Monday, February 16, 2009

Facebook is Taking Over the World

Facebook owns everything. That’s right…your pictures, comments, videos, ideas, music, poetry – you name it, they own it. With a few subtle changes to their terms of service, Facebook now owns all of your content forever. “All of the content you’ve ever uploaded on Facebook can be used, modified or even sublicensed by Facebook in every possible way - even if you quit the service.”

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Water Increases Children’s Cancer Risk

A not so settling study reveals that “the number of beach, poolside and waterpark vacations children take before age 6 is directly related to the number of moles on their little bodies. A study of 681 white children in Colorado found that for each water-themed vacation, kids had 5 percent more moles — raising the risk for skin cancer later in life.“ It’s obvious that kids’ being around water usually includes exposure to the sun. However, “the results are startling enough that study author Lori Crane, a professor at the Colorado School of Public Health, is advising parents to rethink sun-soaked vacations for children.”

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Lose Weight by Sleeping

Who would have ever thought it could be this easy? Just sleep. No jogging, push-ups, sit-ups or anything like that. All you have to do get at least seven and a half hours of sleep a night – that’s it; simple but difficult. With work, family and everything else in your life it can be difficult to catch enough shuteye. At least two dozen studies have documented that people tend to weigh more if they sleep less, says Sanjay Patel, M.D., a researcher at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. In a 16-year study of almost 70,000 women, Dr. Patel and his colleagues found that those who slept five hours or less a night were 30 percent more likely to gain 30-plus pounds than those who got more rest.
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Monday, February 9, 2009

A Russian Paris Hilton?

It could be the beginning of a diva cold war. Paris Hilton, America’s favorite celebrity for no reason, could have a Russian rival. Katia Verber, “a dark-haired heiress with piercing eyes and perfect teeth, is like one of the Hilton sisters [only Russian]. She's the daughter of Alla Verber, who helps run Russia's biggest luxury retailer, Mercury, which brought Dolce, Gucci, and Prada to Russia in the mid-1990s. Katia works as a buyer at Mercury, but she spends much of her time posing for Russian glossies and deciding which party invitations to accept. "
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Friday, February 6, 2009

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