Jeremy Taylor
![Mom’s Love May Protect You From Diabetes and Heart Problems](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/mother-child-hug.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mom’s Love May Protect You From Diabetes and Heart Problems
New research acquired from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) suggests that a nurturing mother can help insulate her children from a lifetime of health problems.
![Teacher Punishes Students For Saying ‘Bless You’](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/sneeze.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Teacher Punishes Students For Saying ‘Bless You’
A teacher in Vacaville, Ca. has been reprimanding students for saying “bless you” after someone sneezes in class.
Steve Cuckovich, a health teacher at William C. Wood High School, says he banned the use of the phrase “bless you” in his classroom because it was “disruptive.”
![Celebrate Google’s Birthday With Every Google Doodle [ART]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/googledoodle.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Celebrate Google’s Birthday With Every Google Doodle [ART]
Google turned 13 Tuesday, and the search engine celebrated its big day the same way it has every year since 2002 — with a special anniversary doodle.
This year’s effort, a staid, retro birthday party scene, doesn’t quite seem befitting of a newly-minted teenager. But, then again,
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![Chris Christie Isn’t Running for President — Or Is He?](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/christie.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Chris Christie Isn’t Running for President — Or Is He?
Republican pundits have been clamoring for new blood in the GOP presidential primary race since Texas Governor Rick Perry’s debate performance last Thursday. But so far it looks like their first choice Chris Christie is no longer an option.
![Sarah Palin Threatens Author Joe McGinniss with Lawsuit Over Outrageous Claims He Makes in ‘The Rogue’](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/Sarah-Palin.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Sarah Palin Threatens Author Joe McGinniss with Lawsuit Over Outrageous Claims He Makes in ‘The Rogue’
‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ painted an unflattering portrait of the former Alaska Governor. Now Palin and her lawyer are striking back, threatening to sue the book’s author, Joe McGinniss, and his publisher for “knowingly publishing false statements.”
![Doritos Inventor Dies, to Be Buried with Doritos](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/doritos.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Doritos Inventor Dies, to Be Buried with Doritos
You’ve probably never heard of Arch West, but you’ve almost certainly tasted his most famous invention: Doritos.
Last week, this purveyor of good taste passed away at the ripe old age of 97. According to his family his ashes will be mixed with his beloved creation and then buried.
![Raleigh, NC Is the Best City to Live — Did Your City Make the Top 20?](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/raliegh-north-carolina-state-capital.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Raleigh, NC Is the Best City to Live — Did Your City Make the Top 20?
The 377,487 residents of Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, have something to cheer about as their city has been rated the number one city to live in the nation by Businessweek.com’s first-ever ranking of America’s Best Cities.
![Facebook Announces New Timeline Feature for Profiles [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/timeline.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Facebook Announces New Timeline Feature for Profiles [VIDEO]
Despite the whining about the launch of their “top stories” feature this week, Facebook unveiled and even bigger change at the company’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco: Timeline.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that profile pages will soon automatically put photos, videos, status updates and status changes in chronological order. The timeline will also feature a “way back” section
![Ted Haggard and Gary Busey to Trade Wives on ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/haggardbusey.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ted Haggard and Gary Busey to Trade Wives on ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’
The unlikely pair of preacher Ted Haggard and actor Gary Busey will be swapping their better halves for the sake of reality TV fun.
An upcoming airing of ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’ will feature Haggard, who stepped down from his position as president of the National Association of Evangelicals in 2007 after admitting to doing drugs and having a relationship with male prostitute, and Busey, who’s extrem
![Nelson Mandela and Roger Federer Are the Two Most Respected People in the World](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/Roger-Federer-Nelson-Mande.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Nelson Mandela and Roger Federer Are the Two Most Respected People in the World
It should come as no huge surprise that a poll of more than 50,000 people in 25 different countries would find Nelson Mandela the most respected and trusted person in the world.
But the next spot may be a bit more surprising.
![Avatar Theme Park Is on Its Way](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/avatorthemepark.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Avatar Theme Park Is on Its Way
Fans of James Cameron’s mega-hit ‘Avatar’ are going to get an even closer look at Pandora, the film’s utopian planet. An ‘Avatar’-inspired theme park that will “look, feel and smell” like the movie is slated to open in Orlando, Florida in 2016.
![‘Ziggy’ Creator Tom Wilson Dead at 80](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/ziggy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Ziggy’ Creator Tom Wilson Dead at 80
Tom Wilson, who created the comic strip ‘Ziggy,’ has died at the age of 80, due to complications from pneumonia.