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Submitted by David on Thu, 2010-11-11 01:23

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds: "For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals." ... and, sure enough, even on such a diet you can wind up losing weight. Do note that he did have some vitamins, etc.: "Two-thirds of his total intake came from junk food. He also took a multivitamin pill and drank a protein shake daily. And he ate vegetables, typically a can of green beans or three to four celery stalks." Overall results seemed to indicate better health. What made Supersize me a little hokey was that the author immediately stopped exercising when commencing his McDonalds diet.
Amazon patents bad gift defense system: "gift conversions": Sounds wonderful... "For example, the system would allow you to set up a rule like 'Convert all gifts from Aunt Mildred' that would automatically convert any online gift orders from Mildred into a gift certificate." Of course this does tie you to Amazon's site.
Quebec Court Rules Common Law Couples Owe Alimony: I've said it before and I'll say it again... marriage as a legal institution exists in name only.
Ethiopia using aid to suppress dissent: rights group: One reason to be caution about what you give money to.

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Fri, 2010-11-12 01:34

The 'gift conversion' system sounds pretty good actually, but I assume it would only intercept gifts made from its own website.