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Sport doctors say non-alcoholic wheat beer boosts athletes' health
One result from the study was the discovery that, after running a marathon race, athletes experience intensified inflammatory reactions. The immune system is thrown off balance and runners are much more likely to suffer from upper respiratory infections. This heightened susceptibility to illness following strenuous sport activity has been identified as an "open window." Furthermore it was shown that non-alcoholic wheat beer containing polyphenols has a positive, health promoting effect on the human body: inflammation...
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Virgin America's awesome pre-flight video
via blogs.forbes.com Awesome video. We're flying Emirates, though, so no chance of watching this on the plane!
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Euphemistically speaking: This may interest you* | The Economist
Language Johnson Euphemistically speaking This may interest you* May 27th 2011, 11:11 by E.L. A FRIEND of mine was recently told by his boss that his position at work was "unassailable": in British office-speak that is a severe warning which has sent him hastily looking for a new job. It reminded me of a guide I came across a few years ago, which aimed to help plain-speaking Dutch executives make sense of their English colleagues. Here's...
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Two Charts For Anyone Who Thinks Skipping College Is A Good Idea
Two Charts For Anyone Who Thinks Skipping College Is A Good Idea Aimee Groth | Jun. 24, 2011, 6:15 PM | 7,312 | 7 Earlier via businessinsider.com Take that Bill Gross! With all the recent talk about the value of an education, I believe these two charts offer a sobering and realistic view of the implications of not getting an education!
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Ex-Egypt Bank Chief Accused of Groping Hotel Maid Pleads Guilty - Businessweek
Ex-Egypt Bank Chief Accused of Groping Hotel Maid Pleads Guilty By Bob Van Voris June 25 (Bloomberg) -- The former chairman of Egypt’s Bank of Alexandria pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge that he sexually abused a maid at a Manhattan hotel in exchange for a sentence of five days of community service at a soup kitchen. Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, charged with sexually assaulting an employee of the Pierre Hotel, pleaded guilty yesterday in New York state court to sexual abuse in the third degree, a class...
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A must read by Matt Taibbi: Michele Bachmann's Holy War | @Rolling Stone
Michele Bachmann's Holy War The Tea Party contender may seem like a goofball, but be warned: Her presidential campaign is no laughing matter Comment 179 --> --> --> --> Illustration by Victor Juhasz By Matt Taibbi June 22, 2011 8:00 AM ET Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and, as you consider the career and future presidential prospects of an incredible American phenomenon named Michele Bachmann, do one more thing. Don't laugh. It may be the hardest...
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June 22nd, "You Cannot Be Serious" - McCenroe's Day
That was not the only McEnroe meltdown. It was not his first or his last or his most violent. But it has become his most iconic. “McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice” explained, shocked England precisely because he was a stereotypical Ugly American: brash, arrogant, indecorous. But he was also importantly American for other reasons. He was brilliant but callow, like the nation sometimes was. And he was constitutionally unable to hold his tongue. A Stamp Act? You cannot be serious! That’s why I would like to propose that June...
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MEI Editor's Blog: The Ophthamologist and His Eye Chart
via mideasti.blogspot.com
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