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10 Ways to Play in the Asia-Pacific Stocks Pool 07/12/2016 08:00pm • Stocks for every investor.Typically, whenever investors' minds think about investing in the Asia-Pacific region, their minds go to China -- and rightfully so. China is the world's second-largest economy, and as goes the Middle Kingdom, so goes the region and much of the rest of the world. But there' Group visit: why shared medical appointments are gaining in popularity 07/12/2016 02:15pm • Lenny Morrison of Ellensburg, Washington, started taking medication to treat high cholesterol in 1992. Almost two decades later, his cholesterol was still high and his weight was ballooning, while his blood pressure and blood sugar levels had also started to creep up. "I was probably my heaviest Favorite summer foods can include plenty of health benefits 07/12/2016 07:44am • WASHINGTON — Some of the spectacular flavors you enjoy during the summer do more than just taste good. Lean Plate Club blogger Sally Squires says that many summer favorites pack a lot of nutritional and health benefits that may help to do everything from preventing kidney stones to improving mo Develop Business Skills Through Online Certificate Programs 07/11/2016 08:00pm • When Allison Bonner was wrapping up her senior year at the University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill in 2013, she desired business skills to round out her resume and supplement her double major in classical music and communications. The 25-year-old, who now works in human resources, turned to UNC's Is It Time to Stash Some Gold Coins Under Your Mattress? 07/11/2016 08:00pm • The price of gold has skyrocketed 28 percent since the start of 2016, propelling the precious metal to its current price of $1,358 an ounce. Some investors have turned to gold as a safe haven amid stock market jitters and as global central banks turn to negative interest-rate policies. More recentl 8 yoga poses you can do in your hotel room 07/11/2016 08:00pm • The summer after I started yoga, I indulged -- a lot -- and did not practice consistently. I gained back the 20 pounds I had lost, my body stiffened up and my chronic back pain resurfaced. The cycle of slacking on vacations, returning home to lose weight and gaining it all back on my next trip becam 9-year-old breaks Md. fishing record 07/11/2016 04:43pm • WASHINGTON — A new Maryland fishing record was set last month by an unlikely master angler: a 9-year-old girl. The cobia measured 66.5 inches long. The fish dwarfed its captor — 52-inch-tall Emma. (Courtesy Maryland Department of Natural Resources) Emma Zajdel, a 9-year-old from Ocean Cit Will gluten-free food really help you lose weight? 07/11/2016 09:30am • Our grocery stores are overflowing with gluten-free goodies. Tables of gluten-free doughnuts and muffins line the bakery, and boxes of gluten-free granola are stuffed into the cereal aisle. But the holy grail awaits in the frozen-food section, where you can choose among gluten-free pizza, lasagna, b 7 tips for getting your diet back on track after summer holidays 07/11/2016 09:15am • Most folks can't help but fall off the healthy eating wagon over the Fourth of July weekend. The presence of delicious hot dogs, hamburgers, mayo-filled salads, frozen treats and flowing cocktails can make it tough to stop eating! Not to mention your friends and family, with whom chatting and eating 5 Earnings Reports Every Investor Should Watch This Week 07/10/2016 08:00pm • Stocks mentioned in this article: AA, CSX, YUM, C, WFC, BAC After several weeks of the stock market being dominated by macroeconomic news -- much of it not even here in the States -- U.S. companies will finally jump back into the spotlight as the second-quarter earnings season gets under way. But ev Should You Count Calories or Track Macronutrients? 07/10/2016 08:00pm • Macros go mainstream Jim White has been bodybuilding for nearly 20 years. He's tracked his macronutrient intake for nearly 20 years, too. "We've been doing this a very long time," says the exercise physiologist and registered dietitian with studios in Virginia. But the practice -- which essentially More Mount Vernon apartments: Groundbreaking on the Lydian 07/08/2016 10:43am • WASHINGTON — Quadrangle Development Corp. and the Wilkes Co. have broken ground on their seventh building in Mount Vernon Place, the latest residential addition to Mount Vernon Triangle, one of D.C.’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. The Lydian, a 14-story, 324-unit luxury apartment building a The 7 Simplest, Easiest Ways to Lose More Weight, According to Science 07/07/2016 08:00pm • Weight loss doesn't have to be complicated. And, really, it shouldn't be. After all, how much weight is anyone going to lose if they are constantly crunching numbers, fretting over fine print and mentally juggling a million different diet rules? Exactly. We combed through the research to ID the seve How to Impress Your Future Employer -- From the Insider's Point of View 07/07/2016 08:00pm • Don't you wish you could read the mind of the person sitting on the other side of the desk during a job interview? What are they looking for? What are they trying to find out about you? What should you say when they ask you to define your biggest weakness and biggest mistake? Why are they looking a Reducing the Risk of Having a Low Birth Weight Baby 07/06/2016 08:00pm • While improvements in medical technology are making it possible for smaller babies to survive, new research finds that low birth weight raises a child's risk of death not just at birth, but later in life as well. A study published in May in the journal PLOS Medicine shows that low birth weight -- wh