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Florida Principal George Kenney Hypnotizes Students; 3 Dead

A Florida high school principal is under investigation after three students he had hypnotized died — two by suicide.

The Daily Mail reports that George Kenney, the principal at North Port High School in North Port, is a certified hypnotist who has written a book on the subject. Kenney admits hypnotizing students, saying it helped them focus in class and on the athletic field. Students volunteered to be hypnotized, and parental consent was required.

But trouble began when 16-year-old Wesley McKinley killed himself in April. It was soon revealed that Kenney had hypnotized McKinley just one day earlier.

Then in May, 17-year-old Brittany Palumbo committed suicide. I

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Longer bottle-feeding may make kids heavier

Two-year-olds who are still using bottles are more likely to be obese by kindergarten, a new study finds.

Researchers who studied 6,750 U.S. children found that toddlers who were still drinking from bottles at age 2 were one-third more likely than other kids to be obese at the age of 5.

The researchers do not know whether long-term bottle-feeding is directly to blame.

But they say their findings raise the possibility that weaning babies from the bottle around their first birthday could help prevent excessive weight gain.

Pediatricians already advise parents to wean children from the bottle to toddler-friendly cups when they are about 12 to 14 months old, or even earlier.

That, however, is largely because prolonged bottle-feeding, especially overnight, is thought to boost the risk of cavities.

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How To Be True To Yourself

1. Be Honest About The Way You Feel: 

This could be about the way you feel about a person (including yourself), a situation and/or experience. And accept the feelings and emotions that show up such as fear, grief, loss, hurt, etc. But don’t settle there. Take steps to bring about your restoration. 

2. Stop Hiding: 

Don’t be afraid to reveal your real self to others. It takes a lot of energy to keep a mask on, whilst keeping up a pretence. By the way, hiding can involve you hiding both your good parts (e.g. qualities, skills, achievements, experience, etc) and your bad parts (e.g. shortcomi

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How to Adjust Your Beauty Routine for a Healthy Pregnancy

When you get pregnant, your beauty regimen, like eating and exercising, takes on a whole different meaning. It’s not just you going to the salon alone anymore; your baby is going with you. Naturally, you may be wondering if you can still proceed with your beauty business as usual.

You don’t have to sacrifice beauty for your baby. Her

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