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How our representatives in Congress spend their day

Posted by Ezra Klein on January 14, 2013 at 11:03 am The Huffington Post secured this slide from a PowerPoint presentation to incoming freshmen by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The slide supposedly lays out the optimum schedule for a new member of Congress. It’s depressing: “Call time” is not time spent calling your family, [...]

2013-03-18T20:04:52+00:00March 16, 2013|General Interest|0 Comments

Soft Chicken Tacos

Recipe from Cooking Light Magazine  Ingredients 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs $ Cooking spray 12 (6-inch) white corn tortillas 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage $ 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese (such as Tillamook) Low-fat sour cream [...]

2013-03-15T17:55:44+00:00March 15, 2013|Whats for dinner|0 Comments

Top Dog in the Republican Party Talks Agenda

Speaker John A. Boehner, before meeting with House Republicans and President Obama on Wednesday. By JONATHAN WEISMAN WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner suggested Thursday that candidates and personalities – not Republican proposals on Medicare and spending cuts – contributed to Republican losses in November, as he vowed to press forward [...]

2013-03-14T19:57:43+00:00March 14, 2013|General Interest|0 Comments

Foods that help you sleep

Emily Main, Organic Gardening Tired and stressed? Join the club. Forty percent of Americans report having some symptoms of insomnia within a given year, according to the National Sleep Foundation. And it doesn't matter whether your shut-eye is being hampered by a time change, a stressful job or some other problem [...]

2013-03-14T19:58:04+00:00March 14, 2013|The Mom Vivant|0 Comments

Do women wake up grumpier than men?

 Photo and article courtesy: Hindustan Times A new study finds that women are prone to waking up grumpier than men in the morning. The rationale: women just need more sleep, and if she's grumpy, chances are she's running short on mood-boosting zzzs. Researchers from Duke University in the US revealed that [...]

2013-03-14T11:49:11+00:00March 14, 2013|General Interest|0 Comments

The Mom Vivant

Whatever You Do, Don’t Call Hannah Simone 'Curvy.' Got It? Good.   By Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff | Healthy Living – 1 hour 50 minutes ago Hannah Simone. Photo: Getty Images/Jon KopaloffOn “New Girl,” Cece is a woman who says what she means. And Hannah Simone, the actor who plays her, doesn’t mince words, either—especially not in [...]

2013-03-13T19:56:50+00:00March 13, 2013|The Mom Vivant|0 Comments
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