WASHINGTON (AFP) – You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else’s smoke is bad for you. Now a US study says third-hand smoke — tobacco residue clinging to surfaces — is also bad for you. When a cigarette burns, nicotine is released in the form of a vapor that collects and […]
Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday shoppers: 4 million per minute Online traffic surges 43% as Americans hunt for bargains from the comfort of their desk or home. NEW YORK — Not satisfied with your holiday weekend shopping? Don’t worry, it’s Cyber Monday. It is the day that e-tailers will furiously push big discounts, free gift cards, free shipping […]
BEST DEVELOPED MARKET BANKS – 2009
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4 Urgent Home Fixes Before You Retire
A leaking roof, a burst pipe or a skyrocketing electric bill are headaches no matter when they happen, but when you’re on a fixed income and unprepared, they can become a financial crisis. Most people 45 and older want to stay in their home as they age, says AARP. If you’re among them, plan for […]
Rockers reject ‘Glee’ offer
Kings Of Leon Gleefully Nix ‘Glee,’ ‘Idol,’ ‘Betty’ Offers Most bands would jump at the chance to have their music heard by millions on shows like “Glee,” “American Idol,” or “Ugly Betty.” But, as it turns out, Kings Of Leon are not most bands. In fact, singer Caleb Followill told NME magazine this week that they’d nixed […]
10 Ways to Ease Your Allergies Naturally
While the flowers and warmer temps are welcome signs of spring, sneezing, stuffy noses and watery eyes are mainstays of the season you could probably do without. Yes, pollen and all of their allergy-aggravating friends are back! Try these simple, natural ways to leave allergies—and all the runny noses, dry eyes and wheezing—in the dust. […]
Warning on new superbugs from S. Asia
New superbugs spreading from South Asia Plastic surgery patients have carried a new class of superbugs resistant to almost all antibiotics from South Asia to Britain and they could spread worldwide, researchers reported Wednesday. Many hospital infections that were already difficult to treat have become even more impervious to drugs thanks to a recently discovered […]
Carmine Lupertazzi
“A real hardhead, this Soprano kid. And the ego. I tell you, though, when I first met him, decisive as he is, I’d have been proud to call him my son.” The capo di tutti capi of New York, Carmine Lupertazzi Sr. was an old school wise guy of Junior’s generation. But unlike Junior, who’s […]