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Friday, 19 July 2013

Diet soda? No, diabetes soda (The United States Army)

(Source: The United States Army) It may be calorie-free, but diet soda is linked to diabetes and other health problems, research has found. If you're fueling up on french fries and spending a lot of time parked on the couch, don't expect your diet soda to save you. Downing calorie-free pop could have the unappetizing consequence of increasing your risk of developing diabetes, according to a 2011 study published in the journal Diabetes Care. Here is what we know: Researchers looked at...

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Martian air consists mostly of carbon dioxide Zeenews

Washington: NASA's Curiosity rover's measurement of Martian atmosphere's composition provides evidence about loss of much of Mars' original atmosphere. Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite of laboratory instruments inside the rover has measured the abundances of different gases and...

IK Multimedia releases new AmpliTube Fender® App Scoop

Friday, 19 July 2013, 4:55 pm Press Release: MEDIA ALERT IK Multimedia releases new AmpliTube Fender® App with Audiobus compatibility and iPhone 5 support Use authentic Fender amp-and-effects sounds along with your favourite compatible audio apps, and get full support for iPhone 5 graphics Modena,...

Speculation into forestry death unhelpful Scoop

Friday, 19 July 2013, 4:47 pm Press Release: Media Release 19 July 2013 For Immediate Release Speculation into forestry death unhelpful “Comments from people outside of forestry are unhelpful so soon after the tragic accident this morning that killed one of our members’ workers,” says John Stulen,...

Wolf Blass Wins prestigious Winemaker Award Scoop

Friday, 19 July 2013, 4:19 pm Press Release: For immediate release Friday 19th July Wolf Blass takes out prestigious ‘International Red Winemaker of the Year’ award at the International Wine Challenge. Wolf Blass has been awarded the title of ‘International Red Winemaker of the Year’ at last night’s...

Godfrey Hirst plans to cut 50 jobs at Dannevirke plant Scoop

Friday, 19 July 2013, 4:16 pm Article: Godfrey Hirst plans to cut 50 jobs at Dannevirke plant as demand for wool carpets wanes By Tina Morrison July 19 (BusinessDesk) �" Godfrey Hirst, the biggest carpet maker in Australia and New Zealand, plans to cut at least 50 of the 85 jobs at its...

IRNSS-1A navigation payload testing in a week The Hindu

The Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS-1A), the country’s first navigational satellite, is expected to start its navigation payload testing in a week, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairperson Radhakrishnan said. He was delivering...

Puffin census on Farne Islands shows numbers rising BBC News

Puffin numbers in a habitat in the north-east of England are making a comeback despite thousands having perished in severe winter storms. A census on the Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, showed there had been an 8% increase from the last...

Unmanned submarine to explore depths of Lake Tahoe San Francisco Chronicle

An unmanned submarine headed for Antarctica will first explore the depths of Lake Tahoe on Friday to study the blasted rocks of a seismic fault created thousands of years ago by a huge earthquake that ruptured the lake's floor. Ross Seitz, an engineering geologist with the California Geological...

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