Opinion

There are literally hundreds of fragrances to choose from when shopping for cologne or perfume. However, there are a few that you might NOT want to consider when making your next purchase. Then again, maybe you do.

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Going on vacation soon? Getting away from it all? Kicking back, relaxing with not a care in the world? Those vacation ideals are quickly becoming a thing of the past thanks to the smartphone. How so?

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Teenagers are actively voicing their displeasure with Facebook but however much they find it distasteful they are still logging on in increasing numbers. A new report from the Pew Interest Group found that while teens are more and more often using other social network sites such as Twitter and Instagram they are still bound to Facebook. What are their complaints with the social networking giant?

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When a woman marries she has a choice, keep her maiden name, hyphenate her maiden name with her husband's or take her husband's last name. It became more common for women to keep their maiden names in the 1970's and 80's but that trend is changing. How drastic is this change?

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Whenever I check my Facebook page I notice that the entries are pretty predictable. My younger "friends" post party pictures and updates on their social life. Parents with young kids post a lot of pictures of the children while my older friends post comments on the weather or their travels.A study by Stephen Wolfram found that Facebook topics do change with age. See if these age/topic correlations relate to you.

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If you're parents of college students, you may be moving them out of the dorm at the end of the spring semester in the next couple of weekends. I've done the drill many times, and there are two things that always seem to happen: 1. you can't find a parking place closer than 300 yards from the dorm and 2. the dorm elevator is out of service. Here are some helpful suggestions to share with your student before you get there.

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When I was a kid if my mom or dad heard me swear it was big trouble. No TV, no dessert, washing my mouth out with soap, you get the picture. A new survey by the Marchex Institute finds that when it comes to cussing the folks in Ohio have every right to shout "We're number one, we're number one". On the other hand people in the state of Washington are most likely to watch their language. There were some other interesting findings.

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Evangelist Pat Robertson has been known to make some pretty controversial comments and his latest probably won't endear him to a lot of women. Yesterday on his "700 Club" show a woman called complaining about her cheating husband. Robertson advised her to look beyond the infidelity because "It's what men do". He didn't stop there.

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'Tis the grilling and barbecue season, and our "Greg's Grill" recipes reasearchers have found another great instructional video. Remember the old rule: Grilling (hot dogs, hamburgers, steaks, etc...) hot and fast, barbecuing (ribs, chicken, beef tenderloin roasts...etc), slow and low.

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The list of most popular baby names of 2012 has been released by the Social Security Administration and, most noticeably, there is virtually no difference between this list and last years list. The number one girls name is once again Sophia while the most popular for boys is--for the 14th consecutive year--Jacob. Here are the top 10 for each.

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After another divisive election season it's hard to imagine that we American's can agree on anything. This country has always been a rather fractious, rambunctious and divided place, the result of our enduring freedoms. There are, however a number of things that we American's DO agree on. What on earth could they be?

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May means weddings coming up, and June brides will be strolling down the aisle next month. Now, according to a new survey, the average cost of a wedding is: $28,427. The survey assembled a list of possible costs.

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