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In this Dec. 2, 2011, photo, Dr. Norman Spack poses in his office at Children's Hospital Boston. Spack is author of one of the reports in the journal Pediatrics about teens and children who insist they were born the wrong sex and are requesting body-altering treatments. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Suzanne Kreiter/Globe)

Sex-changing treatment for kids: It's on the rise

This frame grab taken from an undated video posted on YouTube Feb. 8, 2012, by Tommy Jordan of Albemarle, N.C. shows Jordan answering his teenage daughter's Facebook complaints by firing several rounds from his handgun into his daughter's laptop her computer as it lies on the ground. More than 26 million people have seen the video in which Jordan reads and replies to his daughter's rant before emptying his .45-caliber pistol into her laptop. (AP Photo/YouTube Channel of Tommy Jordan)

Laptop-shooting dad's rant draws raves, reprimands

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In this Jan. 23, 2012, photo, students at Garfield Elementary School eat dinner after classes as part of a new program in Kansas City, Mo. Too often it is after the fact that teachers discover their students are worrying less about math and reading and more about where the next meal comes from. So Doug White, principal of Garfield Elementary School in inner-city Kansas City, was relieved when his school, like many across the country, began offering dinner to students enrolled in after-school child-care or tutoring programs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

More public schools dish up three meals a day

In this Jan. 30, 2012, photo, executive director of the Richmond SPCA, Robin Starr, holds TeeJay, a schnauzer, one of the animals available for adoption as part of the Meet Your Match program at the facility in Richmond, Va. Move over, eHarmony and Match.com, and head to your local animal shelter to Meet Your Match. The color-coded program evaluates shelter pets and the people looking to adopt them in an effort to match personalities, energy levels and needs. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Find puppy love (cats, too) through Meet Your Match

Nydia Schmidt and her son Andrew Schmidt create a greatfruit pie in their home January 25, 2012, in Pharr. photo by joel martinez/jmartinez@themonitor.com

How to make a classic Texas grapefruit pie

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Pharr Mom and son face off in grapefruit pie contest

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Texas inmates shed light on kitchen culture behind bars

This Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, photo courtesy of Food Network shows caterer Ally Vitella, right, as she does modified sit ups with the assistance of health consultant Christine Avanti, during a workout at the Vitella residence in North Caldwell, N.J., as seen on Food Network's

Food Network, book take on weight in chef whites

Celebrity cook Rachael Ray has lunch with school children at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, Jan., 25, 2012. She joined first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the luncheon. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains

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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for BlackBerry, Super Bowl Champion and NFL studio analyst Michael Strahan poses with fans at an ugly sweater holiday party hosted by BlackBerry, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, in New York. BlackBerry debuted the Ugly Sweater App and MADDEN NFL 12 by EA SPORTS for BlackBerry PlayBook at the event. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for BlackBerry)

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In this Feb. 13, 2012, photo, insecticidal soap is sprayed on an orchid plant in order to kill scale insects in New Paltz, N.Y. Savvy gardeners were using soap sprays for centuries until DDT and other harder-hitting, longer-lasting pesticides were developed during World War II. Now, soap sprays are back. In these environmentally conscious times, they are valued for biodegrading quickly and being relatively nontoxic. Pests on plants don't always warrant spraying, but when they do, soap may do the trick. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)

Plant Rx: Wash well behind the leaves

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In this undated image provided by Emily Free Wilson, a 16-inch-diameter colorful platter created by ceramics artist Emily Free Wilson, of Helena, Mont., is shown in front of a backdrop that proceeds from white to black, giving artist ceramics an art-gallery look. Today's artists and crafters use the Internet not only to promote themselves, but to sell their wares. Simply put, good-quality images sell a product; inferior ones don't. So it makes business sense to learn a few tricks of the photographic trade. (AP Photo/courtesy of Emily Free Wilson)

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A customer samples some fresh baked bread at a grocery store in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Nearly all Americans consume much more sodium than they should, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Most of the sodium comes from common restaurant or grocery store items. Some foods that are consumed several times a day, such as bread, add up to a lot of sodium even though each serving is not high in sodium. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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