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10.Television

What American can truly give up the wonders and joy of sitting on their butt in front of the TV? Honestly though, it’s really hard to get away from whether you’re at work, school, home or the mall, there is television everywhere.

9. Alcohol

This would be rough. No beer, no wine, fine. No whiskey? Now we're getting into difficult territory. What about stuff like rum cake? How about cooking with wine, when the alcohol is burned off?

8.Coffee

If you work at a startup, you'd be toast in about two hours. This one's pretty much fuhgeddaboudit. It's not just the caffeine, but coffee culture. The scream of the espresso machine. The steamed milk. The warm cup on a winter's day.


7.Dancing

How is this even possible to give up? It’s something people do every day whether it’s in public or in private. When you hear the song you love the most, who can resist strutting and shaking a little bit (or in my case, singing along as well)?

6.Bread

We’ve all tried to quit and unless you have the willpower of a saint, there’s no hope for you.

5.Cheese

There’re just so many different yummy kinds to choose from Muenster, Swiss, American, Gouda, Cheddar… the list goes on.

4. The Internet.

Hahahaha! Yeah, right.

3.Chocolate

Now why would you go and do a thing like that? Chocolate is everyone’s best friend and without it, I’m sorry to say, we’re all lost.

2.Fast Food

This would be incredibly easy, unless you define fast food as anything pre-made at an eating establishment. What about pizza by the slice?

1. Junk Food Snacks

Just like fast food, junk food snacks are also easy to come by when you’re on the run.

The way this baby learns to chew is too cute!

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Dog Chases Mountain Lion Up Los Altos Tree

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A dog chased a cat up a tree Tuesday morning in Los Altos.

Normally that wouldn't be a big deal, except for that this cat is a rather large mountain lion.

The California Department of Fish and Game reported to an upscale home on La Barranca and Elena roads in Los Altos Tuesday morning to respond to the report of a mountain lion 30 to 40 feet up a tree.

An 85-pound German Shepard named Cody apparently was scary enough to cause the mountain lion to retreat.

Mountain lions have been known to eat things larger than Cody, according to the experts, but they say for some reason they tend to run from pet dogs.  The theory is that think they are humans.

The mountain lion finally came down the tree just before 10 a.m. after the Department of Fish and Game decided to let it be.

Fish and Game also decided to let it go. 

Cody's owner John Sphar said as soon as he saw that a mountain lion was in the neighborhood, he called all of his neighbors to tell them to be on the look out.

Sphar said he will put his goats in a locked barn tonight just in case the big cat comes back. He said he lost a goat to a mountain lion on Christmas Eve 2010.

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THE SCENT THAT REALLY TURNS HER ON 

Hey guys, forget the champagne or wine, if you're looking for a romantic evening with your lady, fix her a glass of organic licorice tea, and leave out some Good and Plenty licorice candy to snack on. It turns out the scent of licorice drives women crazy. In fact, a study discovered that women who were around the smell of licorice were far more likely to be "in the mood" compared to women who were around the scent of men's cologne.

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66% OF PEOPLE SUFFER FROM NOMOPHOBIA:

Nomophobia -- the fear of being out of mobile phone contact -- is on the rise. Apparently, a recent survey discovered 66 percent of people are terrified of being without their phone. And -- 41percent even have a spare mobile at home just in case they lose the first one. (Daily Mail)

From the first time he stepped on to a stage when he was 14 years old, Loganville resident Jordan Rager knew that he wanted to be a country music singer.  "It was July 4th  at the fairgrounds in Dalton, GA," said Jordan.  "I walked off the stage, went straight to my parents and said, 'That's what I want to do with my life.'"

The aspiring singer/songwriter has been singing at fairs and festivals, in clubs and restaurants around the Georgiaand the Southeast for three years, building a loyal following via his appearances and through social media like Facebook and YouTube.  But an appearance on The Voice will undoubtedly take his pursuits to a whole new level.

To take a look at Jordan's website, click the picture below!

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Love triangle, insanity defense draw national audience for Neuman trial

When testimony finally begins Tuesday in the Hemy Neuman murder trial, it'll have the interest of a national audience -- drawn by allegations of a deadly love triangle, and a longshot insanity defense.

The question for jurors won't be whether Hemy Newman killed Rusty Schneiderman outside a Dunwoody day care 15 months ago. Newman isn't disputing that. Instead, he's asking jurors to believe he didn't know that the act was wrong -- the cornerstone of his insanity defense.

"Jurors are very, very leery of an insanity defense," said J. Tom Morgan, a former DeKalb district attorney now in private practice.

Others keeping up with the case at the Dekalb County courthouse will include Tru TV, which is providing pool TV coverage of the trial; as well as NBC's Dateline and ABC's 20/20.

Last week, a judge seated a total of sixteen jurors and alternatives -- five men and eleven women, four of whom will be named as alternates for the trial lasting four to six weeks.

Once the evidence of the crime is presented, Morgan says a battle of experts will begin.  Expert witnesses will undoubtedly disagree on Neuman's mental condition -- the insanity question, where Morgan says prosecutors will have the advantage.

"There doesn't appear to be a history of mental illness before the crime. And after the crime, he was doing everything he could to avoid being caught up in this," Morgan said. "And so the prosecutors are going to have fun with these experts."

Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday.

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Are Neti Pots Dangerous? How to Avoid Fatal Infections

3 important tips for using this natural remedy safely:

If you rely on Neti pots for allergy and sinus relief, you may have been spooked to learn that Neti pots have recently been implicated in two fatalities. In both cases, the victims, both in the New Orleans area, contracted a deadly brain-eating amoeba after using these devices to rinse their sinus cavities with tap water.

But there's no reason to stop using yours, if you do it safely.

Neti pots have been used for thousands of years as a way to irrigate irritants directly out of your nose. (The classic device looks something like a teapot; to use it, you pour water into one nostril, letting it flow out the other, then repeat with the other nostril.) They have been proven to be helpful in alleviating colds and allergies.

Here are her three tips for safe Neti pot use.

Tip 1: Follow The Directions

Read the directions of your product carefully and pay attention to the type of water you should use. "In general, distilled or filtered water is recommended,". Some products also come with packets of saline solution, so be sure to use that with every rinse.

Tip 2: Boil Your Tap Water

The Neti-potting itself doesn't make you sick, Dr. Dahl says. "But if you're irrigating or ingesting contaminated water in your body, you're going to get sick somehow, it's a question of the water source." If you have doubts about the source behind your tap water, she recommends boiling any tap water first, which will remove bad bacteria and chlorine from the water.

Tip 3: Keep It Clean

Just like you clean your dishes after use, it's important to keep your Neti pot clean as well to prevent the unwanted growth of bacteria. "It's best to use something that's dishwasher safe that has a wide opening," Dr. Dahl says. "It is recommended to wash it in a dishwasher with very hot water at least once a week."

The bottom line: Although the fatal parasite that caused the New Orleans deaths is extremely rare (only 32 people in the U.S. were affected between 2000 and 2010), it's a good reminder to pay attention to the water you use to keep yourself clean.

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A Pizza Box That Turns Into Paper Plates

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Winner of a much-deserved Red Dot Design Award, the Paper Dish replaces the greaseproof sheet found between a pizza and a cardboard box with an improved design that easily tears apart creating a miniature paper plate for each slice.

Mind = blown.

Created by Yu Kyung Ha, Won Min Jung, and Kwon Young Hee, the clever design helps keep your fingers clean, while also eliminating the stack of napkins usually required to share a pizza. Now if they find a way to incorporate red Solo plastic cups for soda as well, their design could very well revolutionize the fast food industry.

Little Kiley loves our Green Solo Cup song!

How cute it she?!?

Thanks to Kiley's Mom for sending us the video!

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No refund for irate guests at hotel where Whitney died

Visitors with accommodations at the Beverly Hilton the day that Whitney Houston died have unsuccessfully demanded their money back, according to TMZ, after claiming their untimely stay during her even more untimely death was simply "unbearable." Disgruntled guests say security on the fourth floor (where Whitney was lodging) inconvenienced them by constantly asking to see their key cards, and that police and EMS workers created such a hubbub that they couldn't get a good night's sleep. Based on early Twitter reaction, the majority of commenters seem to be aligning with the Beverly Hilton, including @CaNTDoiTLiKeB, who says, "GTFO you free loaders!" Seriously, plebes, if they didn't let Ray J up there, what makes you think you had a shot?

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ANGRY BIRDS SPACE

The company behind Angry Birds announced Friday that its next installment will be Angry Birds Space. The game will launch on March 22. To date there have been over a half-billion Angry Birds downloads.


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Kiddie Cappuccino?

Kids seem to be growing up faster than ever. Don't believe it? Head to Brooklyn, New York, where coffee shops have begun selling what they're calling Babyccinos -- so tots can sip along with mom and dad.

The beverages don't actually have any caffeine in them -- they're mostly steamed milk with a dash or two of decaf added. But they're dolled up to let toddlers look grown up -- by wearing a cappuccino mustache instead of a milk one.

One Brooklyn mom defended the trend, telling Brooklyn Paper, "My child has been going to cafes since he was a newborn ... 'Coffee shop' was one of his first words."