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"I Have Broken The Cycle Of Obesity..."


Jonathan Miller didn't lose 137 pounds by going to some fast food restaurant and ordering a foot-long sandwich with nothing on it. Jonathan Miller shrunk his 387-pound frame with the help of a SCHOOL-BASED nutrition and physical activity program and...

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July 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

"When I Joined the Navy, I Didn’t Know I Was Gay"


Retired Navy Captain Joan E. Darrah says whenever the Admiral called her into his office she was 99.9 percent certain it was to discuss an operational issue, "BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS THAT FEAR IN THE BACK OF MY MIND THAT...

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You Might Not Be Able To Afford The Groceries, But Your Shopping Cart Will Be Clean


"It kills all the nasty stuff, salmonella, staph, and e. coli." That's what Bob Schwei told WASHINGTON POST reporter Steve Hendrix. Schwei works for a Wisconsin firm, PureCart Systems, which makes something that looks like a smaller version of an...

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