02 November 2010
A study found that those children whose mothers consumed a lot of peanuts during pregnancy may be at greater risk to develop an allergy to the nuts. In addition, the more peanuts the mothers consumed, the greater the chances are for the children to develop it. However, it still isn’t apparent if the mother’s consumption […]
Posted in Health
01 November 2010
Better Place, a global provider of electric vehicle networks and services, received consent from the U.S Department of Transportation to carry their battery-switchable electric taxi program to San Francisco Bay Area. This is in collaboration with the municipal governments of both San Jose and San Francisco. The battery quick-swap technology was first tested in Tokyo […]
Posted in Travel
31 October 2010
Arab Bank ARBK.AM in Jordan dropped 19.7 percent from its nine-month profits to $402.3 million the same period last year. This report is based on its financial statement released on Sunday. According to the given financial statement, the bank had a 3 percent growth in assets at the beginning of the year. That is, $52.12 […]
Posted in Finance
30 October 2010
Tribune creditors from three different groups filed rival proposals to reorganize the newspaper publisher and end its almost two-year stay in bankruptcy. The three plans were filed on Friday at Delaware’s Bankruptcy Court, and they will compete for creditor votes against the proposed plan made by the company. Judge Kevin J. Carey from the U.S […]
Posted in Business
29 October 2010
Tests have helped confirm that the chemicals used to remove oil from the BP spill have not yet reached the fish, shrimp, crabs or oysters at the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. officials on Friday. The officials from the Food and Drug Administration, as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said […]
Posted in Health
28 October 2010
The new top computer built in China is powered by over 7,000 Nvidia graphic processor units. The new supercomputer is considered as the world’s fastest computer created to date. The supercomputer was built by the National University of Defense Technology located at the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, China. According to Nvidia officials, it has […]
Posted in Shopping
27 October 2010
Colorado offers families and travelers exciting early season events and activities to celebrate the beginning of winter. The state officially marked the start of its ski season along with the opening of its first ski locations with the occurrence of a winter storm that covered the entirety of Colorado with a blanket of snow. Several […]
Posted in Travel
26 October 2010
According to scientists, getting people to eat a healthy diet, exercise more, avoid smoke, and cut down alcohol consumption could likely prevent about one-fourth of the 1.2 million cases of colon cancer that are diagnosed each year. Denmark researchers found that by following the guidelines on physical activity, waist circumference, alcohol intake, smoking and diet […]
Posted in Health
25 October 2010
Myanmar’s “Tiger Girls” suggests the start of social change in one of the most authoritarian states in the world. The “Tiger Girls” are Burma’s first all-girl band wearing bold outfits and showing off sharp dance moves to the beat of hip-hop songs. Just formed eight months ago, the “Tiger Girls” represent how the growing culture […]
Posted in Travel
24 October 2010
Over the weekend, Puerto Rico’s lawmakers approved the legislation to implement a temporary tax on offshore manufacturing businesses in the U.S territories hit by recession. According to the administration officials, the new tax targets 40 to 50 operating firms on the island and is expected to make more than $75 million every year. The legislation […]
Posted in Finance
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