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'I don't like gym shoes -- especially white ones." This declaration came from my mom after I insisted she pack a pair for our mother-daughter trip. "They make my feet look like cruise ships," she added. I took a deep breath and told myself to be patient; this woman potty-trained me.
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Lisa Lillien is the author of "Hungry Girl."
Bill Figel rides a bike to save
Hungry girls unite! If most of what you find in your in-box is considered spam, then think of a Hungry Girl e-newsletter as a chocolate rice cake topped with fresh strawberries and fat-free whipped cream: light, but satisfying. Monday through Friday, subscribers to the free service receive a diet wakeup call with tips, ingredient swaps and nutritional breakdowns of restaurant fare. (For shame, IHOP!) A perky "Bewitched"-style cartoon gives the lowdown on which 100-calorie packs will get you through the day and how Fiber One cereal can change your life.


Burmese monk waiting to hear from family in Myanmar
Ashin Ukkamsa, a 35-year-old Burmese monk living at an Elmhurst temple, doesn't know if his parents, three sisters and his brother are dead or alive. "I don't know the situation of my family, if they are safe or not," he said. "I don't know."

High school girls get a turn at the wheel of a tall ship
With bone-chilling winds wreaking havoc with house-size sails and rambunctious waves toppling folks on deck, it wasn't a good day to let two waifish girls pilot the tall ship Windy. So for only 15 minutes of a 90-minute excursion from Navy Pier on Thursday, 16-year-old Christie Aeyueng and 17-year-old Aderounke Adekoun had full control of Windy's huge bronze helm.

Photos: Steering a tall ship

Schools webcast commencement ceremonies

When Lauren Thorbjornsen was to earn her degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Illinois last year, there was one problem: her father, Chuck, an Army reservist, was stationed in Kuwait and couldn't attend the ceremony.






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