A Single Mom’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays

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Whatever your traditions are, and however your social circle celebrates, confront your holiday season now. Take a good, hard, long, honest look at your new normal and how it will influence your holiday season. Don’t put this off. If you do you’ll risk finding yourself smack in the middle of December on a cold winter’s [...]

Share Your Love to Help Struggling Teens Through VHBG

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A holiday wish list for at-risk kids It’s time to lend a hand. Virginia Home for Boys and Girls (VHBG) needs help this holiday season.  The nonprofit organization in Richmond, which is a home for approximately 50 at-risk kids, is collecting gifts and donations to help teenagers struggling with mental illness, abandonment, abuse or neglect. [...]

Grieving and Ways to Cope

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Written By Mary Polce-Lynch, Ph.D., Republished from:  Virginia Women’s Center Website Someone once said that grief is the footprint in our heart left from someone we love. After a loved one dies, this takes on a new meaning. We can also grieve when we lose relationships, dreams, homes and jobs or careers. This article focuses on [...]

The Human Papillomavirus and New Research Underway

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common sexually transmitted disease that is passed through skin-to-skin contact. HPV is primarily spread through sexual intercourse, but it can be spread through any sexual contact. Since many people with HPV do not develop symptoms or health problems from the virus, individuals do not always know they are infected [...]

Cutest Santa Photo Contest: Enter by December 14 to win $6,000 in Prizes Including Trip to Florida

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years or older who did not purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the Contest. Ends 12/14/12 at 12:00 p.m. ET. For Official Rules, including prize description, click here. Void where prohibited.

Go Red Day is February 1: Wear Your Red

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The Guilt Trip: Get Tickets for a FREE Screening on December 17

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The Guilt Trip comes to theaters December 25th, 2012 and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Colin Hanks, Barbra Streisand, Kathy Najimy, Danny Pudi, Casey Wilson. The film is directed by Anne Fletcher - but – you get a chance to see it now for FREE before it comes to theaters for the public! Seth Rogen stars as Andy, an inventor who decides to take his mother, Joyce (Barbra Streisand) [...]

Give “Amy Giggles” Books as a Gift and Support Autism

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Let’s help raise money for autism and give a great gift at the same time! Purchase “Amy Giggles” And Support Autism … Reprint from Newsletter: Dec 03, 2012 08:00 am | Brain Balance Center Purchase a copy of the new children’s book Amy Giggles – Laugh Out Loud by Coy Bowles of the Zac Brown Band at [...]

Science Museum of Virginia Welcomes Back Andrew O’Bannon

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Science Museum of Virginia Welcomes Back Andrew O’Bannon to lecture at the Museum that inspired him as a child. “Dr. O’ Bannon’s story is one that motivates the Science Museum to work even harder to ensure we are inspiring people like Andy to solve global issues,” said Richard C. Conti, Chief Wonder Officer, Science Museum [...]

A Fruitcake of a Video PLUS Fruitcake Science

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Do you think you know everything about fruitcakes? Well, you might be surprised what you learn. Check out the video below. And…..remember…..fruitcake will last up to 25 years and you can still eat it — if properly preserved! Fruitcake Science The Science Museum of Virginia December 26, 2012 to December 30, 2012 9:30am to 5:00pm Join the Science Museum [...]