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What A Bargain! 15 Minutes Exercise For 3 Extra Years Life

by T Goodman

Research can be 'bought,' but when that happens the money (or prestige) tends to pour from a political or business pitcher. Now, I'm beginning to think that fat couch potatoes have a money pitcher too, in this case, to tell them that it's okay to sit around eating and just lifting a few fingers every once in awhile.

Euglena Burgers: The Other Green Meat

by Steve Levenstein

The tiny, single-celled Euglena has a foot in both the Animal and Plant kingdoms. It could also have a hand in changing the world's meat-eating culture and vastly improving the environment.

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Hot Dog? Chill Your Collie with a Cool Pet Pad!

by Steve Levenstein

Summer heat and humidity is an uncomfortable for pets as it is for people, but thanks to this Fido- (or Fluffy) sized gel-filled cooling pad, chilling out the dog days of summer is the cat's pyjamas.

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Lean Green Poop Bags - Biodegradable AND Flushable

by Lady Bee

A year ago, it was hard to find biodegradable dog poop bags. Now, they're everywhere. In fact, many of today's biodegradables are also water soluble and, therefore, flushable. This is great news because, according to the Enviromental Protection Agency, "Flushing pet waste is the best disposal method." But not everyone with a toilet can flush pet poop, even in a flushable bag...

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China's Swimmers Wear Weird Wetsuits to Avoid Sun, Slime & Seaweed

by China.new

Tight black wetsuits sported by some Chinese swimmers are frightening to be sure, but then again so are the innumerable chemical, biological and zoological hazards lurking just off China's not-so-pristine shores. "Suit up and shut up," advise China's so-called Swimsuit Aunties.

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China's One-Child Policy Blamed for Widening Gender Imbalance

by China.new

China's controversial One-Child Policy may have put the brakes on the country's unsustainable rate of population growth but that silver lining hides a dark cloud: a widening gender imbalance that makes it increasingly hard for a guy to find the right girl... or ANY girl, for that matter.

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Japanese Nostalgic Mosquito Coil Charms Gives a Scents of Summer

by Steve Levenstein

Mosquitoes are an unwelcome feature of Japanese summers but for over a century people have sought to banish the biting bugs by burning green spiral pyrethrum coils inside open-ended “Katori-Buta” ceramic pigs. Now you can recall summer's lazy, hazy, buzzy days in miniature with officially authorized Kincho charms from Tokyo's Strapya World!

Fashion White Lab Coats Smarten Up Your Style, Get Admirers to Say 'Ahh'

by Steve Levenstein

What's up, doc? Japan's newest clothing trend, white 'Fashion Lab Coats', follows up the international popularity of casual surgical scrubs by adding a dash of upscale professional appeal.

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China's Experimental Fast Reactor Plugs Into the National Power Grid

by China.new

The China Experimental Fast Reactor, or CEFR for short, has begun pumping power into China's national electric grid. By greatly increasing fuel efficiency and minimizing the discharge of long-lasting toxic waste, the CEFR pioneers the new direction nuclear power plants must take in a world where nuclear power is coming under increasing scrutiny.

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MSN Pet Search Finds Old & New Homes for Shook-Up Pets

by Steve Levenstein

Microsoft Japan is extending a helping paw to dogs and cats separated from their owners during and after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The MSN Pet Search website lists images and information on pets rescued after the disaster, with the hope of either reuniting them with their previous owners or finding them homes with new families.

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