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Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D.

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Best Foods to Order on a First Date

Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D. | Posted August 8, 2012

Read More: Health, Best Date Food, Date Food, Date Food Ideas, Diet And Nutrition, First Date Food, Good Date Food, Nutrients, Zinc
There are many factors associated with a great first date. Of all the things that can go right or wrong, it's good to know that at least you can control the food.

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Jennifer Owens

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Lessons from Dad: Yes, We Can Learn from Him

Jennifer Owens | Posted August 8, 2012

Read More: Working Mother Magazine, Dads, Father's Day, Fatherhood, Fathers, Moms And Dads, Parenting, Working Dads, Working Father, Working Fathers, Working Parents
Working Mother magazine rounded up the top 10 lessons we can learn from the guys. Here's a quick rundown.

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Danielle S. McLaughlin

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The Problem With Bumper-Sticker Wisdom: "No Loving, No Shoving"

Danielle S. McLaughlin | Posted August 8, 2012

Read More: Brampton School Hugging, Hugging Brampton School, Hugging School, No Hugging, No Hugging School, School Hugging, School No Hugging
No one is disputing the need to keep children safe and to discourage them from assaulting or inappropriately touching one another. But if we think that a simple slogan will work, we are sadly off the mark. It will be wrongly interpreted to mean both that any contact short of a shove is okay, or that no demonstration of affection is acceptable. Is this what we want our children to learn?

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Jeff Jones and Gay Haubner

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From NYC Co-op to Costa Rican Casita (de Raton)

Jeff Jones and Gay Haubner | Posted August 8, 2012

Read More: Puerto Viejo, Puerto Viejo Costa Rica, Retirement Planning, Costa Rica, Ex-Pat, Ex-Pats In Costa Rica, Expats, Leaving New York, Living In Costa Rico, Moving Out Of New York, Moving To Costa Rica, Retirement, Retiring, Slideexpand
Three days of dumping our possessions on the street made us extremely popular in the East Village. ("Do you have any MORE books, man?" "Wow! A dulcimer!") The king bed walked uptown.

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Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld

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Chief Rabbi or Corrupt Pol?

Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld | Posted August 8, 2012

Read More: Chief Rabbi, United Kingdom, Chief Rabbi Change, Israel, Jews, Jonathan Sacks, Judaism, Religion, Torah, Uk
In September 2012, a successor to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the current Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, will be appointed. The new rabbi will begin his tenure in September 2013. If the post will not undergo a major transformation and become purely one of spiritual and educational leadership, then it is far better to leave the post empty than to continue the institution of a chief rabbi.

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Mary Warner

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An Illuminating Lunch with Luminato's Artistic Director

Mary Warner | Posted August 8, 2012

Read More: Art, Dance, Festival, Installation, Luminato, Music, Opera, Performance, Toronto, Toronto Lifestyle, Toronto Nightlife
Jorn Weisbrodt, the new artistic director for Luminato, which runs from June 8 until June 17, sat down with me for lunch. As a new Torontonian, Jorn had almost as many questions for me as I did for him, but somehow, I left wondering more and more about this great city we live in, and what will happen when Luminato opens its doors this month...

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