Clarifying position
Arkansas Times Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:17 PM PDT
"The Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department, that model of efficiency and quality, recently imposed one of the dumbest rules ever, of course with the aid of our state legislature, another august body that, when it finds nothing better to do, just does something, even if it doesn't make sense and hurts private business." I enjoyed my recent interview with Leslie Peacock about the pro-life ... |
2-in-1 body armour for soldiers a winner
Straits Times Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:26 PM PDT
A TWO-in-one body armour which protects soldiers from enemy fire and heat injuries has raised the survival odds of Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel. The vest, in pixellated camouflage colours, weighs all of 6.5kg - light compared to the bulletproof vest and a second load-bearing vest worn previously, which weighed 10.5kg together. |
Drink and drugs 'fuelling suicide'
Belfast Telegraph Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:46 PM PDT
Alcohol and drugs are fuelling homicide and suicide rates in Northern Ireland, an independent report said. Related Stories The battle of wits against drug world's Mr Bigs Body exhumed after killing tip-off Spitfire pulled from Irish peat bog Exhumed body 'teenage IRA victim' Complex legal case fees revealed |
Men find benefits outweigh stereotypes in yoga
The Beacon News Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:41 PM PDT
Through the years, Duane Welte felt the aging process taking place throughout his body. The 53-year-old Aurora resident no longer had the strength and balance to ride a horse. He was having throbbing pains from arthritis and plantar fasciitis. Things that felt normal in his younger years were now challenging or impossible. Welte tried lifting weights to regain strength, but it was too one ... |
Mind, body and sole
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:34 PM PDT
The Grinberg Method, named for its Israeli founder, Avi Grinberg, is described as “a structured way of teaching through the body.†But a better way to explain it is through an example. Let’s take a universal source of anxiety that most women can relate to: waiting for the guy to call after a date. |
Health plans that cut costs by limiting choices may be on the rise
Boston Globe Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:29 PM PDT
With a growing body of evidence that shows more costly care isn’t necessarily better care, more state employees are choosing to enroll in limited network health plans that prohibit them from using the most expensive providers. And, panelists said, more employers are considering tiered plans that give people the option to pay more out of pocket if they want to see a more expensive doctor. |
American Medical Association Officially Condemns Photoshopping
GOOD Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:56 PM PDT
Kim Kardashian's artificially thinned-down thighs are bad for your health, says the American Medical Association. Though it's been a common practice in fashion, publishing, and advertising for decades now, photoshopping pictures has also left millions of Americans, particularly women, with unhealthy body image issues. The AMA this week formally denounced retouching pictures and asked ad agencies ... |
Easing pregnancy pain
Business Examiner Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:45 PM PDT
A woman’s body is incredibly adaptive, and at no time is this more obvious than during pregnancy. |
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