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Want to Try Something New for a Week?
via peta2 Daily Blog by Marta on May 15, 2008
Next week (May 19th - 25th) is World Vegetarian Week, and if you've ever considered giving vegetarianism a try, there's no better time than now to give it a shot. Take our Seven Day Pledge to Be Veg. I mean seriously, seven days is hardly a commitment, but it is enough time to give you a good idea of how easy it is to be vegetarian.If you want to give it a shot, but you're worried...
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Keep Your Muscles Healthy, Not Big [Fitness]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 13, 2008
The New York Times' Well section has reassuring news for anyone hitting the gym and not seeing results. Many researchers agree that muscle size and definition are not as important to your long-term health as those muscles' endurance and strength, which prevent atrophy and weakness in old age:To maintain endurance, you should engage in activities that pump blood to the muscles, like...
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Father 'killed son in chips row'
via BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
A drunken man stabbed his son to death after a row over chips, a murder trial hears.
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Pollution 'ups blood clot risk'
via BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Breathing in air pollution from traffic fumes can raise the risk of potentially deadly blood clots, a US study says.
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Web cam images undo MacBook thieves
via The Register by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
You've been iFramedA pair of clueless US crooks were brought to justice when they went online using an Apple employee's stolen laptop.…
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Vista SP1 Now on Windows Update [Windows]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 06, 2008
Windows only: We know it's kind of pathetic to get all excited about something as mundane as a service pack—yet here we are, hearts all a-patter because XP SP3 and Vista SP1 have been unleashed on Windows Update and at the Microsoft Download Center. Get thee to patching your PC! Why should you? Our complete field guide to XP Service Pack 3 holds all the answers.[via Gizmodo]
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TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110m
via BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
File-sharing site TorrentSpy is ordered to pay damages to the US film industry for copyright theft.
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Future farming
via BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Why organic, outdoor, 'natural' farming can be bad
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Do You Reset Your Web Design?
via Web Design Articles | WPDFD.com by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
They've been around for a while now: reset style sheets. They're becoming more commonplace among web designers, and even Yahoo is using a reset stylesheet of their own in their development. There are a few different viewpoints and opinions on the use of reset stylesheets, though. Do you reset?What are reset stylesheets?For those that don't know, a default reset stylesheet is a .css...
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Breastfeeding 'boosts IQ'
via BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
A major study adds to growing evidence suggesting breastfeeding boosts a child's intelligence.
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