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TV Cable Boxes Waste Billions Worth of Electricity0
- Green Products
- June 27, 2011
Digital video recorders (DVRs), cable and other pay-TV boxes use more electricity than an efficient refrigerator, the most energy intensive appliance in peoples' homes. To conserve electricity, cable TV subscribers can request their TV service provider (e.g. their cable or satellite company) supply them with set-top boxes that are ENERGY STAR certified. SustainableBusiness.com, 6/22/2011
READ MOREManager’s Job: What You Don’t Know0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- June 23, 2011
Think being the one in charge is all about delegating unwanted tasks and getting a cool office? Before yearning for a higher title, keep in mind these things that also go hand-in-hand with increased responsibilities. Career Builder on CNN.com, 6/22/2011
READ MOREStress in the City: Brain Activity and Biology Behind Mood Disorders of Urbanites0
- Health & Healing
- June 23, 2011
A new study, with findings published in Nature, is the first to explain why, biologically, people who live in cities are at greater risk for developing anxiety, and how two different areas of the brain are affected. Now we don't suggest that everyone simply move away from the city because of these findings; that would be
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Should Prenatal Care Be Extended to Dads?0
- Home & Family
- June 22, 2011
We all know that stress and anxiety in a pregnancy are bad for both mom and baby, sometimes putting infants at risk for early health problems. But researchers from the University of Missouri contend that inattentive fathers who fail to provide adequate support for expectant mothers may also contribute to these deficiencies. TIME, 6/21/2011
READ MORENew U.S. Cigarette Warnings Show and Tell the Deadly Truth About Smoking, Will Boost Efforts to Prevent Kids from Smoking, Encourage Smokers to Quit0
- Health & Healing
- June 21, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration selected nine graphic photos displaying adverse health effects caused by smoking Tuesday as part of their new campaign to literally gross people out this dangerous habit. Effective Sep. 2012, these pictures will be plastered on the warning label of every pack of cigarettes, reminding about the risks of smoking. PR
READ MOREStradivarius Violin sold for Charity Relief in Japan0
- Making a Positive Difference
- June 21, 2011
A rare violin is instrumental in raising funds for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11. The violin, one of only 600 instrument made by the legendary Antonio Stradivari that are known to exist, was auctioned off by The Nippon Music Foundation Monday for an all time high of nearly
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