A new generation of cleverly designed cookware is helping urbanites with little time on their hands get back in the kitchen. Potato-peeler rubber gloves, microwaveable cake pans and other novelty gadgets are bringing about dramatic changes in cooking habits.

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I would only hope that when I was driving and putting on my lipstick I didn't grab the wrong one...or brush my hair and OMG....

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Sure they didn't know anything about this...Can you believe that?

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With such a tiny car, it's an exercise in logistics for Greig Howe to get any Christmas tree home. So he thought he might as well get this 50ft one, and attach a trailer to his G-Wiz electric car to tow it.

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County blames bad lending, speculation in housing crisis

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Great Site for the kids or grandkids...

This is a fun site, and for those who forgot to write santa in time....here's your chance.... ENJOY!

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Tracking Santa....

This is a fun way for the little ones and for the not so little that just love Christmas.... #utm_campaign=en_US&utm_medium=ha&utm_source=en_US-ha-na-us-sk-gm&utm_term=santa

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Christmas is in your Heart, not in the Mall...

Today I'm not going to clean house, wash clothes, or drive myself crazy with work. I'm going to bake cookies with my little bug and not worry that the kitchen is a mess or that I have so much to do... When I was a kid I would make cookies with my little nephew...

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Let's take a pee break...

Jax is my new family member...he is a 4 month old Maltipom. He is so sweet, but is a handful.

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What does Amy Grant want for Christmas this year?

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In an age of instant gratification, Advent's penitential design trains our hearts and minds for the bigger hope to come.

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"I have no clue where I'll be," come Friday, says Greg Staffa in a phone interview with HousingWatch. The Farmington, Minn. man claims that is when he will be thrown out of his modest townhouse into the bitter Minnesota cold at week's end -- and all because he is overweight.

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At a Home Depot in Virginia, the president pushes his plan to offer cash incentives to consumers who install insulation and make other energy-efficient home improvements.

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There's speculation that the American confectionery giant Hershey is planning to bid for Cadbury. But is there a transatlantic sweet tooth divide and might we end up with more "American-tasting" chocolate?

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Since nobody wants to receive a box full of crumbs (well, it's probably better than coal, but still) follow these tips for shipping baked goodies.

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Secret Santa's

This is such a wonderful charity, not sure charity being the correct explanation of the gift of anonymous giving. These individuals who take it upon themselves to provide a smile to someone who is less fortunate is so wonderful.

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Yes, it may be glad tidings for turkeys, but news that sales of the festive fowls will plummet to a mere seven million birds this year — down from ten million just four years ago, as families opt for geese, roast beef and duck — will bring a tear to the eye of the Christmas t …

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Compassion from strangers enabled a homeless couple to get an apartment and schedule a wedding for December 12, 2009.

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Happy Tails Pet Service is the Coolest

Thank you Susan! Thanks for taking such great care of Rufus and Zeke!

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If someone claiming to be a relative asks you to wire money for an emergency, be suspicious. Scammers have already bilked 'grandparents' for more than $3.5 million.

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It's not news that getting the family together regularly to share some fun is a good idea. It's also not news that it's hard to fight the pull of the ever-present screens in kids' lives and their ever-present need to be connected.

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Why do men so often find themselves in the doghouse with women? They try to please. They try to say the "right" thing. They do favors, buy gifts, work hard, and aim to live up to their responsibilities as men.

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Why would a woman stay in a relationship with a guy who puts her down, hems her in, and perhaps even physically abuses her? Why would a woman hold down two jobs to keep the rent paid and food on the table while her boyfriend sits around smoking weed all day? Why oh why would a wo …

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