Sahara Hill Latest Book! "My Panty Drawer Dilemma: How I Started The Fabulous Panty Drawer Intervention."

Amazing, funny, and very interesting as author Sahara hill takes women's panty drawer's to a whole new level.

This book touches on friendships, relationships, and takes you inside of a woman's most intimate part; her panty drawer.

The characters in the book Sonya, Karen, Robin and Melissa are like women I know and love. They all seem real to me. I can't leave out Sonya's assistant "Antoine." He's gay and fabulous! Loved him!

This book should be made into a TV series and or movie with how it's written.

I can't wait or the second book to come and continue to read about Sonya and her quest to get rid of those horrible panty drawers.  Loved it!

4 stars!

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'Mancession' Portends Depressing Future for Men!

(LiveScience.com)Societal and economic shifts may put more men in Western countries at risk for depression, scientists worry.

"Western men, particularly those with low education levels, will face a difficult road in the 21st century," write the authors of an editorial in the March issue of The British Journal of Psychiatry. "It may be more difficult, on average, for men to adjust to a domestic role than for women to adjust to a work role."

Currently, women have nearly twice the lifetime risk of suffering from major depression, although it's not fully understood why.

A confluence of trends could change this ratio, they write, including fewer job options for men who no longer outearn their partners. As the job options narrow, men begin to assume a more prominent role as caregivers in the home – a role traditionally associated with women.

The recent economic downturn has been dubbed the "Mancession" for its disproportionate effect on traditional male industries, such as construction and manufacturing. Meanwhile, women are outpacing men in the pursuit of undergraduate and graduate degrees and becoming a larger share of primary household earners.

Men's failure to fulfill the role of breadwinner is associated with greater depression and marital conflict, but if societal expectations are altered, men may experience less distress, write researchers Boadie Dunlop and Tanja Mletzko, both of Emory University School of Medicine.

If men are innately less suited to care for young children and maintain households, then their increased contribution in this area could lead to lowered self-esteem and more depression. However, if women are better equipped to care for young children simply because they learn to be that way, through socialization — rather than because of biological differences between the sexes — it may be possible to help expectant fathers make this transition, they write.

Even so, "men in the changing economy will still face the same risks for depression that women faced in older economies: trapped in a family role from which they cannot escape because of an inability to find employment," the researchers write.

*WOW! Can you say "NO JOBS" for men these days! It's the only reason why I think men are feeling more depressed in these times. The economy has hurt many who had those construction jobs and manufacturing jobs. Those jobs have literally disapreared. It's interesting to hear it being called a "Mancession." When men are so use to being the breadwinners and taking care of the family they feel like "MEN." Now in this society, the tables have turned to some degree. Many women are making more money and holding down the households. Something that didn't happen in the 50's. The only thing that a man can do is "ADJUST" to the changing times and work with their female mates to keep the housesholds running smoothly. If a man can do that, he will for surely be a real "MAN!"


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NEA, Michelle Obama Team Up for Read Across America!

(Vanessa Evans-Yahoo) Beloved children's author Dr. Seuss (born Theodor Geisel) would have celebrated his 107th birthday on Wednesday. In honor of his work and to foster the love of reading in children, the National Education Association will host the 14th annual Read Across America celebration. The NEA created the event in 1998, choosing to host it on Dr. Seuss' birthday given the author's universal childhood appeal.

Read Across America Day each year is usually packed with events hosted by the nation's local schools and libraries. This year is no exception, as a reading pledge drive is underway nationwide. First lady Michelle Obama is also reportedly getting into the spirit of the event, making a scheduled appearance at the Library of Congress to read Seuss' classic "Green Eggs and Ham" on Wednesday. She is expected to be joined by both NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for the reading.

The official website for all things Seuss has gotten ready for the big day as well, encouraging parents, children and educators to join in with Read Across America and giving lots of tools and tips that are meant to encourage children's love of reading. The NEA is also offering various resources to accomplish this goal as well.

The first lady and her co-hosts are scheduled to be joined by several celebrities, including Jessica Alba and Padma Lakshmi, among others, who will also be reading some of their favorite books to the hundreds of children expected to be in attendance at the event. This marks a repeat appearance by the first lady at the
Library of Congress' Read Across America activities due to the popularity of her first performances.

If you are of an off-beat frame of mind and want to celebrate Dr. Seuss in a less-traditional way than by attending an event or re-reading one of his classic books, you might want to try finding a copy of "5000
Fingers of Dr. T.," a film that Seuss not only wrote the screenplay for but also contributed lyrics to. Seuss himself was reportedly never happy with it, but it may make for interesting viewing for those who don't have children and therefore aren't up for watching any of the cartoons or TV shows that feature Seuss' better-known works.

*This is what makes reading fun! Celebrating and promoting reading is the best thing we can do for our youth in America at this very moment. It definitely shines the light on how fun reading truly is with the "First Lady" and all.*

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Dior fires Galliano after racism video!

(Reuters) French fashion house Christian Dior fired John Galliano on Tuesday after an online video clip circulated around the world showing its star designer shouting anti-Semitic abuse at people in a Paris bar.

Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, who was signed to promote a Dior perfume, said in New York that she was "deeply shocked and disgusted" by the video and no longer wanted to be associated with him.

Galliano, one of the world's most famous and long-lasting designers, was suspended by Dior on Friday, hours after a couple complained to police that he had shouted racist and anti-Semitic comments at them in a Paris bar.

A separate complaint was filed by another woman on Saturday for similar behavior from the British designer in October.

"I very firmly condemn what was said by John Galliano, which totally contradicts the values which have always been defended by Christian Dior," Christian Dior Chief Executive Sidney Toledano said in a statement.

Paris prosecutors are expected to decide by the end of the week whether Galliano will face trial over Thursday's incident in the trendy Marais neighborhood of Paris.

Galliano's dismissal comes on the first day of Paris Fashion Week and three days before his Dior show was due to run on Friday.

It was not clear whether the show would go ahead, although on Monday, the press office of John Galliano, the designer's own label, said his Sunday show was still on.

Dior is the leading fashion house at LVMH, the world's biggest luxury group.

*Some people are just disgusting, even if they are talented. It's no excuse to be racist.*

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U.S. says $30 billion of Libyan assets blocked!

 (Reuters) U.S. banks froze a record $30 billion of Libyan assets over the weekend in response to an Obama administration order aimed at pressuring the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

In a telephone briefing, a senior Treasury Department official said the amount was the largest total blocked by any single order ever issued by the U.S. government.

David Cohen, acting Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said the department was in contact with banks throughout the weekend. He said they will "scour their accounts" for any more funds connected to Gaddafi or his family.

President Barack Obama signed an executive order freezing the assets last Friday in response to Gaddafi's bloody crackdown on an uprising against his 41-year rule. Obama said the legitimacy of Gaddafi's rule had been "reduced to zero" because of the actions taken against protesters.

Cohen noted that the United Nations has also passed a resolution freezing Libyan assets and that the European Union was taking corresponding action. He turned aside questions whether the United States had information about Libyan assets in Europe other than to say the Treasury assumed some were outside U.S. jurisdiction.

He said the U.S. order applied to any banks operating under U.S. laws within the United States and to branches of U.S, banks that were located in other countries.

*Why is it that America is all up in the business of other nations? It's disturbing on many levels that a country as strong as ours continues to be the bread-winner and long-term investor of many nations. When will America get the fact that they can't fight every country's battle? It's time to cut the cord and focus on our own country and it's business to ensure that the American people are taken care of first and foremost.*

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Pick Up This Great Read: "MY PANTY DRAWER DILEMMA: How I Started The Fabulous Panty Drawer Intervention"

Ladies this book is for you! Get it today and laugh, share, and gossip with your very best friends!

Get it today through amazon' kindle store and keep the friendships going!

Also get these other books by author Sahara Hill:
*A Political Hot Mess-A Tale of Betrayal and Deceit*
*Elizabeth Finch: The Gritty And Dirty Life of A Girl Wronged*
*The Secret Life of Girls and Their Sugar Daddies*
*Snobby Mommy*

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The Bitter Side of Diet Soda: Strokes!

(Livescience.com) Drinking diet soda is associated with a 50-percent increase in stroke risk, according to a study presented earlier this month at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles.

Not surprisingly, reaction to the news among dieters has been disparaging and defensive, as each person cycles through the Kubler-Ross five stages of grief, from denial and anger to bargaining, depression and acceptance.

"Now the health police tell us we can't drink Diet Coke," captures the tone on many of the diet blogs.

If it's any consolation for diet-soda fans, the results presented at the meeting — based on preliminary analysis from a 2,500-person subset of the ongoing Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS) — are far from definitive.

There's no way to tell yet, for example, what ingredient would be associated with strokes or whether lifestyle choices among drinkers are the real cause.

That said, is drinking diet soda safe? Of course not, especially when it is the main source of liquid refreshment every day. You're drinking copious amounts of phosphoric acid, artificial colors, artificial flavors, and some laboratory-crafted chemical that tricks your brain into perceiving the sensation of sweet.

Diet soda is an alternative to regular soda, but neither is healthy. You are merely trading calories from sugar for chemicals of questionable nature.

Hooked on sugar
The proliferation of diet soda cuts to the core of what's wrong with the Western diet. The Western approach is to remove the most obvious dangers from an unhealthy habit — in this case, removing the 12 teaspoons of sugar per can of fizzy water laced with acids, colors and flavors of uncertain origin — so that we can continue that habit in denial of other dangers.

The underlying problem is that we are addicted to sugar; beverages without a sweetener now seem bland. For the first million years or so of pre-human and human existence, water was adequate to quench our thirst. But apparently no longer.

Hold the sugar and corn syrup and pass the aspartame. Some doctors actually encourage dieters to drink diet soda to cut calories instead of recommending zero-calorie water or tea.

We see this "short-cut" diet phenomenon also among some people who want to be vegetarian. They eat vegetarian hot dogs and other faux-meat dishes made from heavily processed soy and vegetable meal loaded with salt, sugar and fat. This is likely unhealthier than the meat they are shunning.

So, similarly, at issue is that we are so addicted to meat that meals without it no longer seem satiating. To do vegetarianism right, you'd have to learn how to cook lentils, beans, grains and other staples of a vegetarian diet, and that's too consuming for many people.

Writing on the wall
Studies on diet soda have been flawed, because researchers have discounted one important fact: Those drinking diet soda likely drink it not because they are health nuts but because they have a certain health condition. They are either overweight or diabetic. Thus, they are at risk for strokes, heart attacks and cancer regardless of the type of beverage they prefer.

One of the more impressive aspects of the NOMAS project is that researchers can control for weight and other health conditions. It's inevitable that NOMAS and similar studies will tease out the dangers of drinking too much soda in general, either diet or regular.

It is a shame the United States cannot adopt Asia's tradition of unsweetened teas, ubiquitous in shops and vending machines. But even otherwise healthy green tea in the United States is tainted with sugar or artificial sweetener — yet another example of corrupting a healthy alternative.

The bottom line is that dieters need to cycle through those Kubler-Ross stages to reach acceptance: Diet soda is no healthy alternative, and nothing beats water.

*This isn't new news about diet sodas. Everyone knows that sodas-diet and all, isn't healthy for you. It is a shame that many people know but don't care. Seeing those people who buy fast food and then order a diet soda is truly sad. It's funny but not funny, in a sense that many are informed but still choose to drink those nasty drinks.  In these times, it's no excuse to be overweight or to complain that your not informed, because of the enormous amount of information at your finger tips.  At the end of the day, if you drink a diet soda or plain soda, it's own damn fault.*

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Mobile etiquette getting worse, not better - poll!

(Reuters) Whether is it texting during dinner, talking on a cellphone in a public restroom or using a laptop while driving, most people think mobile etiquette is getting worse, not better.

Ninety one percent of U.S. adults questioned in a new poll by computer innovation company Intel said they have seen people misuse technology, and three quarters think mobile manners have decreased in the past year.

"New digital technologies are becoming a mainstay in consumers' lives, but we haven't worked out for ourselves, our families, communities and societies what all the right kinds of behaviours and expectations will be," said Genevieve Bell, the head of interaction and experience research at Intel.

The poll of 2,000 adults revealed that most U.S. adults wished people practised better mobile etiquette and found the lack of cellphone manners extremely annoying, even though about 20 percent admitted to poor etiquette themselves.

Nearly 75 percent said the lack of mobile manners has created a new form of public rage and 65 percent admitted they became angry around people who misused mobile devices.

The most annoying behaviours were the use of mobile devices during driving, followed by talking on a cellphone loudly in a public place and walking in the street while texting or talking on the phone.

People reported seeing, on average five mobile offenses every day, according to the poll. Nearly a quarter said they had even seen someone using a laptop while driving, and one in five said they checked their mobile devices before getting out of bed in the morning.

*What a shame that grown ups don't know phone etiquette. For some reason people believe that you can do whatever you want with your cell phone. Having etiquette in everything is extremely important even when using a cell phone. To some people that's just common sense!*


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