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CHD: Lipoprotein Affects Development of Hypertension - by lipidhealth (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - CHD: Lipoprotein Affects Development of Hypertension One team of researchers had surmised that factors affecting the endothelium (ie, lipoproteins) might play a role in the development of hypertension. They found that, among 73 patients with recently discovered and never-treated arterial hypertension, those... |
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Lessons to be learned from tragedy (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Here in Fort Wayne, we just discovered the final chapter in a mystery that has lingered heavily in the community for the past week and a half. On December 8, Alejandra Gutierrez, a 10-year old girl ended up missing. The last time her parents saw her was when she left for school on that day. She wasn't reported missing until 9:00PM that same day. |
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When 2 plus 2 do not equal 4 (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Someone want to tell me what the hell drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has to do with Defense spending? No, seriously - what does one have to do with the other? To use the words of the late great Edwin Starr, "absolutely nothing!" Yet, earlier today, the House of Representatives passed a $453.5-billion Defense Spending bill. |
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I'm sorry, I made a mistake and I take it back (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Mea culpa. The previous bit about Bush's IQ was based on an internet hoax. I fell for it without doing the proper research. It was entirely my fault. But remember, just because the story was fake doesn't meant it's false. |
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Mad Bird, 2005 (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Eine etwas schrille und skurile Arbeit. Harmonie und Schönheit der Farben stehen im Widerspruch zur Unförmigkeit und Gehässigkeit der vogelähnlichen Figur, die sich über den Betrachter art digital |
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Moon and Monkey, 2005 (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Affe und Mond – Der Affe symbolisiert die spielerische Leichtigkeit des Seins. Die Verbindung zur göttlichen Quelle stellt der Mond her und öffnet so für innere Weisheit und Inspirat art digital |
BreakingNews.ie - Entertainment
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Western music banned in Iran (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - George Michael, Eric Clapton and Kenny G will no longer be heard on Iranian airwaves after hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a decree banning Western music from the country's radio and TV stations. |
Finance News & Resources-Debt Help
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2m shoppers still paying for last Christmas (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - 2m shoppers still paying for last Christmas Daily Mail - By BECKY BARROW, Daily Mail More than two million people who used credit cards to buy last year’s Christmas presents have still not managed to pay off the 2m still paying for last Xmas FinanzNachrichten.de - Chris Holmes from Yorkshire is second [...] |
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Wagging The Long (Re)Tail (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Where else would a Southern Californian shop for space shuttle jammies but at Bealls in Orlando, FL? ... Also, if you're looking for stocking stuffers check out Chic and Sweet. It's both. (It also is thrilled, no doubt, to occupy first page result real estate on Google for "whimsical jewelry. |
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Time honors Bill and Melinda Gates, Bono (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Time magazine has named Bill and Melinda Gates and rock star Bono its "Persons of the Year," citing their charitable work and activism aimed at reducing global poverty and improving world health. The magazine said 2005 was a year of extraordinary charity in which people donated record amounts in response to extreme natural disasters, from the tsunami in South Asia to Hurricane Katrina. |
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Microsoft, Whale team on SSL VPN for ISA Server (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - TextWhale Communications said on Monday that it is partnering with Microsoft to combine Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration Server with Whale's Intelligent Application Gateway. The deal, which is the first of its kind for Microsoft, will combine Whale's SSL VPN technology with Microsoft's IP Sec VPN, and put the ISA technology on a secure hardware appliance, according to interviews with executives from both companies. |
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E-gov't underway in Macedonia with Microsoft help (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Macedonia and Microsoft announced Monday several e-government Web sites have opened as part of a two-year-old partnership agreement to enhance IT in the Eastern European country. One portal allows users to search for government information and services, and a second one helps small and medium-size businesses start e-commerce Web sites. |
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Microsoft releases Vista CTP (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Microsoft released its third community technology preview of Windows Vista on Monday, saying a feature-complete version would be available early next year. The release was sent to the roster of Vista beta testers in the morning and was expected to be available on the Microsoft Developers Network and TechNet sites later today. |
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Microsoft invests in financial planners (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - Microsoft has created a Web services software package to make it easier for financial advisers to access customers' information. Microsoft Advisor Platform lets investment planners and wealth managers use a service-oriented architecture to integrate back-office proprietary software systems and render the information through one portal. |
Worst Gifts
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Santa's order taker (Dec 19 2005 23:59 GMT) - When I was a kid in elementary school, every year in class we'd write a letter to Santa. Today, how many kids over the age of 6 still believe Santa's reading snail mail? Especially when you can just email Santa or read one of Santa's many blogs. My kid didn't... |
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MeatBaltimore (Dec 19 2005 23:58 GMT) - This deserves some explanation, to say the least. First: The picture was published in the Baltimore City Paper. Second: Baltimore, Maryland, recently decided to change their slogan to “ |
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