In its rush to take on Facebook and Google Buzz, Microsoft is now collecting and displaying personal information on your Hotmail page — information you may never have wanted to broadcast. Exactly how it’s mining this information is something of a mystery, but if you use Hotmail or Windows Live, it’s time to review your privacy settings — lest something you said or did comes …
The USDA estimates that since 1970, average daily calorie intake in the U.S. has increased by nearly 25 percent. And we aren’t the only ones with more food on our plates. Cornell University researchers examined 52 of the most well known paintings of The Last Supper. More than 1,000 years separated the earliest painting from the most recent. As they report in the April issue …
Have you ever been told to eat your food slowly? Parents often encourage their children to eat at a moderate rate and chew their food completely. It turns out that this is good advice. Recent research, conducted by three independent groups, suggests that eating slowly actually reduces caloric intake and may help curb the growing problem of obesity. Fast Eaters Eat More In 2008, Andrade …
Many scientific “breakthroughs” widely reported in the popular press are actually false, warn researchers Marcus Munafo of the University of Bristol and Jonathan Flint of Oxford University, writing in The Guardian.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VX0JvpW5q0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] About the video: Benjamin Fulford investigates a mysterious plasma weapon seen prior to the Niigata earthquake in July 2007 and Red, White & Blue HAARP lights near the epicenter prior to the recent quake in China. Taiwan satellites measured a 50% drop in ionospheric energy above the Sichuan epicenter on the day before the quake. Both earthquakes targeted nuclear military facilities… coincidence or war …
U.S. manufacturers, including major drug makers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation. Hundreds of active pharmaceutical ingredients are used in a variety of manufacturing, including drugmaking: For example, lithium is used to make ceramics and treat bipolar disorder; nitroglycerin is …
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The 35-year-old federal law (USA) regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates. Government and independent scientists have …
SAN FRANCISCO – Every cell phone sold in San Francisco could soon come with a label detailing the level of radiation you will be exposed to by using it and recommending a headset to avoid radiation exposure. If a proposal endorsed Monday by the Commission on the Environment’s policy committee – and preliminarily supported by the mayor – moves forward, not only would consumers be …
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has recently adopted new guidelines regarding the usage of endorsements and testimonials in advertising. These guidelines will affect you as Associates because, in the view of the FTC, you are considered endorsers. “Advertising” is also a general term defined as “verbal statements, demonstrations, or depictions of the name, signature, likeness or other identifying personal characteristics of an individual or the …
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Once-doubtful users can easily be swayed to virtual desktop infrastructure’s (VDI) myriad benefits, if the technology is presented to them the right way. The aim is to make VDI as good for users as physical desktops or even better.