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Monkey See
9:09 am
Tue February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day: Every Love Song Is A Parenthetical Away From Despair

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Originally published on Tue February 14, 2012 8:35 am

Today is February 14 — that means that whether you are ready or not, it is Valentine's Day. And what is most wonderful about Valentine's Day is not its straightforward appreciation of romance and warmth and other similar nonsense, but its tremendous adaptability.

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The Salt
8:52 am
Tue February 14, 2012

DIY Willy Wonka Turns Home Into Chocolate Factory

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Ben Rasmussen pours tempered chocolate into a tray, where it will harden into a finished bar.
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Ben Rasmussen mixes passion and creativity into a one-man chocolate making venture.
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Rasmussen buys his beans from Costa Rica and Brazil.
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By Ted Burnham

Some people fill their workshops with sawdust and power tools; Ben Rasmussen built a chocolate factory in his.

Actually, "factory" might be too big a word for the Woodbridge, Va. operation, which Rasmussen says is "absurdly small." But it's a step up from his kitchen, where his Potomac Chocolate – one of the smallest chocolate companies in the U.S. – was born.

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Shots - Health Blog
8:37 am
Tue February 14, 2012

States Vary On What They Allow Midwives To Do

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Midwife Erin Fullam, left, takes care of Shannon Earle and her new baby Kiera. Daughter Riana, the father, Patrick, and his mother, Ann Earle, look on at the family's home in Takoma Park, Md., in 2011.
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By Michelle Andrews

Women planning to have a baby at home will probably be helped by a midwife.

Doctors only deliver about 5 percent of babies born outside the hospital, according to figures released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Depending on where you live, though, finding a licensed midwife can be tough.

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The Two-Way
8:31 am
Tue February 14, 2012

Whitney Houston's Funeral Will Be Held At Her Childhood Church

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Fans attend a Whitney Houston Leimert Park Vigil on Monday in Los Angeles.
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By Eyder Peralta

Pop super star Whitney Houston's funeral will be held at the Newark, N.J. church where she sang as a little girl. Citing the owner of Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, the AP reports her funeral will take place at the New Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, Feb. 18.

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The Two-Way
7:58 am
Tue February 14, 2012

Syrian Activist: 'Idea Of Safety Doesn't Exist Anymore'

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Syrian rebels aim during a weapons training exercise outside Idlib, Syria on Tuesday. Syrian government forces renewed their assault on the rebellious city of Homs on Tuesday in what activists described as the heaviest shelling in days.
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By Eyder Peralta

A day after the United Nations' chief human rights official offered a tough rebuke of Syria, government forces continued their assault on the restive city of Homs. According to the AP, the city has sustained the heaviest shelling in days.

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