But it is difficult to inspire Bureau of Labor Statistics employees, for example, to rally around the fact that under sequestration they won't likely lose their jobs, but they might have to stop collecting data on one specific type of job loss.

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As I started collecting dishes, I tagged them by cuisine, course, dish type and ingredients, allowing me to quickly figure out what I could make based on what was available in my refrigerator, or narrow down my choices if I was in the mood for soup.

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Still, "most of the family history that we're collecting is just the presence or the absence of heart disease, not the age of onset or the type of disease, " says Dr. Arnett, who wasn't involved in the latest research.

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