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Move over apples: For some patients, an aspirin-a-day may keep the doctor away
(ARA) - The statistics are staggering: As the leading cause of death in the United States, cardiovascular (or heart) disease accounts for more than 2,200 deaths per day, or one every 39 seconds. … [Read More...]
Apple-Foxconn tale goes well beyond Apple, and tech
Apple-Foxconn tale goes well beyond Apple, and tech by Larry Dignan Apple CEO Tim Cook has responded to a New York Times report about the working conditions at its Foxconn contract manufacturer as … [Read More...]
Twitter To Censor Tweets In Some Countries
Twitter To Censor Tweets In Some Countries Twitter, according to its official description, promises to offer up the "latest information about what you find interesting." There's now a caveat to … [Read More...]
Moving towards Zero Poaching of Tigers
Ramesh Thapa, Assistant Warden at Bardia National Park in Nepal, spends long days working to protect tigers and communities surrounding the park. Ramesh is one of many WWF partners on the frontlines … [Read More...]
Chinese netizens react to NYT’s investigation on Foxconn
Chinese netizens react to NYT's investigation on Foxconn "Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad", a new piece on the notorious tech manufacturer Foxconn by David Barboza and Charles Duhigg of the New … [Read More...]
Fighting the five most common foot woes
(ARA) - From eating better foods to getting an adequate amount of sleep and exercise, we're a very health-aware society. So why is it that many Americans routinely overlook one of the cornerstones of … [Read More...]
This stuff matters
A Wall Street Journal article reads: "Google Widens Its Tracks - In a move that could make it harder for Google users to remain anonymous, Google Inc. said it would start combining nearly all the … [Read More...]
Midnight In Paris Movie Trailer
Midnight In Paris - Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Carla Bruni star in Woody Allen's romantic comedy about a family on a business trip in the City of Light. As a young … [Read More...]
Smoke Through It by Endless Blue
They infuse trip-hop's "signature" lo-fi beats, vintage synths, and jazzy bass with guitar and songwriting that leans toward the indie-rock vibe of their original home of Minneapolis, Minnesota. … [Read More...]
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Experimenting With Low Cost Photo Editing Software – Picasa
I like to use the term “image processing” software as an analogy to word processing but I see that most often the term “photo editing” software is used so that is what I’ll call it too. In regard to this entry and the next “photo editing” seems to apply well. I use Corel PaintShop Pro [...]
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