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(photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Children who watch television more likely to be overweight
The Examiner
| Sesame Street characters AP Photo/Kathy Willens | Does watching too much television as a child have an impact on fitness levels and weight?  Studies show a resounding, "yes!"   | A University of Michigan study found that just being awake and in the room with...
Fran Drescher, left, and Sharon Osbourne
(photo: AP / Chris Pizzello, file)
'The Nanny' Star Recast As Diplomat, Politico, and TV Talk Host?
ABC News
By DEVIN DWYER | Feb. 8, 2010 | She's known worldwide for her nasal voice, New York accent, and starring role in the sitcom "The Nanny," but now actress has recast herself as a high-profile, fierce political candidate and potential TV talk show host. The actress and cancer survivor puts her celebrit...
Children who watch television more likely to be overweight
The Examiner
| Sesame Street characters AP Photo/Kathy Willens | Does watching too much television as a child have an impact on fitness levels and weight?  Studies show a resounding, "yes!"   | A University of Michigan stud...
ITV fined for killing rat on reality show
Deccan Herald
Sydney, Feb 8, DPA: | British commercial broadcaster ITV was fined by an Australian court after it pleaded guilty to animal cruelty over the televised death of a rat, media reports said on Monday. | Two contestants in the reality television show &ldq...
'The Nanny' Star Recast As Diplomat, Politico, and TV Talk Host?
ABC News
By DEVIN DWYER | Feb. 8, 2010 | She's known worldwide for her nasal voice, New York accent, and starring role in the sitcom "The Nanny," but now actress has recast herself as a high-profile, fierce political candidate and potential TV talk show host....
British television station fined for reality rat death
m&c
| Sydney - British commercial broadcaster ITV was fined by an Australian court after pleading guilty to animal cruelty over the televised death of a rat, news reports said Monday. | Two contestants in the reality television show I'm a Celebrity ... G...
Zimbabwe's civil servants strike for higher pay
WN / Eteh
Zimbabwe's civil servants strike for higher pay
The News & Observer
| HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's civil servants are on strike after the government refused to meet their salary demands. | The strike is another major challenge for the country's u...
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
WN / marzena
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
The Guardian
| Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Phot...
Press conference on Delivering on Aid Promises, Impact of Food Prices on Developing Countries with, from left to right: Bob Geldof, Jos Manuel Barroso, President of the EC and Bono
EC / European Community 2008
AC/DC singer attacks Bono and Bob Geldof over charity lectures
The Times
| The singers Bono and Bob Geldof have incurred the wrath of fellow rock star and AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson over their celebrity activism. | Johnson, the gravel-voiced British s...
Oil falls under $72, euro zone worries weigh
The Guardian
* Worries over euro zone fiscal health weigh down market * Market awaits weekly API oil inventory data due later * U.S. snowstorm, geopolitical tension offer price support By Jennifer Tan SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Oil sank below $72 a barrel on Tu...
ECB head to leave Australia early for EU summit
The Guardian
* Trichet to return to Europe to attend EU council meeting * Special European Council meeting on Feb 11 on economy * Comes as concerns heighten over the euro zone debt crisis By Cecile Lefort and Victoria Thieberger SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - European...
Comments by Guma spark fears of rate hike
Business Report
  | Talk of end to stimulus plan | By Ethel Hazelhurst | Submit your comment | Comments from Reserve Bank deputy governor Xolile Guma, implying that South Africa's rate cutting cycle may soon be reversed, took economists by surprise. | According...
Technology
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
(photo: WN / marzena)
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
The Guardian
| Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia requires some digital forensic skills – and a...



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