Selig says MLB will propose restrictions on smokeless tobacco
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| In the continuing debate over whether to ban smokeless tobacco from the MLB, Commissioner Bud Selig wrote in a letter today that he personally believes that "smokeless tobacco should be banned at the Major League level, but that is a subject that we are required to bargain over with the Major League Players Association." That said, in the current round of bargaining to take place this year, the MLB will propose to restrict the use of smokeless tobacco "comparable to restrictions in place at the Minor League level" [which has an all-encompassing ban on tobacco products], wrote Selig in a... |
Navy pilots under scrutiny for dip into Lake Tahoe
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| Two Navy helicopters from North Island Naval Air Station were damaged, and their pilots are now grounded, after some bizarre flying over Lake Tahoe last week. A Navy spokesman confirmed Thursday that a video posted on YouTube is genuine footage of two MH-60 Romeo helicopters from North Islands Helicopter Maritime Strike 41 squadron. The video shows the $33 million helicopters flying low over the lake. One seems to lose control, spinning and crashing into the water. The pilot then regains control and pulls the craft back into the air. The Navy wouldnt identify the pilots or say whether the... |
Will The Dow Dip Below 10000 Today?
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| Will The Dow Dip Below 10000 Today? CNBC Shows Dow Futures Down, Moving Towards 10000. How low will it go today? http://www.cnbc.com/id/17689937 |
Evaluating The Odds Of A Double-Dip Recession
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| Evaluating the Odds of a Double-Dip Recession Mike Mish Shedlock Sep 18, 2009 10:40 am OECD may call it over, but is it? If you have a job and its not in jeopardy, pull out the party hat and toot your horn. The OECD calls an end to the global recession. The global downturn was effectively declared over yesterday, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revealing that "clear signs of recovery are now visible" in all seven of the leading Western economies, as well as in each of the key "Bric" nations. The OECD's composite leading indicators... |
New Home Sales Dip 9% in November
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes in the United States plunged last month to their lowest level in more than 12 years, a grim testament to the problems plaguing the housing sector. The Commerce Department reported Friday that new-home sales tumbled by 9% in November from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000. That was the worst showing since April 1995, when the pace of sales was 621,000. |
Military Recruiting Numbers Show Promise Despite Army Dip
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| WASHINGTON, July 10, 2007 The Army fell short of its active-duty recruiting goal for June, but officials noted today that the Army is still ahead of its year-to-date goal and is expected to make its year-end goal. June marked the second month in a row that the Army missed its active-duty recruiting goal, according to statistics released today by the Defense Department. The active Army, with 7,031 accessions, came up almost 1,400 recruits below its 8,400-person goal. However, officials noted that it remains 741 recruits ahead of its year-to-date goal. The other three services met or exceeded their... |
Dip In Air Travel Post-9/11 Delayed Flu Spread
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| Dip in air travel post-9/11 delayed flu spread 01:00 12 September 2006 NewScientist.com news service Roxanne Khamsi The sharp drop in air travel after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 may have slowed the spread of flu in the US, researchers have discovered. These real-world data about ordinary flu contrast with recent computer simulations modelling the spread of pandemic bird flu. These models cast doubt on the idea that air travel restrictions could slow bird flu's spread. The new work shows that the reduction in air travel following 9/11 may have slowed the spread of ordinary flu in the... |
Viagra could boost countries with struggling economies
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| Viagra could be the key to boosting countries' flagging economic performance, it's being claimed. Doctors at a medical health conference in Singapore have been warned sexual problems could take a high economic toll. Psychiatrist Emil Man-Lun Ng, from the University of Hong Kong, said: "If you are sexually not fulfilled, your quality of life will decrease, which leads to a dip in the resources of the country and the economy." The professor, who is founder of the Asian Federation for Sexual Health, is among the experts from Asia, Europe and the US attending the three-day Sex Health Conference. He said:... |
Moore not poisoned with dioxin!
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| DOCTOR: NOT DIOXIN, PROBABLY BEAN DIP"Came right off with a washcloth..."DEVELOPING |
We're DOOMED!
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:36:51 PM
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| <p>Freeping as we knew it is done for. It's all over.</p> <p>We just had a troll who posted a rather unique thread. But the devil was in the details. His last post, before being dispatched, informed us of our impending demise.</p> |




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