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extended suffering

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:35:55 GMT

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U.S. life expectancy tops 78 for the first time

Federal report cites decline in heart disease, other major causes of death

ATLANTA - For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the government reported Wednesday, although the United States continues to lag behind about 30 other countries in estimated life span.

The increase is due mainly to falling mortality rates in almost all the leading causes of death, federal health officials said. The average life expectancy for babies born in 2006 was about four months greater than for children born in 2005.

Japan has the longest life expectancy — 83 years for children born in 2006, according to World Health Organization data. Switzerland and Australia were also near the top of the list.

Wed., June. 11, 2008

to school or to beijing?

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:28:08 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Olympic Hopeful Is Facing Some Tough Choices

The Stanford swimmer Ben Wildman-Tobriner won the 50-meter freestyle at the world championships last year in Australia.

Published: June 8, 2008

By KAREN CROUSE

PALO ALTO, Calif. — At last year’s world championships in Australia, nobody was faster than Ben Wildman-Tobriner, who won the 50-meter freestyle. So why is it that he spends his days at the pool feeling as if he is not moving at all?

Blame life’s crazy crosscurrents. Aspiring to be a doctor and an Olympian, Wildman-Tobriner is being pulled by two powerful desires: medical school and a medal.

His challenge this month is to avoid being dragged under by deadlines. June is when he is supposed to decide whether to enroll in classes this fall. It is also when the cut-down process starts for selecting the United States swim team that will compete in the Beijing Games.

Tags: swiming, palo alto, olympic 2008

strip pension not clothes

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:26:36 GMT

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Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

The pensioners were protesting against their treatment in the Federal Budget.

Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

Pensions a matter for the Henry commission: Rudd

Posted 3 hours 6 minutes ago
Updated 3 hours 0 minutes ago

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has acknowledged many pensioners feel hard done by in the federal Budget.

A group of pensioners have taken their clothes off in central Melbourne to protest against the lack of an increase in their welfare payment in the Budget.

Tags: pension, clothes, australia, au

everest

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:59:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Everest climb

SYDNEY mother and daughter Cheryl and Nikki Bart are taking on the ultimate high life - by climbing Mount Everest. Follow their journey here.

Family's Everest climb

Tags: everest, australia

Grow lean

Sun, 11 May 2008 16:08:23 GMT

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Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

Proof of the pudding: health campaigns don't work

By Jeremy Sammut

Fri May 9, 2008 8:19am AEST

Fri May 9, 2008 8:59am AEST

Public health experts routinely advise governments that the best way to address the long-term challenges facing the health system is to 'invest' more taxpayers' money in public health education and promotion policies. The latest version of this advice is that governments should invest more money in 'preventive' primary care to control the prevalence and contain the cost of 'lifestyle disease'.

Tags: pudding, au, australia, stout, lean, exercise, aerobic

ebay and paypal

Sat, 10 May 2008 16:35:41 GMT

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Clip Source: biz.yahoo.com

EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire

Saturday May 10, 6:49 am ET

By Amanda Fehd, Associated Press Writer

EBay's PayPal-only experiment in Australia angers users, draws antitrust concerns

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month.