M.S.Medina
M.S.Medina is a free lance writer who lives in Southern California. This is her favorite quote. "Speak the truth with compassion."
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Some collegeInterests
Writing, reading, music, my website, travel and psycho-analyzing the world and everyone in it.Motto
This too shall pass.
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Teens and Dating Violence - Love Shouldn't Hurt!Love should not be painful. If you or someone that you know is being hurt in a relationship confide in a trusted adult or friend. There are resources to help. Love does not or should never hurt.
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The FogA Tribute to those who suffer from all diseases that rob the mind of thought and quality of life and the families that love them.
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Spending Christmas in CaliforniaMy good friend found and decorated a tumble-weed with colored lights and placed it in the center of her living room as her version of a Christmas tree. -
My Gastric Bypass, Eight Years LaterYou are probably wondering if I could do it over again, would I again chose to have the same gastric bypass? I have asked myself that question many times. I think I would still have had it, or at least what might be the equivalent. -
Christmas Traditions at Our HouseSome of our most cherished traditions have been recently created due to a blending of families through marriage or necessity. -
A Time for MiraclesA lonely young woman and a small boy find each other and together learn the meaning of Christmas. -
Thanksgiving, the Disappearing HolidayThanksgiving has become a lost holiday. These days the holiday that was created in order to remind us to count all of our blessings, gets lost somewhere between searching for the perfect Halloween costume and the frantic Christmas shopping -
My Battle with Restless Leg SyndromeIn the United States an estimated 12 million people are diagnosed with Restless Leg Syndrome
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Thanksgiving AngelsSometimes life and circumstances can change in a heartbeat. Two women meet and learn the important lesson that Thanksgiving isn't always just a day to eat. -
Aqua Dots Toy May Contain Drug Similar to Date-Rape DrugThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission along with Spin Master is voluntarily recalling millions of Aqua Dot toys due to safety concerns.
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Orange County Health Care Agencies Offer Free Flu ShotsOrange County is preparing to safeguard it's residents from the misery and side effects of the flu by offering free flu shots throughout the county, starting as soon as this coming Friday. -
Religious Perfume 'Virtue' Claims to Have Scientific BackingPerfume as a spiritual tool has never before been a marketing focus. -
the NightmareAs if following a badly written script, she realized that the batteries of the flashlight were dead. Dead did not seem to be a word that she wanted in her vocabulary that night. -
The Raggy ManHe wished that he could find that bum and kick the old raggy man again, only this time harder. It might help ease the pain and anger that consumed his life. -
The Raggy ManIt began when Juan noticed the bum under the bridge for the second time that week. -
the Devil Wind's of AutumnThe winds of Autumn begin to blow Knocking down brown, drying leaves and the old tattered scarecrow. -
Type of Leukemia Can Be Cured with ImatinibC.M.L is a quickly growing cancer that originates in the bone marrow and then moves quickly into the blood.
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Camel No. 9 Marketing Ploy Entices Teen Girls and Women to SmokeOne Oregon newspaper claimed that the R.J. Reynolds Co. used to use the "Joe Camel" character to appeal to kids, and now they are using "Barbie Camel" instead. -
The Difference Between Canker Sores and Cold SoresBefore the swelling, the redness or the blisters actually exist you will probably know that something is amiss. If you've ever had one before you recognize the symptoms of the canker sore.
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Research: Brain's Reaction to Nicotine May Cause AddictionAdolescents who tend to feel relaxed when actually smoking for the first time are more likely to become addicted, say researcers. -
Topps Meat Recall Expanded Due to E-Coli ContaminationTopps Meat has expanded it's recall of frozen hamburger patties to 21.7 million pounds due to possible E-Coli 0157:H7 contamination. -
First Reversible Male Birth Control Method May Soon Be HereThis new advance in male birth control may allow a woman to avoid hormones for contraception.
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The Middle of the NightCould I please get some sleep, per chance I might dream?
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Alzheimer's May Be Third Form of DiabetesScientists have discovered why the brain insulin receiving signals (crucial for the formation of memory)may stop working in Alzheimer's disease patients.
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Facial Cosmetic Surgery Success Lifted by Glue UseThe fibrin glue is applied before the skin flap is sealed. It was also found to help reduce or eliminate some sever complications such as hematomas, seromas, or even death.
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Come in and Sit a Spell! (Part 2)All of a sudden Kira felt something that felt like spiders run up her back and she shivered.
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Come in and Sit a Spell! (Part 1)The leaves on the tree that stood like a huge sentinel guarding a palace, had dried up and fallen to the ground awaiting the first snow of the winter. The tree sentinel seemed almost as cold and lonely as the old woman felt.
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Lunch-Boxes Passed Out by the Ca. Dept. Of Health-Recalled!Some people may have been ecstatic when they received a free lunch-box from the California Department of Public Health but they may have received more than they bargained for.
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Gardasil Vaccinations Prove Even More Effective Against H.P.VGardasil has caused a large amount of controversy in the U.S. because to be effective it must be administrated to girls before they reach sexual maturity,
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Pregnancy May Slow Down AIDS Progressionresearchers found that of the women who actually became pregnant the risk became significantly lower from an HIV disease progression with the use of HAART.
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Newly Discovered Photos of S.S. Officers Donated to Holocaust MuseumRare images capture S.S. guards and Nazi officers relaxing and enjoying time off, hunting, singing, trimming Christmas trees and more while Jews were being killed
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Crib Bumper Pads Can Be Deadly to Your Baby"Many young infants lack the motor coordination needed to free themselves when they become wedged between the pad and another surface".
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Drinking Tea May Help Focus, Ease AnxietyDrinking tea may not only be a pleasurable action it may be good for your health.
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Lessons to Be Learned!Bless you when someone does sneeze is a common little tease. How many of us mean it or promptly turn the other way?
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Pine Tree Extract May Ease Menopause SymptomsPycnogenol which is obtained from the bark of the pine tree (Pinius pinaster) may some day eliminate such symptoms as hot flashes, headaches, fatigue and vaginal dryness.
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HUD Awards $2.6 Million for Alabama Community DevelopmentThis money will provide Alabama with a critical source of funds to help aide the smaller communities and rural areas.
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Janitors' Lost Pay Nets More Than $1 Million from UPSThey were awarded the money because the employers failed to pay their employees according to Federal overtime and minimum wage laws.
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The Preventable Tragedy of Fetal Alcohol SyndromeFetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder is a very real and present danger to the children of young women who drink and who have sex without protection. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one of the leading causes of mental retardation and physical deformaties.
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Noises in the Night!He had caught smells that he had recognized, but they had faded out and wouldn't satisfy the hunger that ravished his distorted body. He didn't recognize where the hunger came from but he knew he had to satisfy it.
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Noises in the Night!The evening had darkened considerably in just a few moments and a slight fog had begun to form over the bare tree branches. All of a sudden Pete decided that maybe the little room he shared with his family might not be such a bad place to be after all.
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Storm Snack!I tried to quiet my breathing and began to inhale slowly to calm my pounding heart
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What Has Happened to My Hair?I was always told how nice, thick and easy to style my hair was. I was able to just wash and air dry my locks.
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Reflections of FallLeaves like colored jewels are cast upon the ground Coating the land and all around,
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World Rabies Day is Designated for Sept. 8Rabies killed 55,000 people around the world last year. Three of those deaths were in the U.S. There is a vaccination available to prevent Canine Rabies.
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Night TimeI watch the stars that shine so bright and the way they kiss the moon good night
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TV Legend and Icon Merv Griffin DiesThe Griffin Company announced that Merv Griffin has lost his fight with prostate cancer at the age of 82. Griffin had spent the last month of his life in the hospital after suffering multiple organ involvement from complications of a recurrence of prostate cancer.
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Why is Elvis so Popular 30 Years After His Death?Why is the world still so fascinated by the man who is still known as "The King" three decades after his death? Elvis would have celebrated his 72 birthday this past January 8 and rumor has it that Elvis is still somewhere in the building.
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American Idol Withdrawal!The excitement and the endless discussions of what would happen at the end of the evening. The building expectation along with the sense of what might come. I am in "American Idol" withdrawal.
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Where Did Love Go?My baby is gone. No she isn't dead or anything like that, but she is gone from our house and temporarily from our life.
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Writing InsanitySometimes it all seems so confusing, the rules never seem to stay the same. I get it all within my scope, they change the rules and it messes up my brain.
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I Caught a Glimpse of Heaven TodayThe glorious scene took my breath away Golden streams gilded with gold, calmed my tattered heart Uncaring life did not create the scene that I beheld that day, that made it stand apart,
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Sunbeams and MoonbeamsSometimes she bakes,dries and destroys, without knowledge or feeling. Without her life has no meaning, only a cold black void where reality does not and cannot exist.
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Nation's First "Green" First Lady Left Mark While Beautifying AmericaWhile traveling along our nation's highways and observing the colorful flowers that brighten the colorless pavement, you might want to remember our nation's first "green" First Lady.
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How to Keep Your Cool During a HeatwaveThe human body is meant to function optimally at an internal temperature of 98.6 degrees. In the summertime when the weather-man tells us that there is a high pressure ridge lingering in your area, you can bet things will become heated.
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Spam Celebrates 70 Year Anniversary!Spam that spicy meat in a can will be 70 years old this month.
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Methane Gas from Cow Manure, Claims Five Lives in VAScott Showalter, 34, had cleared the clogged pipe in his dairy farm's manure pit a hundred times. This time when he climbed in to unplug the clog, the deadly methane gas that filled the pit claimed his life, along with the lives of four others that struggled to aid him.
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Silvery Snail TrailsAs you grow you will learn to do the things you need to do, with assurance and with speed. Just remember always, that God has a plan for you.
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We Gambled and Had a Las Vegas Wedding!Looking back, the experience was unforgettable and hectic. I would do it again in a heartbeat, but I would do it a bit differently.
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Can Our Need for Unconditional Love Be Solved with a Hug?There have been studies done about what happens to babies when they are not given enough physical contact
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Passenger Killed by Mob After Driver Hits ChildDavid Rivas Morales, 40, was attacked and beaten to death after the car in which he was a passenger, hit and injured a child Tuesday during Juneteenth festivities in Austin, Texas.
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Spider's Need Patience to Bake Fly PieThinking of her web full of tasty flies. that she will use to make a pie and have a jolly feast.
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Pleas for Help Ignored: Woman Dies on Floor of E.R.Edith Isabel Rodriguez lay dying on the Emergency Room floor of Martin Luther King Jr. Harbor Hospital in Los Angeles, while hospital staff did nothing to assist her.
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Celebrating the 4th of July in Southern California - Good Food and Fun on the 4th of July!While the "4th "brings out our reflective side, it also makes us realize it is time to plan for fun times with friends and family.
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How Would You React If Your Child Revealed He is Gay?Do we continue to love them despite our feelings and possibly our moral upbringing?
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Father's Day Should Be Changed to Daddy's Day! It Takes A Special Man to Be a DaddyFather's Day will soon be here and after 34 years without my Daddy, I still miss him.
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What Women Would like from Their Men: Part 2Women are not as much of a mystery as most men seem to think that they are
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Got Milk? Camel Milk that Is! One Beauty Secret of Cleopatra's Might Have Been Camel Milk BathsI have an addiction to body and face creams. I love them and I feel as though anything that might stave off the traces of time on my skin should not be ignored, but camel's milk baths?
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Bob Barker's Last Show After 35 Years Of Price is Right!Fans began lining up as long ago as last Saturday to see Bob Barker's last taping of the long running daytime game-show, "The Price is Right."
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Poachers Threaten Endangered African Rhino PopulationEven though the international trade in rhino horns is banned throughout the world, the decline of certain species of rhino is on the rise.
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The Long Wait Defeats Experience in Visit to Casa Gamino Authentic Mexican Resaurant in Anaheim, CaThe experience could have been a great one, if it had not been for the slow, inattentive service.
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Bee Assured that You Are Needed"Am I important to anyone at all?" My child looked at me and he sighed. "I feel as though I don't count in the world," he said, and he sadly laid down in his bed
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Heeled Sneaker Craze Causes Number of Kid's Injuries to RiseDue to the current "roller shoe" craze running rampant in the U.S. and around the world, physicians are seeing kids rolling into emergency rooms in record numbers.
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Women Serve Prison Terms for Child Smuggling at Mexican - U.S. BorderIn the poor economy in Mexico where there are no safety nets in place for the poor, more and more complete families are hoping to sneak across the border and blend into an already diverse society just across the border.
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Ants Never Say Can'tThe whys and the wherefores loom larger than life
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Why I Panic When I Can't Find My Keys: Do I Have Alzheimer's Disease?As a large percentage of the population begins to age more and more people will be diagnosed with this dreaded illness.
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Your Emergency Kit May Save a LifeCounting on local officials or even the government to take care of you and your family might be a fatal
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Mother's Day at BJ's Restaurant & BrewHouse in Huntington Beach, CAMy son and I pulled up in front of BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse around 1:00 p.m. on Mother's Day.
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Mesothelioma - Diagnosis of a Deadly DiseaseShe had mentioned that she had been having some chest pain and was having a bit of trouble breathing and that she was making an appointment with her doctor.
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Playing for Pennies - How to Have Fun and Not Spend Much Money in VegasI am going to tell you how you can travel to the "Adult Fun Capital of the West," and come home with money and the title to your home still intact.
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Parking Ticket Paid with Poop!The man admitted to putting his dog's feces into an envelope along with his payment, while angry with police about receiving the ticket.
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Roads that We ChooseYou can do what you want to Choose a course here to walk narrow or wide
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Internet Encyclopedia Will Contain Info. On 1.8 Million of Earth's SpeciesThere will be a living, always changing Online encyclopedia available for use by scientists, professors researchers and all other educators along with anyone who just wants to look
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Destructive Insects Infest Trees, Threatening U.S. EconomyIt is an invasive, hard to control insect that could cost the nation billions of dollars if it continues to flourish and move from state to state.
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The Beautiful Southwest!This is a part of the world that inspires any writer. These are pictures of wonderful places that I have been blessed to visit. Exotic, beautiful areas such as San Fransico, the Grand Canyon, Crater Lake, Oregon and Las Vegas open up the imagination.
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The "Cheese" You Won't Want Your Kids to EatThe new 'starter' heroin or as it is called on the street "cheese" is cheap and easy to make.
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I was a Princess Once-I was a Princess once to someone I knew Someone who told me, "I'll take care of you."
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Cocaine Pulled From Shelves"Cocaine" will not be sold anymore. Redux Beverages LLC has removed all of it's unique energy drinks with the controversial name
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Out of Control Fire Threatens L.A. ZooA fire raging in the hills in Griffith Park, near to Los Angeles is continuing to threaten some important landmarks.
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ThunderstormElectrically charged atmosphere Awaiting the pinnacle of the storm
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Drug Cartel Now Traffics Illegals Across US BorderDue to the crackdown on the United States border , drug traffickers have had to resort to smuggling human beings along with their high profit drugs.
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Roma Downey and Mark Burnett Marry in MalibuThe Malibu wedding took place on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Everlasting LoveHave we loved before in another time?
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Death Claims Ex-Band Leader Tommy NewsomTommy Newsom grew up in a musical household where music came as naturally as breathing.
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Nutrition Facts of Your Favorite Fast Food ItemsRemember you can eat out with ease, without all of the calories and the expanding waistline. The choice is yours.
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I Am My Baby's Grandmother: On Being a Mother Again at 60My muscles ache and sometimes I hobble as I rise up from my seat when my little one needs me.
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Meth Addiction Steals Lives on Indian Reservations Throughout North WestIn a place of stark beauty, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, poverty, joblessness, alcoholism and now methamphetamines rule supreme.
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That Has Too Many Calories, but Who's Counting?Our society has become busier than ever and Mom doesn't stay at home and bake cookies every day.
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Losing Weight is so Easy, I've Done it a Thousand TimesThere is a growing obesity problem in the United States, no pun intended.
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Food Poisoning Kills Hundreds of Sea AnimalsState officials and health authorities have issued a warning consumers and fishermen about consuming and selling some varieties of shellfish and fish.
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"Idol Gives Back" Donations for Children Have Topped $60 MillionMore than $60 million dollars has been collected so far with contributions still flooding in.
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Infant Mortality Rises in Southeast, Officials ConcernedThere is a disturbing trend in Mississippi and other nearby southeastern states. Infant mortality rates which officials have vigilantly battled for years to lower have begun to increase rapidly.
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The Difference in Brown BirdI wonder what thoughts go round in her head as she looks at the world and reflects. She knows she is different from most other kids
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Nearly Extinct Amur Leopard Killed by HuntersA conservation group in Far East Russia near the North Korean and Syberian border, found the body of a nearly extinct Amur Leopard
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Idol Knock Off Makes the RoundsSanjaya, the seventh American Idol 'ex-Hopeful' is not going anywhere, anytime soon.
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Scientist's Puzzle Over Cause of Bee DisappearanceThe disorder is causing billions of bees to disappear in alarming numbers.
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God's Promise in SpringWhite wisps slide lazily through the azure sky. Green shoots poke their heads up to peek above the sod.
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Russian Banker Pays $2 M for Private J-Lo PartyHaving a bash and don't know who to hire to sing for it? Jennifer Lopez just might grace you with her presence if the price is right.
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Luxury Laguna Guests Witness Double ShootingFrantic 911 calls began coming in to police early Sunday morning, from terrified guests at the luxurious "Montage Hotel and Spa" in Laguna Beach, California.
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"Soleil Angelique"She must use those pink bunny batteries because she never seems to wear down.
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Force Feeding Makes Women Beautiful in Islamic Country of MauitaniaIn Mauritania, a small country in N.W. Africa, young girls and women are sometimes force-fed in order to make them fat.
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Getting Close and Smooth with a Schick Intuition RazorThe Intuition Razor for women and the Intuition Plus Razor are the best new invention for women,
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Global Warming Will Cause Severe Problems If Not Immediately Addressed Experts WarnWater increases or lack of it, in certain areas will be the cause of most of the world's problems
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Fund Raiser Gala Slated for American IdolCan it be that the number one reality TV show is more than a pretty face, or should we say, sound?
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American Idol Goes CountryThis week on American Idol, Country super-star Martina McBride takes on the role of teacher.
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Is American Idol Winding Up or Winding Down?The controversy continues on American Idol the number one hit reality show on Fox T.V.
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Just How Fresh is the Air Wick Fresh Matic Ultra?I commented about how I enjoyed the fragrance and she showed me her new (Papaya & Mango), Air Wick Fresh Matic Ultra
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Eastern U.S. Braces for Possible Nor'EasterThe United Weather Service issued a 'National Weather Warning' to much of the Eastern and South Eastern United States late today.
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Small World Toys Safety AlertThe products in question are listed as "Sounds of the Farm" puzzles along with "Sounds on the Go", puzzles
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Ebb and FlowI awoke today with tears in my eyes. I wanted to stay in bed.
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Are You Listening? Men Living with a Woman - Part OneThis is for all of you men out there who haven't a clue. Yes-you!
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American Idol Results Keep Us Guessing!The promise of possible stardom, is what drives the 'Idol' contestants onward and makes all the possible humiliation of being publicly rejected worth it...
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Alzheimer's Patient Found with Dead Rat in MouthThe family of 90 year old Alzheimer's patient Sigmund Bock, was shocked to find out that Bock had been taken to a local Emergency Room after having been found with a dead rat in his mouth
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Human Trafficking is High Profit BusinessThe truth is that Human Trafficking is a horrid reality for millions of people who are bought and sold daily.
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Gay Fairytale Weddings Given the Go Ahead by Disney CoTwo of the United States Resorts and Cruise-lines belonging to Disney Co. have agreed to allow Gay Fairytale Weddings and Commitment ceremonies.
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Sikh Leaders Fear Turbanless StyleSikh leaders are worried that the newest trend that involves cutting their hair and wearing turbans will end respectability and uniqueness that they are known for.
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Depression; Is it All in Your Head?I have lived with depression for seventeen years of my life though it seems like forever.
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Is Sanjaya Bashing In?Idol fans everywhere waited in anticipation last night, while contemplating what possible thing under-dog, Sanjaya Malikar could pull out of his hat.
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Writing for Some Dough!My fingers are numb My ideas are shot
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Rod Stewart Still Rocks After All These YearsBaby boomer rock and roll idol Rod Stewart is still rocking after all of these years.
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Huntington's Disease Diagnosis in Advance, Causes DilemmaIf you knew that you would develop a dehabilitating, eventually fatal illness, would you choose to know?Also published on:
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Are Cruise and Holmes Falling Apart?Last November 18, 2006, blue-eyed 44 year old Tom Cruise and lovely brown haired, movie star, Katy Holmes were wed in a fairy-tale wedding
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Anna Nicole Diaries Sell for Big BucksAn anonymous German businessman has purchased two of Anna Nicole Smith's diaries for the sum of $500,000 on an e-Bay auction
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My Hiding Place-I slide through the door not making a sound
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Man Convicted of Sex with Deer CarcassBryan James Hathaway 20, of Superior, Wisconsin has been convicted and sentenced for killing and attempting to have sexual relations with a deer carcass.
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Would You Like Coffee With That Cream?Do you love your goumet coffee? I most certainly love mine
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Things Come Full Circle for Calvary Chapel ChurchCalvary Chapel, one of the nation's largest churches began in 1965 when Pastor Chuck Smith moved from Corona to Costa Mesa, California
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ThingsThat Wait InThe DarkWe six kids had hung out together all through the long lazy summer days of our 14th year.
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The Trash on Naomi CampbellNaomi Campbell reported for duty Monday at the Manhattan, New York sanitation garage where she'll spend five days working
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What Shall I Write About My Biggest Secret?I have been sitting here thinking about what secret I should share with you. Let me clue you in.
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The Price of Gas is Out of Control!What is the 'average Joe' supposed to do when he has to fill up his tank with gas?
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How to Make it Through Your Newborn's First DaysMany parents go into parenting without some of the most important information that they will ever have.
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Is Britney Suffering from Post-Partum Psychosis?Grammy award winning pop super-star, Britney Spears is currently residing in the 'Promises Rehabilitaion Center' in Malibu, California
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Cycling LifeFunny thing how we start out helpless, toothless and bald. We burp and we wet and we fart.
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The Winner of American Idol Is?Tonight America has voted and sent another American Idol hopeful into "reject hell
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Prescribed Painkillers for Relief or Recreation?Millions of Americans take hundreds of thousands of prescribed pain relieving capsules or tablets daily for acute or chronic pain relief.
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My Gastric Bypass ExperienceSeven years ago I gathered all of my courage and all of my dreams and had gastric bypass surgery.
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Love Online - is it Real?How many times have you opened up your e-mail contents to see ads for numerous finding love sites that seem to come and go on the world- wide web.
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My Good Old Days Were Better Than YoursDo you remember the good old days? I do. At least they were the good old days to me.
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When Did I Grow Old?When did I get old? It makes me want to fret.
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No Sleep for MeThe thoughts go 'round and 'round my head
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My Writing Style-Writing is a real joy It never seems to end
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The Wiggles Get Fresh Start-The famous children's group, The Wiggles is gaining a fresh outlook and new energy with the entrance of new-comer Sam Moran, who is replacing an ailing Greg Page.
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Being Grown Up Isn't for KidsYou can do anything you want to. You don't have to worry about curfew.
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Angelina Jolie to Become Mother Again-Angelina Jolie 31, will soon become a mother once again.
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Stomach Pains Produce Huge Surprise!Monday afternoon, stomach pains began making 39 year old April Barnum of Orange, California uncomfortable.
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Peace at Last for Anna Nicole Smith?The mahogany casket carrying the remains of Anna Nichole Smith were lifted gently from the private jet which had landed minutes before at the Millionaire's Airport in the Bahamas.
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A Writer's OdyssyI sit and type all through the night-
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Where?Where are you Lord?