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- Does lip balm dry out your lips?
- "The active ingredients in some lip balm products actually dry out some people's lips, causing them to constantly re-apply. ...
Dermatologists say camphor, phenol and menthol are the culprit ingredients in balms that can leave your lips thirsty with chronic cracks. ... Vaseline, or petroleum jelly... often isn't a popular choice, but doctors say it's the least expensive, the least likely to irritate, and puts the most moisture lock on your lips." The article also has a bunch of other stuff to say about problem ingredients. - Lessons from France on Defending Marriage
- "Unlikely characters, including gay men, are leading the French people in protest against redefining marriage. A repeating refrain is 'the rights of children trump the right to children.'"
- Less than half of Canadians support the Idle No More movement: poll
- If the polling data here is accurate opposition to the Idle-No-More protests is actually stronger amongst those of First Nations ancestry than amongst the general population.
- Cops Nab Five-Year-Old for Wearing Wrong Color Shoes to School
- "In Mississippi, if kindergarteners violates the dress code or act out in class, they may end up in the back of a police car.
A story about one 5-year-old particularly stands out. The little boy was required to wear black shoes to school. Because he didn't have black shoes, his mom used a marker to cover up his white and red sneakers. A bit of red and white was still noticeable, so the child was taken home by the cops."