A new study suggests that immersing yourself in news of a shocking and tragic event may not be good for your emotional health. People who watched, read and listened to the most coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings -- six or more hours ...
Tags: shocking and tragic event, emotional health, Boston Marathon bombings
On the surface Santa Claus may seem an overweight workaholic with an affinity for sweets, but a U.S. geriatrician says Santa may be healthier than he appears. "Because Santa is probably more than 550 years old, a lot of people would say ...
Recognizing that farmers and their downstream customers share a desire to see the best possible qualities in wheat, Dr. John Oades developed and implemented a new way for overseas customers to have direct input in U.S. wheat quality. He ...
Tags: U.S.wheat quality, Overseas Varietal Analysis, US wheat production
Nothing, it seems, makes the hand of Vernon Brejcha quiver. Not the heat from a furnace that burns a few thousand degrees, not the weight of a five-foot pole with a ball of fire attached to its end, and not even the frailty of a very, ...
Tags: Magic of Glass, Lawhorn's Lawrence
Based on the data gathered by the "Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative," by 2017, all of that year's end-of-life refrigerators, TVs, mobile phones, computers, monitors, e-toys and other products with a battery or electrical cord ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
All new electricity generation in Australia will come from renewable energy through 2020, according to a new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) [PDF]. The bulk of the new power will be wind, with large-scale scale ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
(By Stefania Fumo) Rome, December 10 - A sensational collection of 180 rare Venetian glass works, paintings, drawings, and furniture donated by Anna Maria Miele and the late Adalberto Vinciguerra opens December 21 in the city of Pesaro's ...
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Canyon Creek Cabinet Company recently appointed RPM Associates, LLC, as representatives covering Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. RPM is operated by husband-wife team Bob and Trish Mauro. She is ...
Tags: Cabinet Company, expansion, sales team
The ageing of the population is an inevitable world phenomenon which will cause significant changes to society and generate numerous business opportunities that will contribute to the socio-economic development of countries. The ...
Tags: Smart Textiles, Vacuum
Community Wholesale Tire Inc. was the Medal of Honor sponsor for the Gateway Warrior Foundation’s recent golf tournament. The organization raises funds to support wounded service men and women. Over $100,000 was donated to four ...
Packs, COWs, WOWs and FOPs – these are all just another way to describe airline passengers. Don Bell, the retired co-founder of WestJet, spoke to conference attendees at the 2013 Ontario Trucking Association meeting and shed light ...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, ...
Tags: Reagan, NSA, Google and Yahoo
A plaque in memory of the former director of the Gomel Glass Works, an honorary citizen of the city Dmitri Zaliznyak opened in Gomel. The event is timed to the 80th anniversary of the "Gomelsteklo" , BelTA learned in the ideological work, ...
Tags: plaque in memory, former director of the Gomel Glass Works
The first complete images and official specifications of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition have been released ahead of its simultaneous debuts at this week’s Los Angeles and Tokyo motor shows. The swan song for ...
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Hard working Americans from across the U.S. have been honoured in a short-form documentary series, Unsung, that tells the stories of the often overlooked labourer and how their work and lifestyles intertwine. Shell Rotella has debuted ...