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I've had the flu - is it safe to skip food for one day? (Feb 28 2006 16:58 GMT) - Last night,I started to feel really unwell. I went to the toilet and when I got there,I felt really sick and threw up.This happened about 5 times during the night...constantly brushing my teeth. I... |
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No Smoking Day... [Barry Cooper] (Feb 28 2006 16:58 GMT) - ...is Wednesday 8 March. Read all about the benefits of stopping here and then have a look here if you want to avoid drug treatments. Barry Cooper MNCH(Reg) ARSC Hypnotherapist Advanced Meridian Energy Therapy Practitioner Member of The Magic Circle Unlocking the Magic of your Unconscious Mind |
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Taksiryöstäjä löytyi kotoaan nukkumasta (Feb 28 2006 16:58 GMT) - Taksin ryöstänyt oulaistelainen mies sai kuusi kuukautta ehdollista vankeutta sekä tuhannen euron sakot ryöstöstä ja törkeästä rattijuopumuksesta Ylivieskan käräjäoikeudessa. |
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Ask About Life, Blogging and Linux in the Middle East (Feb 28 2006 16:55 GMT) - [Slashdot] - Isam Bayazidi is about as far from the current U.S. media stereotype of an Arab as you can get. He's worked on the Arabeyes (Unix/Linux in Arabic) project, helped start the Arabic Wikipedia, co-founded the Jordan LUG, is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), works as a senior software developer for Maktoob, an online community that boasts more than four million members, and created Jordan Planet, a blogging community whose members have many different religious and political viewpoints. Isam is also a long-time Slashdot reader, so he's the perfect person to ask what's going on in the Arab (cyber)world today. |
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EVN halten (Feb 28 2006 16:55 GMT) - Der Analyst Mario Kristl von Helaba Trust stuft die Aktie von EVN (ISIN AT0000741053/ WKN 878279) weiterhin mit "halten" ein.Der österreichische Versorger habe heute die Geschäftszahlen für das erste ... |
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Google-chef ser lavere vækst – hug til aktien (Feb 28 2006 16:54 GMT) - Google-aktien var i noget, der en overgang lignede frit fald, oven på meddelelsen fra selskabets finansdirektør tirsdag om, at internetsøgemaskinens vækst er bremset op. |
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Hurricane StormPay: 12 Daily Pro R.I.P 2-26-2006 (Feb 28 2006 16:54 GMT) - Well, Hurricane StormPay claims 12 Daily Pro as it's first major victim. The SEC put a grinding halt to 12 Daily Pro here's the press relase straight from their web site: SEC Halts ?Paid Autosurf? Internet Ponzi Scheme that Raised Over $50 Million from 300,000 Investors Worldwide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2006-26 Washington D. |
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The Old Standard is Back (Feb 28 2006 16:53 GMT) - Damn! This means I’ve got to throw out the old one and buy a Newspeak dictionary. In the Gospel according to Clarence, price fixing isn’t price fixing: |
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Cowboys could trade down? (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - Right now, the Cowboys own the 18th pick in the first round of the April NFL Draft. The key phrase is right now. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is open to trading down to acquire more picks.... |
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Overview: SEC Provides Guidance on Definition of 'Perquisites' (PDF) (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - 3 pages. Excerpt: "While the SEC continues to take the position that it is not appropriate for the securities rules to give a bright line definition of perquisite, the SEC recently provided interpretive guidance as to what is and is not a perquisite and therefore required to be reported as an element of executive compensation." (Powell Goldstein LLP) |
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Insurers' Study Whitewashes Truth that Skimpy Coverage Causes Medical Bankruptcy, Researchers Say (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - Excerpt: "Researchers from Harvard Medical and Law Schools note that none of the data in their 2005 study showing that medical problems contribute to half of all bankruptcies have been questioned, despite an attack on their work commissioned by America Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), an insurance industry trade organization. Both the AHIP article and the Harvard response [appear] in the on line edition of Health Affairs." (Physicians for a National Health Program) |
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Blog: Pre-ERISA Pre-Age 22 Service Excludable for Vesting (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - Excerpt: "Pre-ERISA years of service prior to age 22 can be excluded in applying ERISA's vesting standards, according to a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirming the district court's ruling. [Silvernail v. Ameritech Pension Plan, CA7, 05-1535]" (Pensions & Benefits Weblog) |
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2006 Prescription Drug State Legislation Report (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - Excerpt: "This report tallies just over 400 bills and resolutions in 40 states, and includes all measures subject to consideration in calendar year 2006. 44 states are scheduled to hold regular legislative sessions during 2006; of those, 25 states provide for some continuation or 'carry-over' of bills filed in 2005." (National Conference of State Legislatures) |
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Opinion: Comprehensive Reform of Health Care Chargemasters Requires a Single National Policy (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - Excerpt: "Hospital pricing is at center stage in the national debate over controlling healthcare costs, particularly with regard to President Bush's support for consumer-driven healthcare plans. The administration believes that the success of such plans depends on consumers' ability to make rational choices about seeking care based on how much it will cost. But administration officials don't seem to appreciate that there are steep barriers to fundamental pricing reform ...." (ModernHealthcare; |
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2006 IRA Contribution and Deduction Rules -- A Mid-Season Reminder (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - Excerpt: "We are in the midst of an IRA season once again. At this time, most individual retirement account (IRA) owners concentrate their contribution activity on completing their regular 2005 contributions before the April 17 deadline, but many are also contributing for 2006." (Wolters Kluwer Financial Services | Bankers Systems) |
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Considering the Roth 401(k) (PDF) (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - 9 pages. Excerpt: "On December 30, 2005, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the final Roth 401(k) regulations allowing plan participants to make after-tax Roth IRA-like contributions to their 401(k) plans. 401(k) plan sponsors were allowed to offer this optional feature starting in 2006. These regulations finalized the proposed regulations that were issued in March 2005. |
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Minnesota Plan Would Fix Teachers' Pension Fund (Feb 28 2006 16:52 GMT) - Excerpt: "A legislative pension commission on Monday unanimously recommended a $36 million-a-year fix for the dramatically underfunded Minneapolis Teachers' Retirement Fund Association. The bailout recommended by the House-Senate Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement would merge about 8,500 current and retired teachers in Minneapolis into a much larger statewide pension plan, the Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association." (Pioneer Press) |
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Olympic ratings worst in 38 years (Feb 28 2006 16:50 GMT) - NBC's prime-time coverage of the Winter Games produced the lowest Olympics ratings in at least 38 years, Reuters reported yesterday. Through Sunday's Closing Ceremonies, the 17 nights of NBC's tape-delayed telecasts averaged 20.2 million viewers and a household rating of... |
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US-Wirtschaft im Fokus (Feb 28 2006 16:48 GMT) - Nach den enttäuschenden Daten zum Wachstum der US-Wirtschaft im letzten Quartal 2005 (+1,1% Q/Q annualisert), sollte das erste Quartal 2006 wieder deutlich besser ausfallen, berichten die Analysten der ... |
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Vikes keeping Koren? (Feb 28 2006 16:47 GMT) - The Vikings held discussions with the agent for receiver Koren Robinson last week at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. "We talked; that's about it though," Alvin Keels said, adding he's optimistic something will get done. "We'll continue to talk throughout... |
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Disappeared In America (Feb 28 2006 16:46 GMT) - Disappeared In America. DISAPPEARED is a project by the Visible Collective/Naeem Mohaiemen that uses films, installations, & lectures to trace migration impulses, hyphenated identities and post-9/11 security panic. |
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