Saturday, July 19, 2008
be healthy
Germ warfare moves to the gym
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Our visits to the gym seem to be a lot more dangerous lately. Forget battling only boredom and feeling the pain. Now the fight is us against them -- and the enemy is germs.

To properly fight back you need a three-tiered approach, or so says extra-fit YMCA Group Vice President Kristin McEwen. "The time to de-germ and get yourself primed to fight off gym germs is actually before you work out."
News of MSRA spreading at gyms apparently has taken gym-germ fighting up a notch. More gyms are offering up lots of hand sanitizer, Adams notes, although not all do as much as he wishes they would.
These extra measures add a little more time and effort to her workout, but McEwen believes it's just one more aspect to keeping healthy -- which is, after all, the reason she works out in the first place.
Food for thirst
Hometown brew: The beer that grew up with Silicon Valley
for the Mercury News
Dan Gordon pushed a lever that opens a tiny, clear plastic line extending from a gigantic fermenter, two stories high, at the Gordon Biersch brewery in San Jose and drew off a few ounces of amber beer into two glasses.
Now there are 28 Gordon Biersch brewery-restaurants across the United States and one in Taiwan, (probably as famous for their garlic fries as their beer) bearing the founders' names even if the two no longer own them.
A mutual friend introduced the men in 1987.
The San Jose-born Gordon had just graduated from the prestigious, five-year brewing engineering program at the
What they do with your money
Shareholder revolt against excessive pay gained steam in 2007
After just nine months on the job as chief executive of Rackable Systems, Mark J. Barrenechea last year became one of the top paid executives in Silicon Valley. He also became a target for a growing shareholder rebellion against soaring executive compensation.
"They didn't do anything legally wrong, but none of it was done with shareholder approval," Leza said. "Things like this should go before shareholders."
The company, which had $353 million in sales last year, made that point to shareholders as it fended off Leza. Furthermore, it said it regularly meets with top shareholders, and, Rackable says in its proxy statement, "there has never been criticism of our compensation practices."
Pilo from Nosle
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
hearing postponed

Use of cell phones for long durations seems to affect the hearing efficiency and ability to discriminate certain sounds. This is said to be the effect of high frequency audio waves. The ear is getting bombarded constantly and that would make the ears lose their natural abilities. We know that sound is a cause for certain mental problems and the environmental effect of sound is well known.

There is no need for sci-fi to create new and strange animals-in some fifty years every American would look like one such creature, if things go on this way. He may have a robot to guide him and drive him about. Nature never forgives. Emerson had seen only the calculators, when he commented:
Nature hates calculators - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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OIl, OIl Everywhere
Crude oil prices should remain well above $100 a barrel through 2009, says Guy Caruso, head of the department's Energy Information Administration.
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crime beat
Car Bait Program Goes Awry as Thief Steals Car, Kills Woman
Pending an Investigation, Dallas Police Have Suspended the Bait Car Program
June 5, 2008
Dallas police halted a highly successful vehicle theft decoy car program after a car they were monitoring crashed into another automobile and killed an 83-year-old driver.
According to authorities, 28-year-old Eddie Ramirez stole a bait car, which, rigged with a hidden camera and tracking equipment, was designed to be stolen. As part of the theft program, rigged vehicles are placed in high crime areas, with the the doors unlocked and the keys inside. Once inside, crooks are caught on tape, officers kill the car's engine and sometimes lock the doors.
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travel nooks
Elite retreats of the well-off and well-known
Where the world's influential celebrities go for some rest and relaxation

If you're one of the most influential celebrities in the world, you have more than a few options when it comes to traveling. Like the rest of us, some A-listers have a tried-and-true vacation spot, while others prefer to explore new parts of the world every chance they get. The upside to having a mansion at your disposal in Maui — like Oprah — is that the entire place has been outfitted to accommodate your personal needs. Every time you visit, it takes less time to settle in and relax.
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aging-antiaging
5 Healthiest Anti-Aging Snacks Posted Mon, Jun 09, 2008, 2:24 am PDT
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Adult Toy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A million pieces of stainless steel toy parts assembled into a nearly seven-story model skyscraper glimmered under the hot sun in New York on Tuesday, in American artist Chris Burden's latest project.
The 16,000-pound (7,250-kg) "poetic interpretation" of the 30 Rock Building at Rockefeller Center was made of replicated Erector set pieces from the toy created by A.C. Gilbert in 1912, Burden said.
"He was inspired by the buildings to build this toy system and I used this toy system to build a building," Burden said.
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Monday, June 9, 2008
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder,
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A SEARING INDICTMENT
Famed prosecutor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career. As a prosecutor dedicated to seeking justice, he delivers a non-partisan argument, free from party lines, based upon hard facts and pure objectivity. More
"SOMEONE HAS TO PAY"
In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting in Iraq. Watch this video interview to learn why he believes we must bring those responsible for the war in Iraq to justice. More

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