Experts: obesity is a bigger threat than AIDS or bird flu

Friday, September 8, 2006 From September 3 to 8, experts gathered at the 10th International Congress on Obesity in Sydney, Australia, to discuss what they call the worldwide “obesity epidemic”. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 billion people in the world today are overweight, and 300 million of those are obese. “Obesity and … Read more

Experts: obesity is a bigger threat than AIDS or bird flu

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Highly Skilled Commercial Flooring Installation In Plymouth, Mn

Read More About: Interior Designers Melbourne Alexander Pollock byAlma Abell Selecting and installing flooring is a complex process affecting the building for as long as it exists. The crucial factor in knowing the right flooring to install in a commercial building is its application within the business. Most businesses will contain different types of spaces … Read moreHighly Skilled Commercial Flooring Installation In Plymouth, Mn

Hospitality exchange organisation grows to 100,000 members

Thursday, January 12, 2006 The Hospitality Club became the first hospitality exchange network to pass the 100,000 members milestone on January 11, 2006. Its closest competitors, CouchSurfing and GlobalFreeLoaders, have 40,000 and 30,000 members. Hospitality exchange organisations are dedicated to putting travellers in contact with locals offering to host them in their house for free, … Read more

Hospitality exchange organisation grows to 100,000 members

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Interview: Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 January’s second Interview of the Month was with Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on 23 January in IRC. The EFF is coming off a series of high-profile successes in their campaigns to educate the public, press, and policy makers regarding online rights in a digital world, and defending … Read more

Interview: Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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“Junk” foods may affect aggressive behaviour and school performance

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 Dr. Stephen Schoenthaler, a Professor of Criminal Justice at the California State University in Stanislaus, has long argued that there is a link between a healthy diet and decreased aggressive behaviour, as well as with increased IQ and school performance. Dr. Schoenthaler is well-known for a youth detention center study where … Read more

“Junk” foods may affect aggressive behaviour and school performance

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Australian National Archives release Loans Affair documents

Saturday, January 1, 2005 The National Archives of Australia have, as part of their standarddocument release cycle, released thirty year old documents from theWhitlam government. The centre piece of the 1974 archives are a series of documents fromthe Australian Cabinet and the Treasury pertaining to the attempt toobtain a $US4 billion loan by the Whitlam … Read more

Australian National Archives release Loans Affair documents

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