Tag: living
member name: Sean Kennedy
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February 20, 2007 02:10 PM EST --
Unless We Perform Regular Strength Exercises, We Lose 5-7 Pounds of Muscle Every Decade After the Age of 25. That Corresponds With a Reduction of up to 20% in Metabolic Rate Each Decade. The Result: . . .
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July 15, 2006 06:34 PM EDT --
As of now, immigration reform lies in the hands of a House / Senate conference committee. But the chance of any meaningful legislation being passed any time soon is doubtful since the House is opposed . . .
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May 25, 2007 03:05 AM EDT --
According to a new report issued by the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit group that studies healthcare issues, America has the least efficient, most expensive healthcare system compared to five other industrialized . . .
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September 03, 2006 04:32 AM EDT --
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1 trillion a year, or 9% of the US gross domestic product. Some economists predict the cost will rise to 30% by 2050. Author Charles . . .
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April 26, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
As the Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 13,000 milestone for the first time on Wednesday, it marked yet another record closing on Wall Street. Over the past six months, record-setting days have . . .
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May 11, 2007 02:58 AM EDT --
Between skyrocketing gas prices, global warming, national security issues, and economic concerns, almost everyone has a reason to reduce our use of fossil fuels and seek energy independence.
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June 01, 2007 02:10 AM EDT --
By now, most Americans are not only convinced that global warming is real, but also that we are largely responsible for it as well.
As a result, some people have taken pro-environmental steps, such as . . .
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March 14, 2008 03:45 AM EDT --
Right now it appears as if the US is in the middle of an e conomic perfect storm; an eroding dollar, high budget and trade deficits, a mortgage fallout resulting in a spreading . . .
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August 02, 2008 04:48 AM EDT --
A Critical Link Exists Between Sleep And Health
Since childhood, we've all heard the advice that we should get eight hours of sleep a night. With 24 hours in a day, that amounts . . .
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July 20, 2006 10:57 PM EDT --
Despite strong bipartisan support, President Bush issued his very first presidential veto to thwart greater federal funding for stem cell research.
With the stroke of his pen, substantial funding for . . .
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July 16, 2006 03:12 AM EDT --
"Who Killed the Electric Car" is an entertaining and informative new documentary film, and one I highly recommend.
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/
The film clearly illustrates . . .
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April 12, 2006 01:48 AM EDT --
The news for the soft drink industry hasn't been good. With links to childhood obesity and tooth decay, soft drink sales are down for the first time in 20 years. And sales of bottled water, juices . . .
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May 18, 2006 10:01 PM EDT --
During recent years, doctors have grown alarmed by the explosive incidence of diabetes in the U.S. and many local, state and federal officials share that concern. Diabetes is growing quickly, even as other . . .
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May 21, 2006 06:49 PM EDT --
U.S. lawmakers have renewed an old debate over whether to make English the nation's official language. On Friday, the Senate passed two measures, one declaring English the nation's official language . . .
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March 08, 2007 02:55 AM EST --
Gas Prices Are Rising And Americans Are Driving More Than Ever. SUV Sales Remain Strong Even As Hybrid Sales Have Slowed. It All Adds Up To One Very Strange Contradiction.
When gas prices surged . . .
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March 16, 2008 03:18 PM EDT --
Earlier this week, in an article entitled "The Perfect Storm", I noted how a confluence of factors could portend serious consequences for the American Economy. I focused primarily on the tumbling . . .
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August 05, 2006 04:04 PM EDT --
A recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that only 31 percent of college graduates could read a ''complex book and extrapolate from it." Furthermore, the study . . .
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April 13, 2006 11:19 PM EDT --
The debate over stem cell research has been a wedge issue in the U.S. for the past couple of years. People have staked out their positions on the issue, and most are quite passionate about their feelings. . . .
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May 23, 2006 08:26 PM EDT --
U.S. lawmakers have renewed an old debate over whether to make English the nation's official language. On Friday, the Senate passed two measures, one declaring English the nation's official language . . .
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September 03, 2006 04:26 AM EDT --
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1 trillion a year, or 9% of the US gross domestic product. Some economists predict the cost will rise to 30% by 2050. Author Charles . . .
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