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The signs of UNsuccess I was at the Simmons Leadership Conference for Women in Boston about two months ago. Arianna Huffington was on stage, and she asked a powerful question: "Can we all agree that if you wake up in a pool of your own blood, that is NOT a sign of success?" Though I was not sitting in a pool of blood, I was suffering. I had an increasingly painful migraine and felt...

Only about 8 percent of people stick to their New Year's resolution. Food writer Megan Kimble is one of them. Back in January of 2012, the then-26-year-old made a goal to eat only unprocessed foods for a year. Kimble documented her journey, the lessons she learned and the changes she made in her new book, "Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food," which helps simplify...

A Refreshing New Twist On A Classic Summer Drink Jun 24th 2015, 14:29, by Lisa Capretto When the sun beats down and the summer heat crosses the line from pleasant to sweltering, an ice-cold lemonade can really hit the spot. But before you settle for the usual, why not try an even more refreshing elixir? This sparkling lemon-based drink puts a new...

Berrie Diabetes Center waiting room (photo: Rob Taub) The Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center was founded by a diabetic, philanthropist Russell Berrie and supports a unique combination of researchers and clinicians. I have traveled as far as North Carolina (Duke Diet and Fitness Center) to treat my type 2 diabetes so I was pleased to learn that the Berrie Center was located near my home in...

Here's a condom that will show your partner's true colors. Three students took home first prize in the health category at the U.K.'s TeenTech Awards on Tuesday for inventing a condom that changes colors if it comes into contact with a sexually transmitted infection. A layer of molecules in the condom, dubbed the S.T.Eye, attach to bacteria and viruses associated with common STIs and the...

Ellie Davies grew up in an ancient forest in England -- the sort of place where fairy tales, both dark and whimsical, are set. So she understands firsthand that woodlands can exude a magical aura difficult to capture with the stark reality of a photograph. "We enter the forest laden with cultural reference points from fairy tales, history, myth and folklore," she told The Huffington Post. Which is why she graces...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that say access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and that the site is blacklisted for harmful content. Opening the app with mobile devices on the North Korean carrier Koryolink has resulted in a notification in English saying: "Warning! You can't connect to this website because it's...

Great news for London locals and tourists: Starting September 12, the Underground's new Night Tube will run for 24 hours a day on certain lines. According to Transport For London, the five lines running round-the-clock routes are Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria. The new Night Tube hours will apply on Friday and Saturday nights, meaning travelers will be able to get home in the wee hours of Saturday...

ROME (AP) — The wait was on the long side for the pizza -- 18 hours -- but this was an extraordinary pie: 1.59545 kilometers, or nearly a mile long. More than 60 of Italy's best pizza-makers worked through the night to create the pizza at Milan's world fair, Expo 2015. Their toil was rewarded with a proclamation by Guinness World Records judge Saturday that it was the world's longest pizza....

We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life. Today's meditation features a song by American folk group Hem. "Seven Angels" explores the notion that there is always someone or something looking out for us -- and that realization may bring us some measure of peace....

Norway's Women's World Cup team is combating sexism in their own special way: By pretending to admit that they suck at soccer. With the help of Norwegian journalist Nicolay Ramm, women's national team members Trine Rønning, Ingrid Hjelmseth, Emilie Haavi and Cathrine Dekkerhus produced a short satirical segment stringing together all of the sexist criticisms they face within their sport....