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Magic Wand

Flashback Consuming extra virgin olive oil helps to combat degenerative diseases, such as cancer or osteoporosis


University of Granada
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:32 UTC
In the 1960s, Ancer Keys, a US expert on nutrition, studied the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the first time. Since then many studies on the benefits of olive oil have been conducted. According to several studies performed in Italy, Spain and Greece (the main olive-oil-producing countries), the incidence of diseases is lower in these countries than in Northern Europe.

The Environmental, Biochemical and Nutritional Analytical-Control Research Group, directed by Professors Alberto Fernández Gutiérrez and Antonio Segura Carretero, used the most advanced analytical techniques for a precise study on the antioxidant properties of olive oil, characterized by its polyphenolic composition and its potential to combat degenerative diseases.
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Stop

Psychopathy and Corporations

Jonathan L. Campbell
CQS.com
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:02 UTC
Pollution. Worldwide Dioxin Contamination. Acid Rain. Ozone Depletion. Global Warming. These are the headlines of the '90s. The scale of the problems seems immense.

A series of questions I often hear as an environmental activist is "how can these companies do these things? Wouldn't it help to send a letter to their presidents and tell them about the problems? How can we convince them to stop?"

Most people assume that others think and act like they do, including the leaders of multinational corporations. While they know that there is evil in the world, they do not think of corporations - or their CEO's - as evil. Even when a company is exposed as a major polluter, such as Grace Chemical (one of the offending companies in the upcoming movie "A Civil Action") they do not ascribe evil intent. They are surprised, even astonished, when they find that the pollution - or, if done by accident, its denial and cover-up - was company policy.
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Wine

Flashback No need for reduced alcohol consumption in later life


The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:42 UTC
Provided they stick to the same guidelines about alcohol consumption as younger adults, regular moderate drinking poses no additional risks to the over 65s, and may even bring health benefits, according to two studies from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England.

Researchers assessed the drinking levels of over 13,000 older people in England and the US and looked at the effects on physical disability, mortality, cognitive function, depression, and well-being. They concluded that moderate drinking is fine for the over 65s - and in some cases is better than not drinking at all.
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People

Flashback Do Snap Judgments Amount to Bias in the Workplace?

Freada Kapor Klein and Jossey-Bass.
AlterNet
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:14 UTC
The following is an excerpt from Giving Notice: Why the Best and Brightest are Leaving the Workplace and HOW YOU CAN HELP THEM STAY," by Freada Kapor Klein (Jossey-Bass, 2007).

Stare at these words for a moment.

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Did you read: THE CAT? Most people do. Now look again. Notice that the symbols for H and A are not actually letters -- they're identical, nonspecific symbols. This wasn't a problem at first glance. Our brains filled in the information we needed, using pattern recognition based on past experiences. This is an inherent part of being human. At one time, this pattern recognition was a survival mechanism: Red mushrooms make you sick. Red mushrooms make you sick again. Stop eating red mushrooms. In the starkest Darwinian system of natural selection, you either figured it out by recognizing the pattern or you died.
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Wine

Flavoured foods 'lacking fruit'


BBC News
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:50 UTC
A consumer pressure group says that shoppers are being misled into buying fruit-flavoured products which contain little or no fruit. The Food Commission said that too many products have images of fruit on the label, but often none inside.
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UNI profs probe link between mercury and autism

Jens Manuel Krogstad
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:13 UTC
CEDAR FALLS - A research article published by a pair of University of Northern Iowa professors concludes the link between mercury and autism can't be ruled out and needs further study.
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Penis Pump

Men who take Viagra 'put their fertility at risk'

Robin McKie
Guardian
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:43 UTC
Using Viagra may be damaging men's fertility, researchers have warned. Experiments suggest that the anti-impotence drug can harm sperm and may prevent some men from fathering families.
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Pills

More money for pharmaceutical companies! Owners give Prozac to depressed pets

Gary Cleland
Telegraph
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:13 UTC
Increasing numbers of British pets are being given Prozac to help them battle against depression, a leading veterinary expert has revealed.
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Black Cat

Something to purr about: cats reduce heart attack risk


The Canadian Press
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:09 UTC
A U.S. study suggests having a cat at home could cut your risk of a heart attack by almost a third.

The finding suggests that the stress relief pets provide to humans is heart-healthy.
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Bug

The Lures of the Online Predator - How They Do It

Fighter
Exposing Online Predators
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:26 UTC
These are excerpts from the book The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene. Many of these seduction techniques are time-tested and often used in sales & marketing as well as the training of Neuro-Linguistic Programming for salesmen and advertising persons. For anyone who thinks those "seduce women now" sites are total b.s. - think again. This is powerful, covert stuff that can penetrate even the smartest people. BEWARE

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