Radio-controlled toys have become increasingly sophisticated in recent years thanks to improved controller technology and an emphasis on personality. No longer restricted to fast cars and monster trucks, this line of playthings now also includes animals that can serve as proxy pets for children. One impressive example that has been flying off shelves this holiday...
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Scientology: NOT the Way to Happiness
When I walked through the front door at The Way to Happiness Foundation International in Glendale, California recently, I found the building empty except for a young brunette receptionist. I expected the impressive Scientology building to be empty — I haven’t seen one recently that wasn’t scarcely populated, and I’ve visited a few of their...
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The Man Who Got Me Out of Scientology
In 1996, I had been involved in $cientology (that’s how I spell it now) off and on for a couple of decades. It started off innocently enough. I was estranged from my family, had dropped out of college, had recollections of past lives, and wanted some answers and direction in life. I wrote about this...
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Appearance Matters: The Importance of Looking Presentable
Yes, appearance does matter. Just not in the way you think. I am very well aware of the feminist movement now of how women are exploited and overly objectified by the media, thus creating insecure women. I am aware that it is not right for women to feel the need to be overly concerned with...
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Gadget Review: The Elan Passport and IntelliCase iPad Covers
Whether you use your iPad for business or pleasure, Griffin Technology has got you covered with its extensive range of covers and cases. Two models that exemplify this are the Elan Passport and the IntelliCase. The Elan Passport (above) is aimed squarely at the professional who wants to sport something smarter and more classy than...
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Create a Black Garden for Halloween
In October even the pastel flower gardeners want to walk on the scary side. So spook your neighbors — speak the language of black plants. Not a wholesale garden redo (unless you want to let your inner Morticia Addams out), a few planters and window boxes oozing black foliage and flowers should do the trick-or-treat....
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Giving Birth After 50: Miraculous or Morally Wrong?
In a fascinating article that recently appeared in New York Magazine, writer Lisa Miller outlines and ultimately defends the current boom of men and women becoming parents at age 50 and beyond. The article begins with an anecdote – a couple meet and fall in love when she’s 47 and he’s 54. Through a donor...
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Gadget Review: Amimon’s WHDI Stick
If you are thinking of setting up a home theater and don’t want to worry about where to put your media playback equipment relative to the TV, a WHDI device could be the answer. Wireless Digital Home Interface is a technology designed to wirelessly connect video playback devices to displays. Members of the WHDI consortium,...
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Bile Bear Farm Horrors: Mother Bear Kills Cub and Then Itself
If the Sarah Mclachlan ASPCA ad for abused animals makes your heart sink, the idea of caged bears kept under inhumane conditions to have their gall bladders milked daily for use as a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) might bring you to tears. Even more heart wrenching is a recent report of a mother bear killing...
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Dispelling the Royal Wedding Myrtle Myth
Time to correct a myth about royal weddings. Yes, British royal brides do carry a sprig of myrtle in their bouquets. No, the myrtle does not come from Queen Victoria’s wedding bouquet. You know we’re all in mad royal wedding mode when we’re even talking about sprigs of myrtle and their provenance. But let’s set...