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Sun, 30/01/2011 - 14:44 by Jaspreet Virk
If deficiency diseases like rickets in infants and children and osteomalacia in adults are not reason enough for you to ensure sufficient intake of viatmin D, this should. Deficiency of vitamin D can affect lung structure and function, states a new study.
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Sat, 01/01/2011 - 07:17 by Rich Smith
According to The Wall Street Journal, online job postings at the beginning of this month were up 2 million over their year-ago levels. That's nearly twice as high as at the depths of the Great Recession, just before Warren Buffett crunched the data at his Berkshire Hathawaysubsidiaries and declared the recession over. Citing a need for skilled technical employees, the Journal notes that there's considerable hiring under way at AT&T (NYSE: T), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), and WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) -- but not just there. |
Wed, 08/12/2010 - 11:32 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- U.S. reality TV star Kim Kardashian and fashion model Gabriel Aubry are no longer dating, a source told UsMagazine.com Tuesday.
The couple dated for several weeks before deciding their relationship "was moving too fast," the unnamed insider said.
They are "better off as friends," the source told UsMagazine.com.
Aubry has a 2-year-old daughter with actress Halle Berry, who he broke up with last April after five years together.
Kardashian dated professional football player Miles Austin for a few months before splitting from him in September.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 09:48 by Prince damin
Oakland, Calif. -- Heavier, thicker crude oils increasingly favored as the source for America's liquid fuels will increase greenhouse gas emissions, a study says.
As the biggest and most accessible reservoirs of light crude oil supplies are depleted, the oil industry has increasingly been turning to so-called "unconventional" stocks -- heavy, viscous feedstock and tar sands, ScienceNews.org reported last week.
More and more oil being processed by U.S. refineries is of this "heavy" variety, requiring more work -- and more energy -- to produce the gasoline, diesel and other high-value fuels that power engines the world over, says Greg Karras of Communities for a Better Environment in Oakland, Calif.
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Sat, 04/12/2010 - 12:42 by Seth Jayson
Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. |
Sat, 04/12/2010 - 12:31 by Carl Bagh
After irking the FOSS community by attempting to muscle control over open-source projects like Java, MySQL, OpenOffice and Solaris, Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) is back again and is eyeing Hudson project, much to the dismay of open-sources. |
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Wed, 10/11/2010 - 14:46 by Neka Sehgal
Close on the heels of the giant egg recall after thousands were sickened in summer comes another recall, bringing to light the need for additional food safety measures.
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Tue, 02/11/2010 - 23:02 by Prince damin
New York -- General Motors Co. plans to turn the U.S. government into a minority shareholder soon, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
The government currently owns 61 percent of GM, having loaned it nearly $50 billion last summer as the firm fell into bankruptcy. By the end of November, however, GM is expected to raise $10 billion with an initial public offering, selling 24 percent of the company's holdings.
The plan also calls for the U.S. Treasury to sell $7 billion of its holdings.
Shares are expected to be priced at about $27.50 per share with initial prices to be determined Nov. 17 for a sale held Nov. 18. That would value GM at about $50 billion.
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Tue, 26/10/2010 - 09:32 by Prince damin
West Lafayette, Ind. -- Listeria bacteria, a source of food-borne illness, tricks cells in the body's intestines to pass through those cells and make people sick, researchers say.
Researchers at Purdue University found that listeria, even in low doses, somehow triggers intestinal cells to express a protein that acts as a receptor for listeria, a university release said.
This may allow the bacteria to enter the cells in the intestinal wall and exit into a person's bloodstream, the researchers say.
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Mon, 11/10/2010 - 01:37 by Prince damin
New York -- The NFL is fast-tracking a probe of allegations that quarterback Brett Favre sent salacious messages to a former New York Jets employee, ESPN reported Sunday.
The broadcaster, citing an unnamed source familiar with the league's review, said the probe started Thursday, the same day a Web site posted explicit photos and voice messages allegedly sent by Favre to the woman.
The matter is being pursued aggressively by the league, the source said.
The woman involved in the alleged incident, Jenn Sterger, is cooperating with the investigation and Favre would be queried if the NFL finds her allegations have merit, ESPN reported.
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Sat, 11/09/2010 - 22:45 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- U.S. actress Jennifer Aniston is seeing a lot of Lindsay Lohan's ex-boyfriend, brushing aside a 12-year age difference, a source tells People magazine.
"Harry (Morton) has been to Jen's Beverly Hills house and they have had several restaurant dates as well," the source told People. "Just like Jen, Harry is a dog lover and they both love the beach."
Morton, 29, is the Pink Taco restaurant chain founder and Hard Rock heir who dated Lohan for about three months in 2006.
The magazine said Aniston, 41, also was seen recently with "Cougar Town" actor Josh Hopkins, but friends are rooting for Morton, the source says.
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Thu, 09/09/2010 - 01:04 by Prince damin
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has banned transfers of government funds from the troubled Kabul Bank, a source told The Washington Post.
The government is attempting to quell fears that Kabul Bank is about to collapse, but the measure did not stop more than 500 government workers from mobbing the last Kabul Bank branch to remain open before a four-day national holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, the newspaper reported Wednesday.
The mob scene grew unruly, with shoving back and forth and punches thrown between workers demanding their pay -- some of them police officers and soldiers -- and National Directorate of Security officers, who were trying to control the crowd.
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