Colorado, Vacation, Scull, Marc Hershon, Business, Living News
Jonathan Littman

Summer vacation is the ideal period during the year to take chances and have new experiences, the time and place to venture outside your regular life.

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A Blight On Summer: Where Have All the Tomatoes Gone?

Michele Kayal | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Pink Lady, Early Girl, Beefsteak, Blight, Brandywine, Cherry Tomato, Guide, Farmers Market, Summer, Recipes, Water, Tomato Blight, Food, Green Zebra, Mortgage Lifter, Tomatoes, Heirloom, Healthy Food, Fresh Vegetables, Vegetables, Yellow-Pear, Living News
Michele Kayal

This weekend I was asked to pass judgment on tomatoes. Which is far better than water because a) they have an actual taste, and b) good tomatoes are so hard to come by.

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Confessions of a Tanner

Elisa Zuritsky | Posted 09.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Summer, Sunscreen, Suntan, Sunbathing, Style News
Elisa Zuritsky

I tan easily. This would be just fine if exposing one's skin to daylight hadn't become a social taboo, but it has, so when people tell me I'm "soo tan," I feel like an outlaw.

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It's August 18th ...and The Living Isn't That Easy

Richard Laermer | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Office Life, Usps, Kurt Vonnegut, Facebook, Labor Day, Summer, Dog Days of Summer, New York, Business News
Richard Laermer

Since we are used to doing very little during this time of year, I guess it's time to relearn how to cope with The August Midsummer Blues. Here's what to do in the last weeks of August in 2009.

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The Summer That Never Was...

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Sandwiches, Summer, Family, Rain, Cool Weather, Earl of Sandwich, Organic Peaches, Peach, Pool, Musikfest, Living News
Maria Rodale

My 12-year-old daughter keeps begging me to go back-to-school shopping, and I tell her she may not ask again for at least two weeks... I feel like summer never even started!

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Unplug and Recharge: A Refreshing Summer Elixir

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Health and Wellness, Health, Summer, Personal Health, Nutrition, Wellness, Recipes, Drink Recipes, Water, Drinking Water, Dehydration, Living News
Sara Avant Stover

Cucumber water is so refreshing on hot summer days and looks quite elegant simply sitting on the kitchen counter or table, too.

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Top 8 Green U.S. Breweries (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Drinks, Green Beers, Green Breweries, Breweries, Slidepoll, Beer, Organic Beers, Green Living, Brewery, Green Brewery, Organic Beer, Summer, Sustainable Drinks, Beers, Sustainable Beers, Green News

August is beer month at HuffPost Green. So first question: how green is the beer you drink? Well, if you drink a Fat Tire or a Sierra Nevada then you'...

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Stay Cool This Summer Without Breaking The Bank (VIDEO)

Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: A.c, Fan, Air Conditioner, Fans, Summer, Shower, Summer Living, Bath, Air Conditioners, Green Living, Summer Heat, Green News

It's hot out there, but you don't have to trample on the environment to keep cool. Here are some efficient suggestions from Grist to survive the summe...

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Memo: Camp Smitty to Camp Obama

Jane S. Smith | Posted 09.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Sasha , Michelle, Camp Obama, Summer, Malia, Barack, Style News
Jane S. Smith

If the Obamas want to demonstrate their true mettle as family camp directors, they will have to do so at home.

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Summer Reading, Literary IQ and a Pop Quiz

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 09.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Nicholas Kristof, Education, Teachers, Summer Reading, Summer, Iq, Books, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

Summer also means the often dread Summer Reading List. Many parents spend the summer in an endless harangue, telling their kids to read. But there is actually a good reason for that nag.

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23 Ways To Stay Cool In The Heat

realsimple.com | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Sunblock, Summer Fun, Heat, Real Simple Magazine, Summer, Beat the Heat, Sun Protection, Health, Living News

Baby, it's hot outside―and inside, too. Here, no-sweat ways to cool off....

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Summer Collage

Kate Clinton | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Glad, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Summer, Glaad, Provincetown, Summer Vacation, Living News
Kate Clinton

We've phased through several theme weekends on our way to Labor Day. This week there's an unsettling themelessness in town and despite my vague vertigo, I am enjoying the lull.

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My Summer With Sam

Lorraine Roe | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Melody Beattie, Motherhood, Summer, Love, Stay at Home Mothers, Co-Dependent, Parenting, Living News
Lorraine Roe

On my Facebook page I see others are having some of the same troubles. The stifling heat and down time with loved ones is making it hard to breathe for some this summer.

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14 Steps To A Happier, Less Stressful Summer

health.com | By Kimberly Goad | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Stress Release, Summer, Health, Living, Stress Reduction, Happiness, Living News

Nothing against the other seasons, but summer is the one that inspires us to be our very best. Temps rise and suddenly all of our good intentions go f...

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Dumpster Swimming Pools Make A Splash

AP | Posted 08.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Macro Sea, Swimming, Dumpster Swimming Pool, Summer, Brooklyn, Dumpsters, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some New Yorkers stuck in small apartments on a hot summer day have a new option: swimming in huge bins that once held trash. The i...

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