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Salad On Plate

Like many other Americans, one of your New Year's resolutions for 2012 may have been to lose weight. The next logical step is to come up with a way to actually do it. With the plethora of diets available, it's easy to get overwhelmed and not know where to start your search. To choose the diet that's best for you, it can be helpful to weigh the pros and cons of several different options. Here is the good and the bad about the 5 most popular diets in America. (Keep in mind, though, that no diet is perfect. Pick the one that seems best for you, and don't forget to check with your doctor before you start.)

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Weight Watchers Since the 1960s, Weight Watchers has helped millions of people lose weight through a balanced program involving group meetings, exercise, and nutrition. You can attend meetings in person or get an online membership, both of which involve a support network and nutrition

Woman Wearing White

Of all the demographic groups in the U.S., Boomers are the most highly prized by politicians - after all, the generation born between 1946 and 1964 represents a staggering 37 percent of the voting-age population.

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No single candidate is going to get all the votes of this group, because in some ways they're too different from each other. Depending on age, the Boomer experience stretches across decades, with the oldest having gone through the turmoil of the war in Vietnam and the youngest becoming familiar with government in the age of Reagan. The differences in those experiences can lead to widely varying political views. Mitt Romney, the likely Republican candidate, is 64 and an older Boomer, while his opponent, Barack Obama, 50, is at the younger end of the Boomer spectrum.

But no matter what side Boomers are on, their votes will likely be of disproportionate importance in the

Every year, most of us spend a lot of mental, physical and emotional energy on the holidays Then, suddenly, the holidays are over, and it's back to real life. If you find that you're feeling less-than-ideal in the weeks after New Year, you may be one of the millions of people affected with what has come to be known as the "post-holiday blues." But there are some simple changes that can make: the transition back into real life a whole lot easier:

Now that award season is in full swing, we have plenty of opportunities to find fashion role models during one red-carpet parade after another. Yet the everyday looks the stars choose can be equally inspiring. Here are some of the secrets of our favorite style muses of a certain age - and beyond!

When starting a new project, most of us vow to attack it full throttle with the goal of seeing it through to the end. Indeed, desire and motivation are a dynamite duo. The former gets us going and the latter keeps us on track. Yet after the initial excitement, motivation can wane. This is especially true when it comes to dieting. Motivational speaker Jeff Keller agrees that maintaining staying power can be tough. "No matter what the task, there's usually some obstacle or temptation to keep us from our goal," says Keller. "That's why it's so important to stay positive." Here's how to keep your mind focused on your goals:

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Betty White

The legendary entertainer turns 90 today, and as these quotes prove, the passing years haven't made her any less funny-or caustic. Happy Birthday, Betty!

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Why So Serious?

"I think we're losing our sense of humor instead of being able to laugh at ourselves. I don't care whether it's ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, or whose ox is being gored."

Stay Fit Any Way You Can

"I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I'm up and down those stairs all the time. That's my exercise."

Don't Go There

"I don't care who anybody sleeps with. If a couple has been together all that time - and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones - I think it's fine if they want to get married. I don't know how people can get so anti-something. Mind your own business, take care of your affairs, and don't worry about other people so much."

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Multi-Generational Family

As a Boomer, chances are you grew up in a single family home. After World War II, thanks to the G.I. Bill and suburban developments, the mom-dad-kids scenario became the norm in this country -- and that trend lasted for decades. Yet according to a recent analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center, the tide is turning. As of 2008, a record 49 million Americans were living in a household with at least two adult generations, and many of those households included children as well. That represents a whopping 33% increase since 1980. In fact from 2007 to 2008 alone, the number of multi-generational households shot up by 2.6 million.

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The shift is due to a constellation of causes including the dismal economy, the rising median age of first marriage, and the fact that many Boomers are becoming caregivers for their parents or moving in with their own grown children. Back in 1900, 57% of

George Clooney

Ricky Gervais, who slashed and burned in his Golden Globe host role last year, wasn't nearly as punishing this year. Looking dapper in a burgundy jacket and vest, he was naughty, starting a trend toward penis jokes, but not insufferable. In fact, his harassment of NBC was in the tradition of Bob Hope, David Letterman (with CBS), and others. His "beaver" jokes about Jodie Foster were totally inapproriate given she had her two sons with her. But they all seemed to take it well.

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It was Seth Rogen who had the most outrageous line of the night as he introduced female nominees: "I am currently trying to conceal a massive erection." That is, until George Clooney suggested that one of the nominees, who appeared nude in his role, could play golf nude without a golf club and with his hands behind his back. And Madonna, who won for best original song, got back at Gervais for sneering about her