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People Are More Likely to Lie Via Text Message

The last time you faked sick to get out of an event, did you send a text or make a phone call? It turns out that people are more likely to lie via text message, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. Researchers from the UBC’s Sauder School of Business asked 170 students to perform mock stock transactions in one of four ways: face-to-face, by video, by audio or by text chatting. Half the participants were told to pretend they were stockbrokers and would be given a financial reward if they sold as much bad stock as possible to the “buyers.”

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Etiquette Training: Outdated or Totally Necessary?

For the final event of the school year, my daughters Brownie troop hosted a mother-daughter tea, at the home of one of the girls in the troop. Now, this would have been lovely, except that the tea was not just any old tea. This tea was being billed as an etiquette lesson, and was to be led by an expert in etiquette and manners. Oy.

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Hysterectomy Often Performed Unnecessarily, According to Study

Blue Cross Blue Shield has begun a campaign to reduce hysterectomy rates, after their study determined that as many as 2 out of 3 hysterectomies performed could have been avoided. Those are pretty shocking stats! A hysterectomy is a serious procedure that removes a woman’s reproductive organs. It leaves a woman unable to carry children, has lasting hormonal side effects, increases the chance of heart disease, and carries surigical risks as well.