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12:24 am
Mon February 27, 2012

How You Can Harness 'The Power Of Habit'

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Charles Duhigg writes for the business section of The New York Times.
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The 19th century psychologist William James observed, "All our life ... is but a mass of habits."

Ad men in the 20th century took this aphorism to heart. It wasn't enough to simply sell a product; the goal was to hook consumers and keep them coming back.

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It's All Politics
10:37 pm
Sun February 26, 2012

Romney Name Doesn't Guarantee Ballot Magic In Michigan

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney plays up his Michigan roots when he talks to voters in the state where he grew up.

In 2008, Romney won the Republican presidential primary in Michigan. On the campaign trail, he likes to tell stories about his father, George, who was an iconic governor of Michigan in the 1960s:

"He said, 'It sure is great to be in Mount Clemens today,' even though he was in Mount Pleasant. My mother was sitting behind and said, 'George, it's "Pleasant." ' He said, 'Yes, it's pleasant in Mount Clemens.' "

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Monkey See
9:42 pm
Sun February 26, 2012

'Artist' Comes Out On Top As Oscars Regroup, Reminisce

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Jean Dujardin accepts the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for The Artist during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday.
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Jean Dujardin's Oscar for Best Actor was one of five for "The Artist." It also won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Costume Design.
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Meryl Streep's portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" earned her the Oscar for Best Actress. It was Streep's third win and her 17th nomination.
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Octavia Spencer tearfully accepts the award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Minny Jackson, a housemaid in 1960s Mississippi, in the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's "The Help".
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Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer, 82, became the oldest Academy Award winner in an acting category in the awards' 84th year. He plays an elderly widower who comes out of the closet in "Beginners."
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Comedian Billy Crystal opened the 84th Annual Academy Awards with a musical medley introducing the Best Picture nominees. It was Crystal's ninth time hosting the Oscars.
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Presenters Jennifer Lopez (left) and Cameron Diaz present the awards for Best Costume (Mark Bridges, "The Artist") and Best Makeup
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In an airborne homage to movie-making, Cirque du Soleil performers flew and flipped for the audience assembled at the Hollywood & Highland Center.
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Beloved "Muppets" stars Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy banter during the awards ceremony. "Man or Muppet" won Bret McKenzie the Oscar for Best Original Song.
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Director Michel Hazanavicius (from left), who won Best Director for the black-and-white silent film "The Artist," poses with stars of the film Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin, who won Best Actor.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 8:00 am

It's perhaps fitting that during a year when Hollywood made even more films than usual about the love of film itself, the two big winners at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday night were the movies most overtly about cinephilia: The Artist, a silent black-and-white film about silent black-and-white films, and Hugo, the story of a boy who meets a reclusive filmmaker and helps him rediscover his love of his art.

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Shots - Health Blog
9:01 pm
Sun February 26, 2012

Study Suggests Way To Create New Eggs In Women

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Originally published on Tue February 28, 2012 1:15 pm

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Shots - Health Blog
9:01 pm
Sun February 26, 2012

New Methods Could Speed Up Repair Of Injured Nerves

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Pinwheels like these are often used to test nerve responses.
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When a nerve is injured, it's often hard to get it to regrow fast enough to restore function.

But now researchers say they can speed up that process, so that damaged nerves can be healed in days instead of months — at least in rats.

The scientists say they've developed a technique that reconnects the severed ends of a nerve, allowing it to begin carrying messages again very quickly. Usually, severed nerves must regrow from the point of injury — a process that can take months, if it ever happens.

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