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In this Thursday, April 12, 2012, photo, Girly, an 18-year-old cat who has been diagnosed with kidney disease, gets a subcutaneous injection of lactated ringers solution, or LRS, from veterinarian Dr. Nina Nardi as her owner Nate Glass watches, at Banfield's veterinary hospital in the Canoga Park district of Los Angeles. Kidney disease is one of the leading causes of death for cats, but there is no cure and no known cause. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Kidney disease a leading killer in cats

SUE MANNING
In this April 17, 2012, photo, Roger Witherspoon helps his daughter, Gabrielle, 9, with her homework in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee is one of only a few states that has passed laws creating evaluations or contracts that put helping with homework or attending teacher conferences into writing. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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In this May 6, 2012, photo provided by Robbie Jackson, Becky Jackson, poses with a rifle she received as a Mother's Day present at her ranch in Lewiston, Mont. Jackson has no use for fussy spas, flowers or jewelry. Her jaw dropped a few years ago when her husband presented her with a long, nicely wrapped cardboard box that screamed long-stem roses. Inside was a new .22-caliber rifle,

Mother's Day don'ts: Dish gloves, Cougar shirts

LEANNE ITALIE

SALCINES: A mother's love is like no other

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In this Feb. 22, 2012, photo, Clara Beatty, 9, looks at her mother while doing homework at their Winnetka, Ill., home. The fourth-grader was born with facial deformities, including underdeveloped cheekbones and a small jaw, caused by a genetic mutation called Treacher Collins syndrome. Her parents discovered Clara was quite able to cope, sometimes better than they. Even today, her mother, Janet Beatty, is astounded at how well her youngest daughter navigates the world.

Girl with deformed face learns to navigate world

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This April 23, 2012, photo shows a purple velvet milkshake, right, and a toasted malt milkshake, left, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Adult milkshakes anything but plain vanilla

MICHELLE LOCKE
FILE - In this May 1, 2011, file photo, Duff Goldman, the cake master behind Food Network's reality show

YouTube launching food channel with TV veterans

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The great taste of pizza, without the pie

AMY NICHOL SMITH, TWITTER: @AMYNICHOLSMITH
In this undated product image released by Oscar Mayer, a variety of Oscar Mayer meat products, from left, smoked uncured bacon, slow roasted turkey breast and New York Style smoked uncured beef franks are shown. Turkey, or prosciutto or even soppressata can be found at most local supermarkets these days, part of a trend that has seen cold cut cases break out of the ham-and-more-ham routine. Meanwhile, old favorites are getting a makeover, like the new line of Oscar Mayer Selects making their debut this week free of artificial flavors, preservatives and colors.  (AP Photo/Oscar Mayer)

Packaged lunch meat carves out a new niche

MICHELLE LOCKE
In this image taken March 26, 2012, baked eggs with toast for dipping and fruit salad are seen in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Show Mom your love with easy, cheesy baked eggs

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