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Canola Oil and cardiovascular disease 2007-10-25 22:03:00 People's intake of fatty acids -- which have been linked tocardiovascular disease and other conditions -- can be substantiallyaffected by changing the type of vegetable oil they use, according toresearchers at the University of Illinois and Pennsylvania StateUniversity. Substituting canola oil and canola-based margarine for vegetable oilsand spreads, such as corn, cottonseed and soybean, "increasescompliance with dietary recommendations for saturated fatty acid,monounsaturated fatty acid and alpha-linolenic acid," the researcherswrite in their study of data from nearly 9,000 U.S. adults.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071001102430.htm ...

Illegal border crossers dont have a free ride 2007-10-25 21:49:00 U.S. border agents plan to expand to a second portion of the Texasborder a program to criminally prosecute and incarcerate all illegalimmigrants as authorities look to expand the program borderwide. "This is the chief's view of the future. We're talking national," saidRamon Rivera, Border Patrol spokesman. "It sends a strong message thewe're not letting illegal border crossers have a free ride."http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5245687.html ...

Ray gun can deliver the heat 2007-10-25 21:47:00 There's no doubt this oversized ray gun can deliver the heat. Thequestion is, how soon can the weapon, which neither kills nor maims, bedelivered to Iraq? What the troops may see as needless delays, Pentagon officials view asnecessary steps toward fielding a weapon never used before in combat.The device, known as the Active Denial System, uses energy beamsinstead of bullets and lets soldiers break up unruly crowds withoutguns. That means fewer civilian casualties, a key ingredient to success in Iraq.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5246945.html ...

Thundermist Lures' Fishing Tips 2007-10-23 20:54:00 Here you will discover important secrets, tips and tricks about fishingin all types of water, and information about a brand new company withtheir unbelievably effective new fishing lure, soon to be released.http://www.thundermistfishingtips.com/ ...

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Cleaning Up the Truck Stops, One Abused Woman At a Time 2007-10-23 20:15:00 Cleaning up the cluster of truck stops along I-20 in southern Dallashas been hard work for Peters and the other officers who patrol thearea, but things are getting better. Earlier this month, The Dallas Morning News ran a front-page storyon the efforts of police and social service agencies to stop rampantprostitution there by giving “female offenders a choice betweenthe usual criminal penalties or a probationary community service andrehabilitation program suited to their needs.”story here ...

Genealogy site uses DNA and social networks to trace ancestors 2007-10-23 20:12:00 New GeneTree offering promises to trace lineage of users back to the 1500s GeneTree, anew genealogy site set to launch on Tuesday, adds a new twist to onlinefamily history searches by allowing users to submit their own DNA andto collaborate with others using social networking tools.The new site is being launched by several companies owned by Salt LakeCity-based Sorenson Cos., including Sorenson Media Inc. and theSorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF), which operates agenetic database that contains DNA samples from 80,000 people in 170countries.GeneTree will expand that database as users send in cheek swabs to beanalyzed by Sorenson Genomics LLC, a Web-based DNA testing company. Thenew site also will use digital video compression technology developedby Sorenson Media to let users share pictures and video clips on thesite to create interactive digital family trees, noted James LeeSorenson, CEO of GeneTree."[GeneTree] is a family history sharing Web site," Sorenson said. "Ituses D ...

Interactive Wildfire Map 2007-10-23 20:07:00 The LA Times has created an interactive mapof the devastating wildfires currently blazing through SouthernCalifornia that details their breadth, and the efforts of firefightersto contain them. Each major fire is pinpointed, with vital statisticson how many buildings it has destroyed, how many acres it covers, andhow many firefighters are engaging it.Combined with images like the one at left, which was captured by NASA's Aqua satellite last night, it's hard not to get a sense of just how massive this disaster is.http://popsci.typepad.com/popsci/2007/10/interactive-wil.html ...

Bank robbed with a bulldozer in Florida 2007-10-22 20:12:00 A stolen bulldozer was used to rob a bank in Seminole County, Fla. -- a first, said sheriff's deputies.Investigators said a bulldozer was stolen from aSeminole County construction site Monday morning and used to smashthrough the side of a Bank of America, Orlando's WKMG-TV reported.The truck hit two ATMs, but it was not known how much or if any money was stolen, said police.Hundreds of bank envelopes were found inside the bulldozer's bucket.Detectives said they are still searching surveillance video in an attempt to find whoever was behind the crime.source ...

New superhighway opening soon 2007-10-22 19:28:00 A six-lane superhighway planned since the 1960s will finally open nextmonth, helping for now to ease congestion on what originally were ruralroads in Will County -- but also contributing to growth and futuretraffic headaches.The 12½-mile southern extension of the North-South Tollway(Interstate Highway 355) cuts through prairies, forests, farms andwetlands close to where residential subdivisions, office parks,warehouses and malls are rapidly being developed.The $730 million tollway extension runs three lanes in each directionthrough more than a dozen communities from Bolingbrook to New Lenox andconnects Interstate Highways 55 and 80. The northern terminus hooks upwith the existing 17.5-mile portion of I-355 that runs from I-55 toArmy Trail Road in Addison and connects with Interstate Highway 290.more here ...

Disk fragmentation and IObit 2007-10-22 18:38:00 Disk fragmentation is generally main cause of slow and unstable PCperformance. IObit SmartDefrag helps defrag your hard drive mostefficiently. With "Install it and forget it" feature, IObit SmartDefragworks automatically and quietly in the background on your PC, keepingyour hard disk running at its speediest. Slow down, freeze-ups andcrashes will be a thing of the past. Features include: Easy 2 UseInstall it and forget it. The intuitive interface makes IObitSmartDefrag the ideal utility for complete dummies. Always-on WorkingIObit SmartDefrag works automatically and quietly in the background,constantly keeps your computer fragment-free. Super EfficientDefragmentation No more long time waiting, IObit SmartDefrag has a fastdefragment engine and finishes the job just in minuts. Optimize FileSystem Not just simple defragment, IObit SmartDefrag also streamlinesthe file system and makes your computer run at the top speed.http://www.topqualityfreeware.com/dfu/dfu46.html ...

Who's Stealing Your Passwords? 2007-10-22 18:34:00 A sophisticated new breed of online criminals is making it easier thanever for the bad guys to engage in identity theft and other cybercrime.By 2003, online banking was not yet ubiquitous but everyone could see that, eventually, it would be. Everyone includes Internet criminals, who by then had already built software capable of surreptitiously grabbing personal information from online forms, like the ones used for online banking. The first of these so-called form-grabbing Trojans was called Berbew.Berbew was wildly effective. Lance James, a researcher with Secure Science Corp., believes it operated undetected for as long as nine months and grabbed as much as 113GB of data—millions of personal credentials.http://www.cio.com/article/135500/ ...

Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra.. listen up if you cam 2007-10-22 13:34:00 Seven months after the first indication that erectile dysfunction drugs can cause deafness, the FDA has issued a warning and revised the labels of Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra.In April of this year, the Journal of Laryngology & Otology published a case reportby two researchers at an Air Force hospital in Bangalore, India. A44-year-old man had suddenly lost his hearing after taking Viagra for15 days. Since then, other cases have been reported. For most victims,the effects appear to be permanent.http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/10/fda-warning-ere.html ...

What Is The World's Potential To Produce Biodiesel? 2007-10-19 21:52:00 What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common?They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuelknown as biodiesel, says a study from the University ofWisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.The ease of manufacturing biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fatshas made it one of the most promising, near-term alternatives to fossilfuels. Seeking to understand which nations are best positioned today toenter the burgeoning biodiesel market, researchers Matt Johnston andTracey Holloway of the Nelson Institute's Center for Sustainability andthe Global Environment (SAGE) ranked 226 countries according to theirpotential to make large volumes of biodiesel at low cost.source ...

TDOT and the Tennessee Tollway Act 2007-10-19 21:15:00 As more communities request toll roads in their neighborhoods, theTennessee Department of Transportation has outlined its criteria forbuilding the first one.Chief among them: Is it a time-saver for motorists, and what are the odds it will succeed financially?Toll bridges crossing the Mississippi River in Memphis and theTennessee River near Chattanooga are under consideration from TDOT, inaddition to a Hadley Bend area connector road that would provide ashorter route over the Cumberland River between Sumner and Davidsoncounties.Since the Tennessee Tollway Act, passed this year, allows the state toinitially build one toll bridge and one toll highway project, morerequests could mean more competition for a possible new MiddleTennessee bridge. That could change too, since legislators arediscussing an expansion of the state's program to allow more projects."This is what I hoped would happen when we passed the toll roadlegislation," said Pinion, D-Union City. "You pay a $2 toll, commonsense ...