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Top 10 tips on how to stick to New Year's resolutions

A study has found that most people who make New Year's resolutions fail to keep them within one week of starting. Now tips have been offered to help them reach their goals.
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Top New Year resolutions of 2011 – saving money, losing weight

The New Year is close and it’s that time of the year to make new resolutions – the top resolutions of 2011 are learning to ride a bike and losing those extra pounds – say experts....
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Umatilla Indian Maintains Storytelling Tradition

In America's Northwest Indian Country, the increasingly cold weather and shortening days signal a time to gather. It's a time to nestle indoors and tell stories, and try to pass on Indian culture and religion to younger generations....
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Community Gardens Help Low-Income Los Angeles Dwellers

Backers of gardens say they encourage self-reliance, beautify neighborhoods and conserve green space in middle of city...
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Only 21% Pakistanis have recreational parks near their house: Survey

Islamabad: Only 21% of the Pakistanis said that they mhave a recreational park near their house, where as the majority (79%) claimed to have no such facility, revealed the findings of a survey conducted by Gilani Research Foundation, which carried out by Gallup Pakistan....
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Research: Humans prefer right ear over left

Karachi: Humans prefer to be addressed in their right ear rather than their left. Current research suggests that we are more likely to perform a task when we receive the request in our right ear. ...
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Modern Brits addicted to coffee, chocolate and Facebook

London: Other than coffee and chocolates, most modern day Britons are addicted to social networking site Facebook, according to a survey....
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It's the height, style of "McMansions" that put off neighbours

Washington: People dislike super-sized houses, derisively called "McMansions," if they are more than two times as tall as surrounding homes, or their architectural style is not compatible with the neighbouring homes, says a new study....
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Now, a TV that switches itself off when no one’s watching!

Lazy couch potatoes’ wish has been granted: a ‘fairy’ in the form of Sony company has developed a TV that keeps an eye on viewers and turns itself off when no one is watching....
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8-year-old student world's youngest college lecturer!

An eight-year-old Indian boy, who teaches adult students computer-generated animated film at Dehra Dun's College of Interactive arts, has applied to Guinness World Records to recognise his achievement....
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