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How to Meal Plan Over the Holidays 12/09/2014 07:00pm • Holidays are a hectic time, and if you didn't make a plan for healthy meals, this is when waistlines suffer and the dreaded holiday weight gain rears its ugly head. If this sounds like you, it's time to come up with a strategy. I'm all too familiar with the roller coaster that is the holiday season 6 Investment Lessons to Remember 12/08/2014 07:00pm • This is the time of year when investors start to review their portfolios and try to figure out what's in store for next year. As you go about counting up your investment winnings, selling your losers and rebalancing your portfolio, keep in mind these six key lessons. 1. For most investors, mutual Beating the Odds: Cancer Survivors' Success Stories 12/08/2014 07:00pm • Ashtyn Brown recalls the day she started to understand how sick she was. She was 9 years old and lying in her hospital bed at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, and she couldn't breathe. She had an oxygen port, but she hated using it -- especially the nose clips. "Lying there, I realized Rams subtly remind Redskins of RGIII trade before kickoff 12/07/2014 09:34pm • WASHINGTON -- "Trolling" is generally an Internet term, but the concept has often leaked into the real world. And if you don't know what trolling is -- well, it's this. The St. Louis Rams easily beat the Redskins, 24-0, at FedExField on Sunday, but in one way Washington got bested before the game Connect on Social Media to Show Colleges Interest 12/07/2014 07:00pm • Imagine for a moment the plight of the beleaguered college admissions officer. He or she faces endless ranks of students with competitive test scores, excellent grades, thoughtful essays and a wealth of extracurricular activities. Somehow, that officer must decide which individuals will receive an Decide Between a Top U.S., Global MBA Program 12/04/2014 07:00pm • Sometimes there are decisions in life you don't want to complain about: Whether to vacation in the Bahamas or the Florida Keys, for example, or whether to buy a Mercedes or a Lexus. Sure, life could be worse. But that doesn't make the decision any less anxiety-inducing. Students who get into the t 6 Sneaky Fees to Avoid When Traveling 12/04/2014 07:00pm • Long-distance travel in the United States ticks up 54 percent over the Thanksgiving weekend and 23 percent during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. No matter how you cut it, that's a lot of people moving in, out of and around the coun Howard County teacher arrested for sexual assault of 14-year-old 12/03/2014 11:53am • WASHINGTON -- Howard County police arrested a teacher for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy he met on the Internet. On Tuesday, police arrested 36-year-old Christopher Russell Fox of Orpin Road in Randallstown, Maryland. He is being charged with multiple counts of sex offenses and sexual s How to Sell Your Home During the Winter 12/01/2014 07:00pm • When we say 'tis the season, we're usually not referring to the season to sell your home. That's because in regions with seasons, the best time to sell a home is typically the spring and summer. But even in areas where snow covers the ground for months, it is possible to sell your house in winter, 5 Cliche Statements That Can Bomb Your Job Search 12/01/2014 07:00pm • Picture this cartoon that's circulating on the Internet: A woman sits across the desk from a job hunter and says, "I eliminated all the platitudes and cliche statements from your mission statement, and I'm left with this blank sheet of paper." Like with mission statements, when writing cover letter 5 Ways to Combat an Online Shopping Addiction 12/01/2014 07:00pm • Many of us might joke about our shopping addictions or be quick to call someone a "shopaholic," but to the truly afflicted, the issue is no laughing matter.Oniomania is the technical term for the compulsive desire to shop, which manifests itself as a preoccupation with buying and engaging in shoppin New intelligence agency established 12/01/2014 08:47am • WASHINGTON-- The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) debuts Monday as the U.S. intelligence community seeks to stay ahead of the aggressive evolution of complicated espionage, cyber and security threats. The NCSC will now become the parent organization of the Office of the Employers are watching your online shopping activity 12/01/2014 04:10am • WASHINGTON -- If you're planning to shop on Cyber Monday, you'll have plenty of company. The National Retail Federation projects that 126 million people will buy something online on the Monday after Thanksgiving. And -- let's face it -- a lot of them will be doing that shopping at work. Ryan Tips to avoid getting scammed on Cyber Monday 12/01/2014 01:43am • WASHINGTON -- If you didn't get in enough shopping over the long holiday weekend, you'll be happy to hit more sales on Cyber Monday. The Monday after Thanksgiving is serious business. Last year, consumers clicked their way to more than $2 billion of Cyber Monday purchases online. But amid th Talk to Teens About Being Responsible on Social Media 11/30/2014 07:00pm • Social media isn't just a fad for high schoolers, it's second nature.But some adults say that teens' social media use could affect their futures. "I am all too aware of the danger of social media," Laurie Weingarten, a mom of two teenagers and an independent college counselor, told U.S. News on Face