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...that we think about it, this whole celeb no-show thing might not be so bad after all. It really does make event planning much easier. In fact, we have our own announcement to make...
...stimulating the conversation is (a steamy striptease versus pretending to care about someone else’s problems), you can always just admire your digital image staring back at you. And even if said person catches you catching a vainglorious glimpse, chances are he/she was doing the same thing moments earlier. Technology has brought us full circle: from actually talking in person, to writing letters, to talking on the phone, to writing e-mails, to, once again, speaking face-to-face, whether from opposite ends of the globe or from opposite ends of the classroom. Vid chat is the closest...
...would like my headstone to read, 'He always tried to do the right thing.'" -(Meridian magazine...
Becky freer says adopting a 10-month-old girl from China was the best thing she ever did. So when Freer, 44, recently decided to further expand her Austin, Texas - based family by adopting another daughter, she thought China was the obvious choice. She soon discovered however, that as a single woman, she is no longer eligible. "Three years ago I was an acceptable parent, and now I'm not," she says. "It seems unfair." While Freer has since been approved to adopt a daughter from Ethiopia, she is one of a growing number of prospective parents who are unable...
...convinced that government's strong-arm tactics will prove that Mexican authorities, criticized for ineffectiveness on other issues, can make the tough decisions - even if the virus threat proves to be exaggerated. "The authorities are being decisive and firm. This will help the economic damage be a short term thing and build up confidence in Mexico," Camarena says. However, for many in the service sector, the mayor's crackdown is seen as the equivalent of a nuclear attack on their already struggling businesses. Daniel Loeza, vice-president of the restaurant association, said the order to sell only takeout food will...