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...loony bin is?), and so Vincent set out on a new endeavor: cataloging her experiences in three different mental institutions to find out what mental health care in America is really like. She visited an inner city hospital, a rural hospital, and a private alternative treatment rehab facility. To gain access, Vincent, like Bly, had to fake the crazy. This time, though, her act became reality. (See the Year in Health, From...
Those factors - whether they are, as in Winfrey's case, a thyroid condition that causes weight gain, or a belief that addiction is a disease that robs you of free will - are what derail thousands of quitters and abstainers from their New Year's resolutions. You could also call it the "f___ it" effect, the idea that once you cheat, you've blown it, so you might as well binge. In traditional 12-step programs for addiction, that line of thinking is encapsulated in the slogan "A drink equals a drunk." But understanding and overcoming AVE, says Marlatt, is crucial...
...make the appointment lest the people of Illinois lose their voice in the Senate, embodied by two Senators. Blagojevich is the only person empowered to fill an empty Senate seat from Illinois. He has, however, been charged with trying to sell that seat for political, and possibly financial, gain. (See the top 10 scandals...
...sound extreme, but he is far from the only plaintiff who has filed hundreds of lawsuits under the ADA in California. A significant number of people who sue under the ADA have legitimate grievances and appear to be motivated by a sincere desire for access rather than monetary gain. However, according to David Warren Peters, CEO and general counsel of Lawyers Against Lawsuit Abuse, a small group of opportunists and select law firms are responsible for a huge percentage of the lawsuits. "I've seen plaintiffs that make Jarek Molski look like a Cub Scout," says Peters, whose San Diego...
...heavy winter weather across much of the nation played a big role in keeping people home. ShopperTrak, which measures sales and traffic at more than 50,000 stores, reports that the number of customers in stores last weekend fell 17% from last year - while total sales showed a tiny gain...