By DANNY PENMAN

The last time I ‘died’ was in Jerusalem in 1276. Pope Gregory X’s Crusade against Islam had collapsed and the city’s Christians would soon be abandoned to their fate.

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When I am alone, I can sleep crossway in a bed without an argument. - Zsa Zsa Gabor

Do you know what position you regularly take up in bed when you drop off to sleep? According to veteran sleep researcher, Dr. Samuel Dunkell, the position you choose in bed each night echoes the way you deal with your daytime waking hours. Invariably, you often sleep as you live. These chronic sleep positions can affect your sleep - positively and negatively.

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A woman’s diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests.

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In the Texas government’s war against the women and children of the FLDS Church, Colorado Springs resident Rozita Swinton, a 33-year-old woman (a precinct delegate for the El Paso County Democratic Party who intends to vote for Barack Obama at the state convention in May), is “Curveball.” That was the code-name of a veteran con artist whose patently false intelligence provided the pretext for a the Iraq invasion. In this case, “Curveball” was “Sarah,” the purported 16-year-old FLDS polygamist wife who called a domestic abuse hotline and set in motion the invasion of the sect’s YFZ Ranch commune in El Dorado.
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by Karina Timmel

White teeth and strawberries may not sound like they go hand in hand, but it turns out the berries can actually lighten your smile.

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Abigails and Sadies are no longer just found in rocking chairs at old folks homes. You’re just as likely to find them — along with Hazels and Ezekiels — digging in sandboxes on the playground.
In other words, when it comes to names, antique is chic.

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