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Twitter hits the mainstream, where people are using it for all sorts of practical purposes. Where's the fun in that? We interview six Shorty Award winners and nominees to find out.

Listings are printed on a space-available basis. For the complete calendar listing, please visit www.insidebayarea.com/alameda . Alameda Public Affairs Forum — "Deadlock in California: What's Behind the Breakdown of CA Government," 7 - 9:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Peter Schrag, California Political Columnist for the Sacramento Bee, will speak. $5 suggested donation; no one turned away.

Actor Joaquin Phoenix is scheduled to appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman." Other celebrities hitting the talk-show circuit today include Eliza Dushku, Amy Adams, Clive Owen, Paula Abdul and Tori Spelling.

DAILY PRESS (NEWPORT NEWS, VA.) Along with the new year comes loads of diet books promising fantastic results if you follow their plan.

A TOP Cardiff lecturer has attacked the travel industry for its sexist attitudes to women dreamt up by Mad Men-style advertising agencies.

7:00 a.m. (ABC) Good Morning America Scheduled: Eunice Kennedy Shriver talks about the Special Olympics; Dr. Marie Savard with information on heart health. (N)

I'm starting all over again... I have really let myself go. None of my clothes fit, I look and feel like a fat blob, all my trousers give me muffin tops so all I'm wearing at the mo is flowing dresses and baggy tops. There's only so much crying I (and my OH) can take.

The new year brings resolutions, crowded fitness clubs, and a short burst of enthusiasm for setting and achieving goals. In reality, much of this enthusiasm is short-lived, and after the initial excitement, many of us fall prey to old habits. So, here we are, a month or so into the new year, and I thought that some fitness and nutrition reinforcements were in order.

The new year brings resolutions, crowded fitness clubs, and a short burst of enthusiasm for setting and achieving goals. In reality, much of this enthusiasm is short-lived, and after the initial excitement, many of us fall prey to old habits. So, here we are, a month or so into the new year, and I thought that some fitness and nutrition reinforcements were in order. An avid believer in charts ...

Jenna Bergen remembers the day her "make my butt look good" jeans were too tight. It was just minutes before a date with her boyfriend when she turned to the side to find an irritating lump on her stomach.