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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A new poll has found that the majority of women are woefully under-informed about the medical dangers of the birth control pill.

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As promised, here is a description of another flyer being distributed by JM's library: "The 2nd flyer they were handing out read: 'The Concord Library Presents A Day of the Dead Celebration November 2nd 2010 at 3.30pm.  -  Celebrate and learn about Mesoamerican culture. Aztec dancers will be performing and educating us about the meaning behind each dance. We will also make pinatas and set up altars to relive the experience of this prominent event'."

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Respect for female members of the House is behind a newly proposed project by the Speaker-in-waiting, John Boehner (R-OH) to construct a women's bathroom off the House floor which, until now, has only offered facilities to men.

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By  Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Vatican released documentation yesterday proving that as early as 1988, Pope Benedict XVI actively sought a faster way to remove priests who were involved in scandalous behavior. 

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois is taking on the state's "Catholic" governor who claimed his faith is what led him to support a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist UK authorities were shocked at the results of a recent survey in which the majority of teens said they would rather be taught about family values than sex ed.

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The next time you visit your local library, keep your eyes open. They're not always pushing safe and/or appropriate subjects. For instance, JM, one of our regular blog readers, commented on how her local library was handing out flyers to children hawking the latest Twilight movie, Eclipse. They were also handing out flyers for a presentation by Dr. Zaslove on "Total Healing - The Meditation Prescription - Learn how meditation can support good health."

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

A bizarre new program kicked off in the city of Manhattan this week that will monitor 9-1-1 calls pertaining to people who are in danger of dying of cardiac arrest for the purpose of dispatching an Organ Donation Unit to the home - without being summoned - when the person is pronounced dead in order to harvest organs.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Hundreds of thousands of drivers who enter New York City every day through the heavily traveled Lincoln Tunnel will see two opposing billboards about the meaning of Christmas on their way into town this holiday season.

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LW asks: "Do you have any info on Scalar energy products like pendants, flasks, bracelets. I tried one not knowing what it really was and had a horrible experience. I believe they are the part of New age healing energy products. . . .When I put it  on, I had no idea what it was all about, but I started to feel strange, restless, very anxious, weepy, no peace whatsoever . . . "

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