http://www.mail.com/subjects/126-lifestyle.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/126-lifestyle.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1862032-healthier-schools-goodbye-candy-greasy-snacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas. The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful, a change that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. Under new r... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1862032-healthier-schools-goodbye-candy-greasy-snacks.html 2013-02-01T21:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862400-harbaugh-brothers-envision-working-together.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Working separately, John and Jim Harbaugh each guided their team to the Super Bowl. They will be on opposite sidelines Sunday, John as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and Jim with the San Francisco 49ers. Imagine how effective they could be if working together. At their joint news conference Friday, someone asked the brothers if they... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862400-harbaugh-brothers-envision-working-together.html 2013-02-01T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: MODELL HOF DEBATE One of the liveliest debates this weekend in New Orleans could be not about the Super Bowl itself, but on whether late Baltimore R... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html 2013-02-01T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862762-cuba-us-spar-blame-poor-ties.html HAVANA (AP) — A senior Cuban official sharply criticized U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday for suggesting Cuba was stuck in the past, saying the only anachronistic element of the relationship is Washington's half-century-old economic embargo. Josefina Vidal, the head of the Foreign Ministry's North American affairs division, said Obama was poorly info... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862762-cuba-us-spar-blame-poor-ties.html 2013-02-01T19:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1862594-macklemore-ryan-lewis-score-unlikely-hit.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The rapper Macklemore thinks there's a simple reason the hit "Thrift Shop" appears to be going viral: It dares to be different. "There's a certain sound that has kind of flooded the mainstream airwaves as far as hip-hop music," he said a few hours after taping a performance on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Thursday night with... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1862594-macklemore-ryan-lewis-score-unlikely-hit.html 2013-02-01T17:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862536-what-school-foods-what-foods.html The Agriculture Department is proposing new nutritional rules that would apply to most all foods sold in schools. The rule would apply to "a la carte" lines in school cafeterias, vending machines, snack bars and any other food sold regularly on campus. It wouldn't apply to fundraisers, after-school concession stands, class parties or foods brought from home. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862536-what-school-foods-what-foods.html 2013-02-01T22:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862300-sony-to-unveil-playstation-feb-20.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sony is poised to unveil the next PlayStation game console on Feb. 20, a date that would give the Japanese electronics company a head start over Microsoft's expected announcement of an Xbox 360 successor in June. Sony Corp. invited journalists to an evening press event in New York City. The company has not said what it plans to show off, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862300-sony-to-unveil-playstation-feb-20.html 2013-02-01T17:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862470-bolivia-mining-town-erects-huge-statue-virgin.html ORURO, Bolivia (AP) — The Carnival celebrations in this Andean mining city already rival Brazil's Rio de Janeiro for color and culture, if not for size. Now Oruro has erected a huge statue of the Virgin Mary that's a little taller than Rio's famed Christ the Redeemer. Oruro formally dedicated the new statue Friday as it kicked off its Carnival celebration... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862470-bolivia-mining-town-erects-huge-statue-virgin.html 2013-02-01T17:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861110-nycs-landmark-grand-central-terminal-turns-100.html NEW YORK (AP) — Grand Central station, once in danger of being demolished, is celebrating its 100th birthday with speeches, a brass band and a rollback to 1913 prices when a slice of cheesecake might go for 19 cents. The majestic Beaux Arts building, which carries the official name of Grand Central Terminal, is one of the world's most popular tourist dest... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861110-nycs-landmark-grand-central-terminal-turns-100.html 2013-02-01T17:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861388-hk-clamps-cross-border-baby-formula-trade.html HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong announced measures Friday to curb the amount of baby formula that mainland Chinese visitors are buying as anger grows at shortages in the city's stores ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Chief among the measures is a plan to change the law to restrict the amount of baby formula that individuals can take out of the city. Food a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861388-hk-clamps-cross-border-baby-formula-trade.html 2013-02-01T16:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861252-ny-inmates-help-build-ice-palace-adirondacks.html SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — It's a far cry from breaking rocks in the hot sun on a chain gang. In New York's Adirondack Mountains, inmates break ice on a frozen lake to make a giant winter palace. A work crew from an area "shock" prison camp once again this year helped local volunteers create this mountain village's lakeside ice palace — the shimmering cent... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861252-ny-inmates-help-build-ice-palace-adirondacks.html 2013-02-01T14:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lara Croft. Samus Aran. Jill Valentine. Chell. In the realm of video games, it's not difficult to identify tough-as-nails women who uncover ancient treasures, blast away aliens, battle zombies and outwit malicious robots. However, when it comes to finding fictional females who take down terrorists, call in airstrikes, frag combatants an... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html 2013-02-01T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1859840-10-spots-to-super-bowl-sunday.html Celebrities, humor, babies and cute animals will once again rule the commercial breaks on Sunday during Super Bowl XLVII, advertising's biggest showcase, when more than 111 million people are expected to tune in. Marketers have spent millions and pulled out all the stops to 'wow' viewers this year. Here are 10 spots they hope will make you skip the bathro... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1859840-10-spots-to-super-bowl-sunday.html 2013-02-01T13:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The latest first for fast-reforming Myanmar — its first international literary festival — is putting the spotlight on dozens of the country's authors, a number of whom once spent time in prison for their writings. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival, which runs from Friday through Sunday, comes as Myanmar relaxes its censorship rules, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html 2013-02-01T09:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: GRIDIRON TO LEMONADE STAND Donald Driver didn't waste much time finding a new job. The Green Bay Packers all-time leading rece... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html 2013-02-01T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859868-5-super-bowl-ads-that-enlist-viewer-help.html Advertisers are finding new ways to get viewers into the game during Super Bowl XLVII, which airs on CBS on Sunday. Here are 5 campaigns that enlist viewer help in one form or another. 1. Coca-Cola created an online game that pits a troupe of showgirls, biker-style "badlanders" and cowboys against each other in a race to find a Coke in the desert. Viewers... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859868-5-super-bowl-ads-that-enlist-viewer-help.html 2013-02-01T00:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860496-freedom-returns-to-storied-city-timbuktu.html TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — On the morning French commandos parachuted onto the sand just north of this storied city and ended 10 months of Islamic rule, Hawi Traore folded up her veil. On the next day, she wore heels. On the day after, she put on her sparkly earrings, got her hair braided and tried her mother's perfume. Finally on Thursday, the 12-year-old gir... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860496-freedom-returns-to-storied-city-timbuktu.html 2013-01-31T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860306-evangelical-churches-refine-message-gay-issues.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Rev. Robert Jeffress has changed the way he talks about homosexuality from the pulpit. The pastor of the 11,000-member First Baptist Dallas hasn't stopped preaching that homosexual sex is sinful, but he no longer singles it out for special condemnation. Now, Jeffress says he usually talks about homosexuality within "a bigger co... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860306-evangelical-churches-refine-message-gay-issues.html 2013-01-31T21:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860022-haiti-snake-artist-uses-carnival-to.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Saintilus Resilus' day job this time of year is walking the streets of Haiti's capital with snakes on his head. He sees himself as something of a performance artist, showing off with snakes and other animals that Haitians don't see every day, earning tips from impromptu audiences during the pre-Lenten Carnival season. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860022-haiti-snake-artist-uses-carnival-to.html 2013-01-31T20:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859114-beyonce-1-stars-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The entertainment leading up to the Super Bowl is so A-list, Beyonce may not even have the most anticipated performance surrounding the big game. Justin Timberlake is due to give his first major musical performance in four years. Stevie Wonder is performing for the masses at an outdoor concert. CeeLo Green is reuniting with his old hip-... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859114-beyonce-1-stars-super-bowl.html 2013-01-31T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860174-try-to-imagine-super-bowl-without-guacamole.html Imagine for a moment a Super Bowl without the avocado. No tubs of guacamole to be defiled by double-dipping guests at your big game-day party. No chunks of creamy green flesh with which to spike your salsa or scatter over nachos. If that's hard to picture, it's because the avocado has so completely — and so quickly — attached itself to this utterly unrela... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860174-try-to-imagine-super-bowl-without-guacamole.html 2013-01-31T20:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1860170-yes-to-mess-marriage-proposals-wrong.html NEW YORK (AP) — Proposing marriage has become an industry of its own with professional planners, flash mobs for hire and elaborate, homegrown surprises to make the moment memorable. And let's not forget YouTube, and our steadfast resolve to share. So what happens to the best laid plans when the ring goes missing, the liquid courage is out of control or ro... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1860170-yes-to-mess-marriage-proposals-wrong.html 2013-01-31T20:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1859796-idc-apple-dominates-tablets-share-shrinks.html NEW YORK (AP) — Apple continues to dominate in tablet computers, although its market share is shrinking because of growing competition from Samsung and others, research firm IDC said Thursday. Apple Inc. shipped 22.9 million iPads worldwide in the October-December quarter, during which it released a smaller version and updated its full-size models. That's... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1859796-idc-apple-dominates-tablets-share-shrinks.html 2013-01-31T20:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859948-grand-theft-auto-v-to-launch-sept-17.html NEW YORK (AP) — Video game publisher Take-Two says the next installment of the long-awaited "Grand Theft Auto" series will launch worldwide on Sept. 17. The game was scheduled to go on sale this spring. Take-Two said Thursday that it is delaying the game to give developers more time to work on it. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. says "Grand Theft Auto ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859948-grand-theft-auto-v-to-launch-sept-17.html 2013-01-31T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1859482-hedgehog-alert-prickly-pets-carry-salmonella.html NEW YORK (AP) — Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick. In the last year, 20 people were infected by a rare but dangerous form of salmonella bacteria, and one person died in January. The illnesses were linked to contact with hedgehogs kept as pets, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Contr... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1859482-hedgehog-alert-prickly-pets-carry-salmonella.html 2013-01-31T19:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859716-authors-try-to-separate-fact-fiction-obesity.html Fact or fiction? Sex burns a lot of calories. Snacking or skipping breakfast is bad. School gym classes make a big difference in kids' weight. All are myths or at least presumptions that may not be true, say researchers who reviewed the science behind some widely held obesity beliefs and found it lacking. Their report in Thursday's New England Journal of ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859716-authors-try-to-separate-fact-fiction-obesity.html 2013-01-31T17:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1858486-fear-blind-skiers-take-to-western-slopes.html WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) — Taking a deep breath, Wally Mozdzierz points his skis down the icy slope and leans forward. He hears the snow crunch and feels the contours change beneath him as he glides swiftly down the mountain, his guide following close behind. The run is exhilarating and adrenaline pumping — common sensations for anyone on the slopes. But f... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1858486-fear-blind-skiers-take-to-western-slopes.html 2013-01-31T14:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858322-french-gay-marriage-plans-stir-parenthood-debate.html PARIS (AP) — The French are all for sex and all for family — so long as you're having sex to create one. Anything dealing with assisted reproduction makes a sizable portion of them uncomfortable, as the president's plans to legalize gay marriage have unexpectedly exposed. The debate over whether society and science are overreaching when it comes to parent... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858322-french-gay-marriage-plans-stir-parenthood-debate.html 2013-01-31T14:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, an official said. The two men were on their way to Malikhel village as part of the U.N.-backed anti-polio campaign when the bomb hit their motorcycle, said government administ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html 2013-01-31T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858704-icelandic-girl-wins-to-use.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland's strict law on names. Reykjavik District Court ruled Thursday that the name "Blaer" can be used. It means "light breeze." The decision overturns an earlier rejection by Ice... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858704-icelandic-girl-wins-to-use.html 2013-01-31T12:55:00Z