Monthly Archives: June 2010

Women Biking For Few Minutes A Day Results In Weight Loss

June 29, 2010
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Women Biking For Few Minutes A Day Results In Weight Loss

"Biking for as little as five minutes a day can help women minimize weight gain as they enter middle age, especially if they're overweight to begin with, a new study suggests," CNN reported today. CNN said a study "study followed more than 18,000 premenopausal women between the ages of 25 and 42 for 16 years....

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Dell Computer Company Hid Massive Problems From Customers

June 29, 2010
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Ever wonder why Dell – which once had a reputation for great computers and wonderful service – lost its reputation? The New York Times this week provides one answer in its in-depth report on how Dell knowingly shipping millions of faulty computer from 2003 to 2005. An article Monday by reporter Ashlee Vance, details...

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Airline Food Often Unsanitary And Unsafe, Govt Documents Show

June 28, 2010
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Not only does airline food taste terrible, USA Today says documents it obtained shows that it can also be unsanitary and unsafe. USA Today Gary Stoller reported today that documents he received through a federal Freedom of Information Act request show that the Food and Drug Administration has found numerous problems. “FDA inspectors have...

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$60,000 In Restitutions To Consumers Who Get Taken By Bridgeport Headstone Firm

June 28, 2010
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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that his office has mailed $60,000 in restitution checks to consumers who paid a Bridgeport company for headstones that were never delivered. Blumenthal said that the checks were sent to 73 consumers who made partial or full payments to the Lakeview Monument Co., LCC for gravestones never supplied....

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