Category Archives: Set

Superhuman or super sleepy: Short sleepers function on four hours

By doris | Published: March 12, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — For most of us, setting the clock forward in the spring is a sad occasion, a sign that we’re losing an hour of sleep. Daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. in most of the U.S. — except for Hawaii and Arizona. But for some genetically blessed people, [...]

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USDA sells cheese while warning against eating it

By doris | Published: November 7, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com Domino’s Pizza was hurting early last year. Domestic sales had fallen, and a survey of big pizza chain customers left the company tied for the worst tasting pies. Then help arrived from an organization called Dairy Management. It teamed up with Domino’s to develop a new line of pizzas with 40 [...]

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Feds may set Gulf oil slick ablaze

By doris | Published: April 28, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com Oil is still leaking at a rate of about 42,000 gallons a day from the well, located some 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana beneath a drill rig that exploded and sank last week. Eleven workers are still missing following the incident, and are presumed dead. BP, the well’s owner, [...]

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