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When you head out to those holiday parties, don't go hungry. An empty stomach makes those high-fat appetizers and sweets even more tempting, but eating a bowl of this healthy and hearty soup beforehand can help curb your appetite and leave you some calories to spare.
For years, I've been a reverse steak snob, eschewing tenderloin for cheaper cuts like sirloin and flat-iron steak. After all, I figured, anybody can make a tenderloin taste good. It takes skill to get a sirloin off the heat at the point of maximum tenderness, and to season and serve it just right.
There are several things you look forward to when you head inside a bank or title company to sell your house. The money, for one, which is pretty crucial if you plan to buy another house.
How many times have you looked at a pair of shoes, tried them on and decided they were perfect? Well, nearly perfect. Maybe the heel was too high, or the color was wrong. Or maybe the shoes were so great you wished you could get them in several colors.
Christmas-tree growers could capitalize on this by bringing in new shipments of trees, oh, say Dec. 18, to reinject homes with the fresh fragrance of pine and supple branches. The ornaments that didn't make it on the first tree could come out of their boxes for the new tree, and the "old" tree could move out to the front porch through the 12 Days of Christmas, until Epiphany.
Just in time for the new school year, Planned Parenthood is trying to educate teens and young adults about sex. One of its chapters based in Oregon has created some new Web-based videos that are part of its "Take Care Down There" campaign. If you're inclined, you can find them at the Web site www.takecaredownthere.org.
