Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Global 2011: 'Oprah' finale raked in more than 16M viewers

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"The Oprah Winfrey Show" finale attracted 16.4 million viewers, the long-running daytime talk program's production company announced Wednesday.

This figure makes the TV icon's May 25 sign-off the show's most-watched episode in more than 18 years -- since February 15, 1993, to be exact, when Oprah entertained the cougar-centric topic "Why I Love Older Women" and scored 17.3 million viewers.



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Global 2011: Things Your Neighbors Won't Tell You

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The people living next door aren't who you think they are.

1. "Complaining will cost you dearly."
2. "I will use your Wi-Fi -- and get you arrested."
3. "Good luck blocking out our din."
4. "I'm a registered sex offender."
5. "We're ripping up the flower beds and planting corn."
6. "My apartment has bed bugs."



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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Global 2011: What happens to your body after you drink a soda every day, for a long time

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Sugar rushes and caffeine highs followed by a depressing energy crash are what happens to your body if you drink a soda right now, but plenty of Blisstree readers actually seem to be okay with that. Some of you think it’s alarmist to compare a caffeine and sugar rush to doing drugs, and some just don’t really care about the slump they’ll find themselves in after drinking 39 grams of sugar, but what makes us really worried about a soda-slurping habit is what happens over the long term.

Here’s a quick snapshot of you, in a few years, after drinking soda on a regular basis:


  1. You’ll Be Fatter
  2. You’ll Probably Have Diabetes
  3. You’re Much More Likely to Develop Heart Disease
  4. You’re Probably Also Less Healthy In Other Ways




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Global 2011: 10 Ways You Waste Money on Your Car

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With gas bills putting a crimp in your budget, you don't want to be wasting money on other car expenses. But many car owners do just that — either spending more than needed on maintenance or putting off work that will cost more later.

But while neglect doesn't work, neither does overspending. From Sadowski and Michael Calkins, manager of the AAA program that recommends repair shops, here are 10 ways you may be wasting money on your car.

1. Changing oil every 3,000 miles.
2. Using premium fuel unnecessarily.
3. Failing to change your air filter.
4. Failing to check the brake pads.
5. Buying mileage-boosting additives and devices.
6. Tune-ups for your engine or air conditioning.
7. Changing coolant.
8. Ignoring your check-engine light.
9. Buying expensive performance tires.
10. Paying for built-in navigation.



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Friday, May 27, 2011

Global 2011: 98% of Women Say "This" Counts As Cheating

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About 92 percent of women said exchanging racy pictures over Twitter counts as cheating. The same amount said exchanging sexual tweets or direct messages did too.

But the one non-physical act almost all of the 2,000-plus women could agree on was good old-fashioned phone sex. Ninety-eight percent of Cosmo readers surveyed answered that a guy who had phone sex outside of a relationship was most definitely a cheater.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/ninety-eight-percent-of-women-say-quot-this-quot-counts-as-cheating-2499918/;_ylt=AiLFjJr1yqzdtXBvDUrfXySDbqU5


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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Global 2011: Sex on the 1st date

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Every few years it feels like someone tries to make the case that sleeping together on a first date is a great plan. It seems like it should be, right? You have physical chemistry, all the hot "newness" and everything that entails, so why not? We also all know the friend who DID sleep with her man on their first date, and now they're happily married with three kids and a blissful sex life that is both loving and hot.

Personally, sleeping together on a first date would make me wonder how many other girls he had done that with. While it does (and can) happen, those who practice it often don't end up with the person they boinked on the first date. Is that because of the sex? Hard to say. But the more times you sleep with someone the first time, the more people you have slept with overall in your life.

Besides, isn't sex just better when you know the person? Sure, we all get lustful and lord knows I made some mistakes back in college along those lines, but it's also important that we don't put ourselves into positions we didn't want to be in. This is equal opportunity! It's not just that he won't respect us, but also that we might not respect him.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/sex-on-the-1st-date-still-isnt-respectable-in-2011-2499395/;_ylt=AjnOjhK7vq7CYSXbJB9KiRIIb6U5


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Monday, May 9, 2011

Global 2011: Top 7 Mistakes Girls Make With Guys

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These are 7 mistakes women tend to make with their beaus in the beginning, or start of a relationship, that usually get the break-up ball rolling. These are in no particular order, as they can vary in damage from each man. Just try to make a little note of them, and if you catch yourself in the process of making one, step back and ask yourself if you might regret your actions later on.

1. Ladies, men generally know it is their “responsibility” to make the phone calls.
2. I know it’s tempting when you are snuggled close together to want to talk about your relationship, and find out where you stand in all this madness.
3. Stop asking questions about his past girlfriends.
4. Make it a habit of stepping outside yourself if you find that you have been babbling on and on.
5. Here’s an important one, at least in the beginning, don’t shed any tears.
6. This is an oldie, but a goodie
7. Okay Ladies, let’s talk about Hallmark cards, greeting cards, and just about any card you can think of.

http://www.yourmodernliving.com/top-7-mistakes-girls-make-with-guys/


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