Clinton Pledged 1440 Superdels 273 Total 1713.
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Have you used your house phone lately?
Accosding to new federal figures, 3 in 10 households, rarely use a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone. These figures show reliance on cells is continuing to rise at the expense of wired telephones. In the second half of last year, 16 percent of households only had cell phones, while 13 percent also had landlines but got all or nearly all their calls on their cells.
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It seems that more Americans are taking prescription drugs.
Medco Health Solutions Inc., which manages prescription benefits for about one in five Americans says that for the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems,.
The most widely used drugs are those to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol — problems often linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Why? Experts say the data reflect not just worsening public health but better medicines for chronic conditions and more aggressive treatment by doctors. And of course, there is the pharmaceutical industry's relentless advertising. With those factors unlikely to change, doctors say the proportion of Americans on chronic medications can only grow.
..................................................More Foreclosures in April.
More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent versus the same month last year. The results contributing to a deepening slide in home values.
Nationwide, 243,353 homes received at least one foreclosure-related filing in April, up 65 percent from 147,708 in the same month last year and up 4 percent since March, RealtyTrac Inc. said.
Nevada, Arizona, California and Florida were among the hardest hit states, with metropolitan areas in California and Florida accounting for nine of the top 10 areas with the highest rate of foreclosure, the company said.
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I'm sorry but, DUH.
A family boarded a flight on Monday in Canada, and forgot their tot at the Vancouver international airport, according to local media .
The 23-month-old boy's family had just arrived in Canada from the Philippines, but they were forced to repack their overweight bags before catching a connecting flight to Winnipeg, causing them to run late.
..................................................Check this kid out.
Cavalin is only 10 years old.
"I'm studying statistics," says the alternately precocious and shy Cavalin, his textbook lying open on the living room desk of his parents' apartment in this quiet suburb east of Los Angeles.
Within a year, if he keeps up his grades and completes the rest of his requirements, he hopes to transfer from his two-year program at East Los Angeles College to a prestigious four-year school and study astrophysics.
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Ongoing;
- New cyclone may hit storm-ravaged Myanmar
- 26,000 buried under China quake debris
- Firefighters gain upper hand in Florida
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Manuel Uribe chats with a reporter during an interview at his home in the suburb of San Nicolas de los Garza, in Monterrey May 9, 2008.
(Tomas Bravo/Reuters) The 42-year-old Mexican, who lives in a reinforced bed and has been housebound for the last six years, started cutting out junk food in March 2006, opting for a diet of fruit, vegetables, fish, chicken and omelettes. At his peak weight, Uribe was the world’s heaviest living man and one of the largest people ever recorded in medical history tipping the scales at 1,265 lbs, the weight of seven average-sized men. Since 2002, Uribe has been bedridden, relying on his mother and friends to feed and clean him. He drew worldwide attention when he pleaded for help on television in January 2006. With the help of doctors and nutritionists, Uribe embarked on the Zone diet and progressed beyond medical expectations, losing a whopping 460 lbs (40 stones) over the past year. He’s now down to a much-improved 800 lbs (50 stones).
1 comments:
WT Heck...
How does someone get to be that big?
Is actually going out to do his own grocery shopping or is some nice enabler doing it for him.
Good luck pal.
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