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Sizing Up the Perfect Face

SHANIA TWAIN
Photograph Courtest of SHANIATWAIN.COM

December 18, 2009 — “Scientists believe they have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face,” reports the BBC News.

“They say the key to the ideal arrangement of female facial features is the measurements between the eyes, mouth and ears.”

“Applying their results, the Canadian pop singer
Shania Twain was rated as having the perfect visage.”
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Reality Check for Fashion Magazines — Seeing Readers As “Regular Folk”

Tips When Renting a Car Abroad — From Insurance Coverage to Road Conditions to Driving Rules Giving the Right-of-Way to Camels

The Young, the Rich and the Yawning Class Gap in America

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Researchers Claim Genes Are No Excuse for Obesity

From High Heels, Shortened Calf Muscles

Maintaining Muscle Strength, Mass and Function While Aging

Wise Advice for Would Be Purchasers of Overseas Dream Homes

U.S. To Subsidize Health Plan Costs for Some Early Retirees

America’s Way To Save the Dream of Home Ownership

How We Continue To Grow and Change With the Passage of Time

Email Etiquette: How Quickly Should a Reply Be Sent

Reduction in Medicare Prescription Plan Choices Could Affect Millions of Seniors

Does Stress Cause the Onset of Alopecia

Unattractive Bank Rates and Fees Driving Customers to Smaller Banks, Credit Unions

The Forbidden Rice: Black Rice — More Health Benefits Than Berries

Crazy Age — Thoughts on Being Old — Jane Miller

Newly Released Color Photographs Offer American Memories, 1939-1945

Drinking Water, Controlling Weight

The Quiet Charms of Camel

Finding Support That Fits and Flatters

Will Local UK Governments Raise Revenue by Charging Employees for Parking Cars at Work on Company Property

America’s National Parks: Where the Tourists Roam While Hoping Technology Will Protect, Even Save Them

A Change of Taste — Learning To Like a Flavour That You Hate

Home Ownership’s Value: Roof Over Head, Not Return on Investment

New York City Lays Claim to 19th Century Illustrations of Central Park Said To Have Been Tossed in Trash Bin

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Eating More Green, Leafy Vegetables Can Significantly Reduce Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes, But More Study Needed

Practicing Yoga Provides Increased Feeling of Wellbeing, Helps Keep Depression at Bay

Egg Recall Expanded Nationwide — Second Source of Contamination Found — Salmonella’s Symptoms Are Not Immediate

Midi-Length Skirts — A Trending Fashion

Acupuncture — When Pain Relief Comes From a Super-Placebo Effect

90 Years Ago: Legislator’s Mother Provides Tipping Point for Passage of Women’s Right to Vote Amendment

Salmonella Link Spurs Egg Recall

Yellow Brick Road Becoming Narrower and Steeper for America’s Baby Boomers

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Getting to the Other Side of Grief: Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse

TV’s Newest Widower: Tom Selleck Portrays New York City’s Chief of Police on Blue Bloods

Not a Reason To Stop Online Banking or Buying, But…Secured Web Sites Could Be Using Their Power To Eavesdrop

Europe’s View of Philanthropy At Odds With America’s

Picasso: The Mediterranean Years

Volunteering To Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

Weather Extremes Call for Better Way to Forecast Climate Castastrophes

Wheels Equal Freedom, Fun and Fulfillment for Widows and Other Baby Boomers

Reaping More Happiness from Less Consumption

Making Boredom Interesting

Museums Struggling To Cover Costs, Sell Public Art to Private Collectors

Will Roomy Trousers Push Skinny Pants Out of the Picture

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FDIC Seeks Public Input on Ways to Measure Credit-Worthiness After Credit Rating Agencies’ Debacle

World Health Organizaiton Declares H1N1-Swine Flu Pandemic Officially Over

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Credit Agencies To Receive Bounty Fees from UK Government for Tracking Down Fraudulent Welfare Claims

Less Than 50% of UK Residents Have Wills — And Regulating Will-Writers Is Under Consideration

The What Ifs of Social Security

Thieves Steal Widow’s Purse Containing Late Husband’s Ashes

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Is Kissing Becoming a Social Cliché

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London’s Hidden Gardens Rekindle a Sense of Discovery

Sun Sense — Different Body Parts Tan at Their Own Speed

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Wheat Bread’s Popularity Overtakes White Bread’s as More Consumers Seek Loaves of Pre-Sliced Health

European Laws Limiting Doctors’ Work Hours Felt To Put Patients at Risk

How Life Insurance Companies Profit from Benefits Owed Survivors

Saks Fifth Avenue Introduces Designer Label Plus-Sizes to New York — More Stores May Follow Suit

Restaurants Now Offering Many More Wines By the Glass

Arlington, a National Cemetery, a National Shame: May Have 6,000 Mismarked Graves

Compulsory Retirement at Age 65 To Be Phased Out in UK — Brits Living Longer, Healthier Lives, Need More Savings

UK Bank Customers Need To Be on the Alert Regarding Interest Rate Changes

The Wedding Planner — When the Clintons Are Your Clients

Women Retiring Alone to a New City/State: Where Will You Go and Why?

America’s Botanical Gardens Entice Nongardening Visitors With Green Events

London’s Underground Restaurants — Like a Dinner Party With Total Strangers

Unhealthy Relationship With Cosmetics Breeds Beauty Junkies

Families of Killing Fields’ Victims Speak Out — Prison Sentence Not Long Enough for Khmer Rouge Leader Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

Bringing Theatre, Dance, Pop and Opera Performances In-House

Study Links Eating Meat to Weight Gain — No Matter the Calorie Count

Beyond Drugs, Beyond Exercise: Some Common Sense Ways to Control Pain

Next Generation of Online Dating Offers New Roads to Romance

Agatha Christie — Suspending Disbelief in the Name of Mystery

Defining Our Private and Public Selves in an Internet Age

The Single Life Is Expensive

Varied State Insurance Regulations Make Both Buying and Selling Life Settlements Risky Business

Tattoos: Making a Statement With a Very Personal Work of Art

What To Avoid After Turning 40 — And Other Life Lessons Learned

Tom Jones on Praise and Blame — and a Life Well-Sung

A Hairy Decision — Going Gray

Widows Wear Stilettos — A Practical and Emotional Guide for the Young Widow

Betsy Ross — Widow, Upholsterer, Defense Contractor

Can There Be No Mystery Left in Our Personal Lives

British Immigration Minister Doesn’t Envision UK Banning Burqas

Spain To Consider Ban on Wearing Burqas in Public

The Look of a Woman — Aging in Paris Versus Elsewhere

The Psychology of Real Estate — Why New Paint and Carpeting May Sound Alarm Bells for Buyers

Senate Passes Financial Reform Legislation — Will New Rules Change the Ways of Wall Street Bankers

Using Young Cartilage Cells Could Offer New Treatment To Avoid Joint Replacement Surgery

Ratatouille — Revisiting a Timeless Vegetable Dish

Hair Today, New Style Tomorrow

A Widower’s Toolbox — Repairing Your Life After Losing Your Spouse

Money Magazine: 100 Best Places To Live in America

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What the Future Holds for Death and Taxes

Every Life Has Its Heirlooms

Dynasty Trusts — Estate Planning on a Grand Scale

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Who Rules America — Wealth, Income and Power in the U.S.

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Voice Your Opinion on Newly Proposed U.S. Airline Passenger Rules

Many Factors Determine the Best Time To Begin Collecting Social Security

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More Americans Becoming Addicted to Alcohol Later in Life

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