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Finding yourself
A tourist in Iceland spends the weekend searching for a missing woman... only to discover that she was the woman everyone was looking for. [Gawker]
Subway heroes
A student is carried to safety by a few good Samaritans after she faints onto the subway tracks in New York City [New York]
BAD DAY FOR:
Foodies
After the smashing success of its Doritos Locos tacos, Taco Bell plans to make the fast-food snack available in more flavors, including Cool Ranch. [Consumerist]
Orthodontic attentiveness
A boy sues his orthodontist after his braces are unnecessarily left on for 11 years. [TIME]
Giving Flipper a break
Dolphins in Hawaii suffer sleep deprivation as tourists flood the islands demanding a dolphin show. [LiveScience]
For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: August 28, 2012
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One great cookbook: Joshua McFadden’s ‘Six Seasons of Pasta’the week recommends The pasta you know and love. But ever so much better.
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Scientists are worried about amoebasUnder the radar Small and very mighty
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Buddhist monks’ US walk for peaceUnder the Radar Crowds have turned out on the roads from California to Washington and ‘millions are finding hope in their journey’
