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Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) What is gout?

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One morning you swing your legs out of bed and take the first step toward the bathroom. An excruciating pain in your big toe forces you to sit back on the bed. You examine your foot while wracking your brain for possible causes of the red, swollen joint. You don't remember having stubbed your toe, didn't drop anything on your... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Ethnicity & Gender (Other) Would you move into a neighborhood if you were the only person of your race living there?

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For most of my adult life, I have lived in neighborhoods where I was the only one of my race. I am Hispanic, female, well-educated, and my English is accent free. As an attorney in Dallas, Texas, I have been able to command impressive earnings and buy homes in what are otherwise all-white neighborhoods. I cannot remember a si... More..

Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) What you can learn from embarrassing kitchen accidents

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The alarm clock woke me at 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, two hours before my usual wake-up time. I was groggy with sleep as I shuffled in my robe and slippers to the kitchen. My houseful of guests slept blissfully unaware that their hostess was getting up early because the stuffed 28 lb turkey intended for the day's feast w... More..

Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Great seasonal spring recipes

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Winters can be hard in Arkansas. The last official day for a hard freeze is May 1. But long before May 1, we began to see signs that life is returning to earth. The forsythias bloom first, their bright yellow flowers herald spring even when the temperatures are in the low 20's and nothing else seems alive. Next come the crocu... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Spiritual awakening: Thoughts shared

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Neither the Birds of the Air Nor the Lillies of the FieldLast night I heard Canadian geese honking as they sped southward toward a warmer climate. The night was cold and clear, the stars sparkled like diamonds in a jeweler's black velvet case. It was barely September and the first frost of the season arrived unexpectedly earl... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Home hair-dyeing disasters

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How Does a Hispanic Explain Orange Hair?I'm Hispanic and definitely look like it. I have olive skin, dark eyes and dark eyebrows, and when I was in college I had really dark, almost black hair. For reasons known only to geneticists, there are a lot of redheads on my mother's side of the family. My mom had dark hair and colori... More..

Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss How to get the most out of weight loss camp

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Fitness boot camp, weight loss camp, fat farm. I've been to all of them. Some pamper and coddle the guests, asking only that you not cheat openly on the diet plan in front of other guests. Others offer such low calorie meals that your body shuts down its metabolic rate to zero and you actually gain weight while you're there! ... More..

Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs Growing forsythia

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Two years ago my husband and I moved into a brand new subdivision in a rapidly growing town in northwest Arkansas. It looked like a new subdivision anywhere-the streets are wide and clear, the homes and fences smack of newness, the square sod lines still visible in the lawns, and trees are completely missing unless you count ... More..

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1. Recipes: Great seasonal spring recipes
2. How to get the most out of weight loss camp
3. What is gout?
4. What you can learn from embarrassing kitchen accidents
5. Spiritual awakening: Thoughts shared
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7. Growing forsythia
8. Would you move into a neighborhood if you were the only person of your race living there?

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