It was during one of those long evenings in my study, while you prowled somewhere in the house, that I recalled an incident from my childhood.

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Diplomas Without School There was a time when, if you had a yearning to be a lawyer but not the money for tuition, you could study on your own while clerking at a law firm, then get your license after passing the bar examination.

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"Online you can study the product, ask questions anonymously and do comparative shopping, all while you are listening to music, watching TV or having a quick break at work, " says Langmead.

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You are also very closely monitored while you are taking part in a study, so the chances of something going wrong are incredibly slight.

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While you so selflessly relax and recline, read the study justifying your inactivity here.

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"Usually with cereal you don't add a source of saturated fat, while you might add something like sausage to bread, " says Jones, who points out that the study did not control for saturated-fat intake.

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