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How Your Dentist Can Save Your Life:

Trevor — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:14:10 +0000

Ken Michener’s tooth had been hurting off and on for months, and the pain was intense one Monday night in August. So Michener, 31, of Naperville, Illinois, who worked night shifts at a company that manufactures vitamins and dietary supplements, left at...

As food costs soar, restaurants swap ingredients to get by

AP — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:52:50 +0000

Struggling with soaring food costs and cash-strapped customers, restaurants across the country are swapping expensive ingredients for cheaper fare and adding new dishes that won’t break their bottom line.

So how do you spend your dash?

Grace B — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:01:43 +0000

I am one of the recipients of this chain email going around. I normally just delete these kinds of emails. This time, I decided to keep it and share it here.

The Dash

In July 2006, a short 3-minute movie was launched on the Internet called...

Cultural Deviations

Madhuri Katti — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:50:10 +0000

Indian culture had roots in ancient Indian philosophy and history of Indian freedom struggle. But of late the culture that is reflected in day to dayâ€™s life seems rootless. Austerity, hardships, simple living and high thinking, helping thy neighbor...

Why Life On Mars May Foretell Our Doom

Nick — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:27:33 +0000

People got very excited in 2004 when NASA’s rover Opportunity discovered evidence that Mars had once been wet. Where there is water, there may be life. After more than 40 years of human exploration, culminating in the ongoing Mars Exploration Rover...

Parents delay decisions about summer camp as economy weakens

AP — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:17:44 +0000

As headlines about a struggling economy pour in, parents worried about their wallets are waiting longer to register their children for summer camp and more are asking for financial aid.

Women's life expectancy drops in some US counties

AP — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:20:13 +0000

Women’s life expectancy declined significantly in 180 U.S. counties, mostly in the deep South and Appalachia, between 1983 and 1999, according to a study being released Tuesday.

Saturns Titan: A Mirror Image of Earth Before Life Evolved?

Shruti — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:39:02 +0000

The Cassini spacecraft observations of Saturn’s largest moon, the orange-colored Titan, have given scientists a glimpse of what Earth might have been like before life evolved. They now believe Titan possesses many parallels to Earth, including lakes,...

Enthusiasts find big is not always best with social networks

AP — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:03:08 +0000

Forget Facebook, MySpace or any other online hangout that boasts tens or hundreds of millions of people.

On Time

Graeme — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:49:30 +0000

It occurs to me that naming a blog post “On Time” (re: philosophy) could just as easily be misinterpreted as “on time” (i.e. punctuality). For all of the great depth of Western, Eastern and Islamic thought on the matter, I think David Bowie...