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Xemu writes "Computer's don't make children fat, but watching TV for the same length of time does. This is shown by a recent Swedish study of all school children in Lund's county conducted by RN Pernilla Garmy. The results were clear: The child's obesity was directly affected by placing a TV in the child's room, but placing a computer in the room had no effect at all. One theory is that it's common to have a snack in front of the TV, while a computer requires a more active user, for example when chatting or playing games."

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'J'lem plan undermines ME efforts'
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By AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF Israel's approval of a plan to build 1600 new housing units in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo "undermines peace efforts," US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. The US vice president was speaking at a ...
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Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies aged 38
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The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim has died aged 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office has confirmed. A spokeswoman said he passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Providence St Joseph Medical Centre. A post-mortem will determine the cause of ...
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Ahmadinejad: US Forces Cannot Bring Peace to Afghanistan
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Photo: AP Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Afghanistan, where he met with President Hamid Karzai and again sharply criticized the US mission to stabilize the country. In a visit to Kabul that briefly overlapped with US Defense Secretary ...
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Former Rep. Massa Denies Groping, Says It Was 'Tickling'
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'Jihad Jane's' Arrest Raises Fears About Homegrown Terrorists
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The arrest of a suburban Pennsylvania woman known by the alias Jihad Jane, who allegedly plotted with Islamic radicals abroad to kill a Swedish cartoonist, has raised concerns about homegrown terrorists in ...
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US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead
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ISLAMABAD — Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of a US-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the ...
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alphadogg writes "Forrmer CEO of Sun Microsystems Jonathan Schwartz has taken to his personal blog, provocatively titled "What I couldn't say...," to dish some industry dirt and tell his side of the story about the demise of Sun. He has already hinted at plans to write a book, and a new post suggests a tell-all tome could indeed be in the offing. "I feel for Google — Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too," Schwartz writes, apparently referring to Apple's patent lawsuit against HTC, which makes Google's Nexus One smartphone. As for Bill Gates, Schwartz says he was threatening regarding Sun's efforts in the office software space."

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David Cameron seeks apology over Labour 'slurs'
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A furious David Cameron demanded an apology from Prime Minister Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defence chiefs. The Labour MPs shouted "because they are Tories" as the Tory leader said the ex-military leaders had questioned Mr ...
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Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, among many others, compelling students to take notes the way their parents did: on paper. A generation ago, academia embraced the laptop as the most welcome classroom innovation since the ballpoint pen, but during the past decade it has evolved into a powerful distraction as wireless Internet connections tempt students away from note-typing to e-mail, blogs, YouTube videos, sports scores, even online gaming. Even when used as glorified typewriters, laptops can turn students into witless stenographers, typing a lecture verbatim without listening or understanding. 'The breaking point for me was when I asked a student to comment on an issue, and he said, "Wait a minute, I want to open my computer,"' says David Goldfrank, a Georgetown history professor. 'And I told him, "I don't want to know what's in your computer. I want to know what's in your head."' Some students don't agree with the ban. A student wrote in the University of Denver's newspaper: 'The fact that some students misuse technology is no reason to ban it. After all, how many professors ban pens and notebooks after noticing students doodling in the margins?'"

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Obama and health care: When's the vote?
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Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks
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WASHINGTON — Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt. ...
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Women's Bill in Lok Sabha before March 16: Govt
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government intends to push through the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns on March 16 for a three-week break, parliamentary affairs minister PK Bansal said here on Wednesday. Setting to rest speculation ...
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Women fliers honored 65 years after war efforts
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"I think it is wonderful. I think it really is," says former flier Jane Tedeschi Washington (CNN) -- Some 65 years after their service, a group of former civilian women pilots whose unheralded work was key to helping the US effort in ...
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