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Monday, August 11, 2008

Gold run from 2008

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India has come of age in sports too.

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Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold
August 11, 2008 09:39 IST
Last Updated: August 11, 2008 14:06 IST

Abhinav Bindra [Images] won India's first ever individual Olympic gold medal on Monday with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10 metres air rifle event.
Bindra was fourth after qualifying but had a brilliant final round and even hit a near perfect 10.8 on his last visit to pull in front of Henri Hakkinen of Finland, who dropped to bronze with a poor final shot of 9.7.
That allowed China's Zhu Qinan, the defending Olympic champion and heavy favourite, to pass him on his final shot and win the silver medal.

"I haven't prayed so much in my life. With the second last shot they tied together and then he (Bindra) shot a 10.8. It couldn't have got better," he said.

The bespectacled shooter scoring sequence was 100, 99, 100, 98, 100 and 99.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Food news

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Produce picks: Potatoes

By Michael Marks
Article Launched: 08/05/2008 12:26:09 PM PDT

produce picks by michael marks

Potatoes

Potato prices are at some of the highest levels in years. It all began almost a year ago when the Pacific Northwest, the source of most of our spuds, experienced record high temperatures in August. During that last month of growth, potatoes gain as much as 50 percent of their size and weight. The heat wave stunted growth and resulted in many misshapen potatoes, reducing the size of the crop that could be sent to supermarkets. That's why we're seeing potato prices about $1.29 per pound when they usually would run about 69 cents per pound. Prices are not expected to drop when the new crop begins, however, because 7 to 9 percent fewer acres were planted with potatoes this year. California already is harvesting its new crop of russets and the Northwest should start in late August. Even at these higher prices, the potato is one of the cheapest vegetables by the pound.

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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Earn lying down

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Sleeping may earn you $10 per hr

Sat, Aug 2 12:05 PM

Washington, August 2 (ANI): It's no more necessary to get up early in the morning and get ready for work, for NASA is paying people just to sleep.

"It's very relaxing at times. This is probably the most I've sat still in 10 years," foxnews.com quoted Heather Archuletta, a study participant, as saying. (ANI)

NASA's Flight Analog Research Unit says one way to recreate such conditions on the ground is for test participants to lie down with head slightly tilted back for 90 days.

They spend three months lying down, and the preparation and rehabilitation take up another month.

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Car buying

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Read this article to get some ideas to thwart sellers' tricks.

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New Car Buying FAQ

Q: Several auto manufacturers are offering special financing as low as 0%. What are the hidden tricks behind these great rates?
Q: When buying a popular new car, what kind of price negotiation can one expect on a vehicle that is so much in demand?
Best Advice: Wait until the "buying fever" dies down. Sooner or later the inventory will increase and the prices will drop.
Q: If I am paying cash for my new car, how much of a discount should I expect?
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Ivy

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Just in time

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10 poison ivy myths

Posted: Aug 2nd 2008 1:00PM by Maggie Vink
Filed under: General Health

poison ivy
Recently I came down with my first case of poison ivy. And it's a doozy. A trip to the doctor last Monday has me on medication that's clearing it up quickly, though. I'll be happy to see it go away completely! Since this was my first case of the scratchy stuff, I did a little research online and discovered that a lot of the things I thought were facts about poison ivy turn out to be nothing but myths.
  • You can catch poison ivy by just being near the plants. Nope. You need to have direct contact with urushiol oil. However, weed whackers and lawn mowers can cause the oil to become airborne for a short time, so there is some truth to the myth.
  • Leaves of three, let them be. This is true for poison ivy, but poison oak and poison sumac are different.

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